Manuel Meneses

17/09/2024

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14/09/2024

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13/09/2024

"- Continue to pray the Rosary in order to obtain the end of the war. In October Our Lord will come, as well as Our Lady of Dolour’s and Our Lady of Carmel. Saint Joseph will appear with the Child Jesus to bless the world. God is pleased with your sacrifices. He does not want you to sleep with the rope on, but only to wear it during the daytime.

- I was told to ask you many things, the cure of some sick people, of a deaf-mute.

- Yes, I will cure some, but not others. In October I will perform a miracle so that all may believe.

Fatima in Lucia's own words, Fátima, p. 181-182 (IV Memoir);

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12/09/2024

07/09/2024

Quero agradecer por tornarem meu aniversário um dia super feliz!
Hoje quero agradecer aos meus amigos, pois são eles que fazem a vida valer a pena e que, mais uma vez, fizeram do meu aniversário o dia mais especial do ano!
Obrigada a todos que me desejaram um feliz aniversário!

07/09/2024

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03/09/2024

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30/08/2024

Portuguese wine has grown in popularity around the world!

Portuguese market exhibits experimentalism that there are always novelties, to be launched on the market. Portuguese wine tours are magnificent with picnics in the vineyards, 4×4 tours, guided wine tastings……

Our certified tourist guides will take you to visits historical heritage, walks through beautiful landscapes ,visits wineries and take you to the best restaurants where you will enjoy the local cuisine.

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30/08/2024

The Spanish Tourist Office has made a wide-ranging pledge to continue consulting experts and those with lived experiences of disability to drive its "Spain for All" campaign, which promotes better standards for accessibility and social inclusivity.

The Spanish Tourist Office’s first-ever Accessibility Findings Report that was just released brings the first phase of the "Spain for All" campaign to a close.

Spanish Tourist Office reveals roadmap to 'five-star service' for disabled travellers.
San Cristobal in Tenerife received the 2024 EU Access City Award.

The next steps are to educate, by maintaining monthly meetings and growing databases); inform, by sharing, analysing and presenting findings at industry events); collaborate, by widening panel membership and continuing to work with stakeholders; and feeding back, by producing an accessible travel survey this year and ensuring feedback loops.

You can always trust your official certified tourist guide for insider's info to your tailor-made guided tours wherever you go in Spain. They know the way, which are the accessible sites, places and routes for all and are trained to show you around their amazing country.

26/08/2024

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from 28 August to 8 September, featuring as many as 4,400 athletes from around the world. They will compete in 22 sports across various iconic venues in Paris, including at the Eiffel Tower, the Chateau de Versailles and the Grand Palais.

Athletes will parade for the Opening Ceremony through the iconic Avenue des Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde. An expected 65,000 spectators will get to witness this historic moment, which highlights the host city's commitment to accessibility and inclusivity.

Our colleagues, the certified tourist guides of France will be there to guide you through the Paris sites, gastronomy and hidden gems during your stay.

24/08/2024

Portugal It is one of the greatest diversity of natural landscapes in Europe.

Lush nature, waterfalls, ponds, endless beaches, caves, Natural Parks, magnificent cliffs, several lakes of incredible colours, green valleys….

A true paradise for nature lovers and hikers.

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21/08/2024

Portugal is a country you are going to fall in love with from the first bite!!

Portuguese gastronomy is all about local and fresh ingredients, cheese, seafood, modern or traditional restaurants, finger food, healthy eats, and delicious locally produced wine!

Portugal is one of the best destinations for inquisitive food travelers.
Join us in a delicious tour!!

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19/08/2024

"- What do you want of me

- I want you to continue going to the Cova da Iria on the 13th, and to continue praying the Rosary every day. In the last month, I will perform a miracle so that all may believe. - What do you want done with the money that the people leave in the Cova da Iria?

- Have two litters made. One is to be carried by you and Jacinta and two other girls dressed in white; the other one is to be carried by Francisco and three other boys. The money from the litters is for the “festa” of Our Lady of the Rosary, and what is left over will help towards the construction of a chapel that is to be built here.

- I would like to ask you to cure some sick persons.

- Yes, I will cure some of them during the year.

Then, looking very sad, Our Lady said:

- Pray, pray very much, and make sacrifices for sinners; for many souls go to hell, because there are none to sacrifice themselves and to pray for them.

Fatima in Lucia's own words, Fátima, p. 179-180 (IV Memoir);

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15/08/2024

The Assumption of Mary is, according to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodoxy, Church of the East, and some Lutheran and Anglo-Catholic Churches, among others, the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into Heaven at the end of her earthly life.

In many countries of Catholic Tradition, such as Portugal, Spain and Italy, the Assumption of Mary is a national holiday.

In Portugal, on August 15th, pilgrimages and religious festivals are celebrated in various locations.

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10/08/2024

Music Festivals

Portugal has become the European hotspot to be!
Music festivals in Portugal are receiving international acclaim and for all the right reasons. Portugal hosts some of Europe’s best music festivals, inviting internationally renowned artists from all genres and for all tastes from electronic to pop, alternative to rock, Portugal certainly knows how to throw a party!
Along with experiencing a well deserved musical experience, you’ll get the chance to travel and explore Portuguese amazing places.

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03/08/2024

Portugal is blessed with 948 km of Atlantic Ocean coastline. Much of the country enjoys a temperate Mediterranean climate, and it boasts some of the finest beaches in Europe. In addition to exuberant nature and the sun until 9 pm in summer, the country's beaches have an excellent infrastructure during the bathing season.

In most of the Portuguese beaches, during the summer, there are lifeguards, water sports and a super pleasant and safe environment.

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30/07/2024

Let's celebrate the joy of FRIENDSHIP today! Happy to all our WFTGA friends around the world. 🌸🌍🌼

The United Nations International Day of Friendship is celebrated on the 30th of July of each year. It was established to focus on the resilience of the human spirit and specifically with friendship in mind.

https://www.un.org/en/observances/friendship-day

Our WFTGA logo is symbolic of this day. In 1991, Jane Orde’s proposal of ‘the hands of friendship and the hand of guidance stretched across the world’ was accepted as our logo. Our intention is for our logo to always promote a message of peace and harmony.

It is important to demonstrate love and kindness in our relationships. As Ambassadors of our destinations, this day presents itself as an opportunity to also highlight the role we play as Peace Ambassadors. 🕊

30/07/2024

The Guias de Portugal 4All Department was created in 2020.

It aims to be the institution's contribution to promoting inclusive tourism by organising guided tours for groups with physical and intellectual disabilities.

This is an important market segment for which SNATTI wants to prepare and motivate tourist guides, through specific T-Guide training, and those involved in the tourism sector in this area.

We want this department to create a link between museums and monuments in the production of accessible documentation through partnerships with institutions that are interested in doing so.

25/07/2024

Batalha de Ourique (Did you know?)

The XII century in Portugal was as glorious, as it was shrouded in bloodshed and mystery. During this century and by the action of the mighty Afonso Henriques, the county of Portuscale was walking its first steps towards becoming an independent kingdom. The enemies were the moors on a religious side, and Castile and León on a political side, after years of vassalage.

During this quest, the Battle of Ourique would be fought. It was the year of 1139 and the troops of the count Afonso would face a Muslim army of almoravids. The exact location of the battle field is far from being consensual, being pointed out Ourique at the Lower Altentejo or Ourique in Santarém district as possibilities. Nevertheless, according to tradition, right before this battle, Afonso Henriques saw a ray of light illuminated everything around him, where he was able to see the Sign of the Cross and Jesus Christ crucified. The lord spoke to him, promised victory against his enemy, and entrusted him with the “kingdom of the sea and beyond”.

Portugal would come out victorious and it would be on this day, July 25 that Afonso would self-proclaim himself “Rex Portugalis”, meaning king of Portugal, for the first time. The image he saw is believed to have inspired the Portuguese flag and arms, where we see the five chevrons symbolizing the five Moorish kings that he defeated that day and the dots inside them, the five Wounds of Christ.

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24/07/2024

23/07/2024

In the 1900 Olympics, Paris made history by welcoming women to compete at the Olympic Games for the very first time. Now, 124 years later, the City of Light is poised to set another historic milestone.
One of the main goals of this year's Olympic Games was to ensure equal representation of male and female athletes by adding more women sports events that were open to men only.

Paris is eagerly awaiting the start of the 30th Summer Olympics.
10.500 athletes are expected to take part in 32 sports with 329 medals to be won.
The qualified French Tourist Guides by will be on hand to make sure all visitors can make the most of their time both in Paris and the other French cities hosting events as your local experts.

19/07/2024

Guias de Portugal 4all está nomeado na categoria de Turismo Inclusivo.
O Prémio Nacional de Turismo 2024 é uma iniciativa promovida pelo BPI e o Expresso, que conta com o alto patrocínio do Ministério da Economia e do Mar, o apoio institucional do Turismo de Portugal, IP, e o apoio técnico da Deloitte, enquanto Knowledge Partner.

Nesta sexta edição pretende-se distinguir as melhores empresas, práticas e projetos do setor do Turismo em Portugal.

16/07/2024

São Vicente de Fora

Located on one of Lisbon´s eastern hills, the XVI century Church and Museum of São Vicente de Fora stand out, because of their size and beauty.
In this “porcelain” white building, one can find multiple reasons to get to know it.
From its foundations where we used to have the XII century monastery, sponsored by the first king of Portugal, to modernity, the building has evolved into a multi-secular museum.

By visiting it, we can see the biggest concentration of baroque tiles in one building, where the glazed blue and white colors dance across every wall and cloister up to the first floor. Of particular interest in the museum, the “Fables gallery”, displays the famous 38 tile panels depicting the “la Fontaine” Fables. When venturing our way further in, we can also admire sections of sacred art, as well as an exhibition about the patriarchate of Lisbon.

Finally, at the church's premises, there is the crypt, housing the tombs of some of the Kings and Queens of Portugal, the Bragança, the last reigning dynasty in our nation.

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15/07/2024

Rosa Mota at the Paris Olympics 2024


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17/06/2024

SARDINHA

Did you know?

Being Portugal a seafare nation, a nation of navigators and fisherman, it is not a surprise that a fish can be one of our symbols. The sardinha/sardine is in a way, a symbol of our culture and gastronomy.

Either grilled during summer festivities like the Santo António in Lisbon, or the São Pedro festival up north, sardines are the protagonists and for a long time they were considered the mainstay for a lot of the poor families all over the country.
Nowadays, following the growth of the canned sardine industry, they are more popular than ever: these industries have invested a lot in the quality of the product and more so in the packaging , making the sardine figure in artwork as well.

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13/06/2024

«- What do you want of me? I asked.

- I wish you to come here on the 13th of next month, to pray the Rosary every day, and to learn to read. Later, I will tell you what I want. I asked for the cure of a sick person.

- lf he is converted; he will be cured during the year.

- I would like to ask you to take us to Heaven.

- Yes. I will take Jacinta and Francisco soon. But you are to stay here some time longer. Jesus wishes to make use of you to make me known and loved. He wants to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.”

Am I to stay here alone? I asked, sadly.

No, my daughter. Are you suffering a great deal? Don’t lose heart. I will never forsake you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God.

Fatima in Lucia's own words, Fátima, p. 177 (IV Memoir);

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