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    On 29 March 1809 the Ponte das Barcas (Bridge of Boats), a pontoon bridge on the River Douro in Porto, Portugal was the site of one of the world's most...
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    over the Ponte das Barcas (a pontoon bridge), the bridge collapsed under the weight. This event is still remembered by a plate at the Ponte D. Luis I...
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    Adérito Esteves (born Sampriz, Ponte da Barca 1985) a Portuguese rugby union player. Instituto Nacional de Estatística "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos...
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    Portuguese churches in Neoclassical style. He was the designer of the 1806 Ponte das Barcas, a pontoon bridge forming the first permanent crossing between Porto...
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  • (2009). "Painting the Battle of Porto, March 29, 1809: The "desastre da ponte das barcas" in its Portuguese and French context". Revista de Estudos Anglo-Portugueses...
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    of the bridges in Porto is Dom Luís I Bridge (1888) replacing the Ponte das Barcas (1842), the barges bridge. Porto is the typical starting point. The...
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    who died in the Porto Boat Bridge disaster of 29 March 1809 when the Ponte das Barcas pontoon bridge they were crossing to flee from Napoleon's troops collapsed...
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    of fleeing civilians drowned in the Porto Boat Bridge disaster. The Ponte das Barcas ( Bridge of Boats) was a permanent pontoon bridge across the Douro...
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  • Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015. "Das Grubenunglück Luisenthal 1962" (in German). Archived from the original on...
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  • Ponte da Barca, Vila Nova da Muía e Paço Vedro de Magalhães is a parish in Ponte da Barca Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Minho-Lima Subregion...
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