Nova Lisboa

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Nova Lisboa

(Portuguese ˈnɔvə liʒˈβoə)
n
(Placename) the former name (1928–73) of Huambo
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Huam•bo

(Port. ˈwɑm bɔ)

n.
a city in central Angola. 67,000. Formerly, Nova Lisboa.
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Noun1.Nova Lisboa - a city in the mountains in western Angola
Huambo
Angola, Republic of Angola - a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
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Dissertacao (Mestrado Internacional em Ciencias da Educacao) - Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Universidade Nova Lisboa, Lisboa, 2003.
PEDAGOGIA DA ALTERNANCIA SOB A LUZ DA TEORIA DO ATORREDE: O TRANSLADAR INICIAL DOS CENTROS FAMILIARES DE FORMACAO POR ALTERNANCIA/PEDAGOGY OF ALTERNATION UNDER THE LIGHT OF ACTOR-NETWORK THEORY: THE INITIAL TRANSLATION OF FAMILY CENTERS OF ALTERNATION TRAINING
Dans son ouvrage De Nova Lisboa a Brasilia : l'invention d'une capitale (2002), Vidal lui-meme a propose une approche singuliere, qui consistait a examiner la conception et la construction de Brasilia en tant que processus long refletant les utopies et les projets de developpement des elites bresiliennes.
Laurent Vidal (dir.), Capitales revees, capitales abandonnees. Considerations sur la mobilite des capitales dans les Ameriques (XVIIe-XXe siecle)
Com isso, Tavares ganha ainda mais a atencao do leitor, e ja o prepara para crer que a nova Lisboa, pos-desastre, sera sem duvida, urna nova cidade.
Um Acidente E Duas Perspectivas Analiticas: o Grande Terremoto de Lisboa e os Estudos de Edward Paice e de Rui Tavares
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