porto

Definition of porto in English English dictionary: Portuguese Oporto Seaport city (pop., 2001 prelim.: 262,928), northwestern Portugal. On the right (north) bank of the Douro River, Porto was called Portus Cale in Roman times and was earlier a flourishing settlement on the Douro's south bank. Held successively by the Alani, Visigoths, Moors, and Christians, it became an important port in the 14th century. Henry the Navigator was born there in 1394. It was the site of a British victory over the French in the 1809 Peninsular War. World-famous for its port wine, Porto is Portugal's second largest city and the region's commercial and industrial centre; {i} port city in Potugal; family name; type of red sweet wine; city in California (USA); port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine
Porto Alegre: State capital of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Porto Velho: State capital of Rondônia (Brazil)
Porto-Novo: The official capital of Benin. The de-facto capital is Cotonou
Porto Alegre: seaport city in south Brazil
Porto Novo: capital of Benin
Porto-Novo: the capital city of Benin. City (pop. 1994 est.: 200,000), seaport, and de facto capital of Benin, on the Gulf of Guinea, western Africa. Situated on a coastal lagoon in the southeastern part of the country, it was probably founded in the late 16th century as the centre of the kingdom of Porto-Novo. The Portuguese established a trading post in the 17th century, and it became a centre of the slave trade. It became a French protectorate in 1863. In 1904 it became the capital of the French West African colony of Dahomey. The ruins of old African palaces remain, and there are many colonial style buildings, including the old Portuguese cathedral. Porto-Novo was established as the offical capital of the country by the constitution, but only the legislature is found there; the president and most government ministers reside in Cotonou
Pôrto Alegre: Port and city (pop., 2002: city, 1,342,900; metro. area, 3,765,500), southern Brazil. Located along the Guaíba River near the Atlantic Ocean coast, it was founded 1742 by immigrants from the Azores. It was first known as Pôrto dos Casais. It received many German and Italian settlers in the 19th century. It is a centre of inland navigation and is the most important Brazilian commercial city south of São Paulo; exports include rice, tobacco, and hides. Industries include shipbuilding and the manufacture of textiles, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. It is also an educational centre
porto novo: the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon
porto rico: a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
porto rico: the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean