Prazeres (Lisbon)
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Prazeres is a Portuguese parish ( freguesia ) on the 2nd Bairro the capital Lisbon.
It is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Alcântara, Santo Contestável, Lapa and Santos -o -Velho, in the south borders the municipality directly to the capital Tagus River. The Freguesia there since February 7, 1959 before it was part of the neighboring district of Alcântara. The name of the Freguesia goes back to the local saint, the Virgin of the joys ( Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ).
Attractions and other important facilities
Prazeres is particularly by its vast cemetery, the Cemitério dos Prazeres known. At the cemetery, existing since 1833 several important figures of Portugal are buried. Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet of the modern age, was buried in the cemetery until 1985, until it was converted into the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos; the fado singer Amália Rodrigues had to its implementation in Lisbon Pantheon also a grave in the cemetery.
Also well known is the Palácio Necessidades to German Palace of needs, represented the residence of the Portuguese royal family for centuries. The build on the instructions of João V. building was initially the oratory until Queen Mary II moved first to the palace. Up to Luís I, who was staying in the Palácio da Ajuda, resided all the kings of Portugal until the end of the monarchy in 1910 in the palace. After the end of the monarchy, the palace is today the seat of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Palácio Necessidades is generally also used synonym for the foreign policy of Portugal.
Traffic
The atmosphere in Prazeres is well integrated by several major roads into the road system of the Portuguese capital, mentioned particularly the Avenida 24 de Julho, Avenida Infante Santo, the Avenida de Ceuta. Although the large, prominent bridge Ponte 25 de Abril affected the area of the municipality, but there has no up or downhill.
Although there is no subway connection in Prazeres, but keep the lines of state CP on the Linha de Cascais at Santos station, which is located directly on Tejoufer. Much more important in the development of the municipality is the tram. Both the main axis of the tram, the distance from the Praça do Comércio about Belém to Algés, and the area served by the line 28E branch line from the Praça do Comércio to the cemetery Cemitério dos Prazeres open up the community. In addition, allow some bus lines of the urban Carris tangential connections to the Praça Marquês de Pombal and after Campolide.