Ricardo Vicente | |
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Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 25 October 2019 –28 March 2022 | |
Constituency | Leiria |
Personal details | |
Born | Ricardo Silva Vicente 30 January 1984 |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Political party | Left Bloc |
Occupation | Politician |
Ricardo Silva Vicente (born 30 January 1984) is a Portuguese politician,who was a member of the Assembly of the Republic,first elected in 2019. [1]
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The Azores,officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores,is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean,about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon,about 1,500 km (930 mi) northwest of Morocco,and about 1,930 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland,Canada.
Brazil,officially the Federative Republic of Brazil,is the largest and easternmost country in South America and in Latin America. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília,and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. Brazil is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations,due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.
Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal,with an estimated population of 548,703 as of 2022 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast,the others being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula,on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area,the Portuguese Riviera,hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe,culminating at Cabo da Roca.
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