Alto do Pina

Infobox_Parish_pt
official_name = Alto do Pina
image_coat_of_arms = LSB-altopina.pngMunicipality = Lisbon
area_total = 0.82
population_total = 10,253 (2001)
population_density = 12,443
website = http://www.jf-altodopina.pt/
footnotes =

Alto do Pina (pron. IPA2|ˈaɫtu du ˈpinɐ) is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon. It has a population of 10,253 inhabitants and a total area of 0.82 km².

Local landmarks include the "Fonte Luminosa" (Glowing Fountain), where a major rally was held by the Portuguese Socialist Party during the post-revolutionary period of 1975, attacking the influence of the Portuguese Communist Party. Also located in Alto do Pina are the ruins of the vacation house of the consort king of Portugal, Ferdinand II.

External links

* [http://www.fisicohomepage.hpg.ig.com.br/lsb-altopina.htm Alto do Pina heraldry]
* [http://lrm.isr.ist.utl.pt/jsgm/lsb_abandono/03_alto_pina.html List of abandoned buildings in Alto do Pina]
* [http://www.arqnet.pt/portal/discursos/julho02.html Speech of Mário Soares during the rally of the Fonte Luminosa in 1975]