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70 YEARS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY(1945 - 2015)

Artistic events (1989 -2015)

EXPO 98 EXPO 98 was a World Trade Fair hosted in Lisbon between 22 May to 30 September in

1998. Its theme was "The oceans: a heritage for the future". It had the purpose of commemorating the 500 years of the Portuguese Discoveries.

This project was very important for Lisbon and completely revitalised a poor district, transforming it in one of the trendiest areas of the capital.

After Expo 98 the area was transformed into Nations Park (Parque das Nações) and it is a popular tourist area with bars, restaurants and the Oceanarium.

East Train Station Lisbon East Train Station (Gare do Oriente) is one of the most important railway and

bus stations in Lisbon. It was built by a well known Portuguese architect named Santiago Calatrava.

East Train Station has a roof of glass and steel made to look like a row of trees. It was completed in 1998 and it is one the largest stations in the world.

Mariza Mariza, in full Mariza dos Reis Nunes, is one of the most widely acclaimed fado

singers in Portugal. She was born in December 16, 1973, in Mozambique. She has popularized fado, a

traditional Portuguese musical genre that combines a narrative vocal style with acoustic Portuguese guitar, to a global audience.

Mariza has received many prestigious and important awards in her career. Here are some of her albums: Fado in Me (2002); Curved Fado (2003); Live in London (2005); Transparent (2005); Concert in Lisbon (2006); Earth (2008); Traditional Fado (2010) and World (2015).

Spice Girls The Spice Girls were a British all-female pop group which dominated the music

charts in the 90’s. This iconic group began with five performers. Under the personas of “Sporty”,

“Baby”, “Scary”, “Ginger” and “Posh” and with their clothes style, platform shoes and choreographed dance numbers, the five superstars sold millions of records worldwide, making them the best-selling girl group of all time.

They have reunited in 2007 for a sold out tour, the first since 1999.

Harry Potter Harry Potter movie series is one of the most successful movie sagas of all times.

Originally adapted from the book series of J.K.Rowling, these eight epic series have become popular all over the world.

It started in 2001 with “Philosopher’s Stone” and ended in 2011, with “Deathly Hallows- Part 2”, which sealed this movie’s fate in history.

Harry Potter’s films have made a worldwide total of over 8 billion dollars. It’s almost impossible not to have heard about Harry Potter.

Belem Cultural Centre Belem Cultural Centre (simply referred to as CCB) is located in the main square of

Belem, opposite to Hieronymus Monastery (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos). Originally controversial for its modern architecture, the Belem Cultural Centre was

built to host Portugal’s presidency of the European Union in 1992. The Belem Cultural Centre has an extensive calendar of events that hosts touring

operas, ballets, art displays and is the permanent home of the Berardo Museum.

Barcelona 92 The 25th edition of the Summer Olympic Games took place in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, between

July 25 and August 9. More than 9 367 athletes representing 169 nations participated. For the first time in three decades there was no boycott. The dramatic political changes in Europe

at that time had a tremendous effect on the Olympics:

Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and

Slovenia competed as independent countries; Cuba and North Korea were back after 12 years and South Africa after 32; Germany competed under a single flag for the first time since 1964; Athletes from Serbia and Montenegro were allowed to compete as individuals; Athletes from the former Soviet republics competed for the last time as a team; South Africa returned with its first racially integrated team.