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'''Rotunda da Boavista''' is the nickname for the '''Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque''', a large roundabout in [[Porto]], [[Portugal]].
'''Rotunda da Boavista''' is the nickname for the '''Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque''', a large roundabout in [[Porto]], [[Portugal]].
[[Image:Porto - Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque.jpg|200px|thumb|Rotunda da Boavista]]
[[Image:Porto - Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque.jpg|200px|thumb|Rotunda da Boavista]]
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In '''Rotunda da Boavista''' it is possible to find [[Casa da Música]] and ''Brasília Shopping Center''.
In '''Rotunda da Boavista''' it is possible to find [[Casa da Música]] and ''Brasília Shopping Center''.


'''Rotunda da Boavista''' has 31416 m² of area and there are seven streets reaching this roundabout:
'''Rotunda da Boavista''' has 31416 m² of area and there are eight streets reaching this roundabout:
* Avenida da Boavista
* Avenida da Boavista
* Rua de Caldas Xavier
* Rua da Meditação
* Rua da Meditação
* Rua de Júlio Dinis
* Rua de Júlio Dinis

Revision as of 17:35, 11 April 2007

41°09′29″N 8°37′45″W / 41.158132°N 8.629149°W / 41.158132; -8.629149 Rotunda da Boavista is the nickname for the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a large roundabout in Porto, Portugal.

Rotunda da Boavista

Its name was choosed in honour of Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a Portuguese soldier that fighted in Africa during XIX century.

In Rotunda da Boavista it is possible to find Casa da Música and Brasília Shopping Center.

Rotunda da Boavista has 31416 m² of area and there are eight streets reaching this roundabout:

  • Avenida da Boavista
  • Rua de Caldas Xavier
  • Rua da Meditação
  • Rua de Júlio Dinis
  • Rua da Boavista
  • Rua de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
  • Avenida de França
  • Rua de Cinco de Outubro