I owe this to my coach (Katsuhico Nakaya), who has worked intensely to bring me to this level,' said Lemos Silva. “This is a great present for my mother (as Mother’s Day is observed this Sunday in Brazil). The race had good depth with the US pair of Mikele Barber and Chauntae Bayne second and third in 11.15 and 11.18 respectively. Silva is displaying great form in the early part of the season, after running a windy 10.93 and a legal 11.13, the former South American record, last weekend in Campinas, Sao Paulo. On a hot morning when temperatures reached 34 degrees Celsius, Lemos Silva delighted in the conditions and sped to the victory in the 100m with a South American record of 11.05 (+1.7). Brazil’s Jefferson Sabino was a distant second with 16.61m. Reve, still only 21, had a series of 16.52m, 17.37m (0.5m/s), pass and foul, in the four-round competition. In front of an estimated crowd of 21,200 spectators in the city’s Estadio Mangueirao, Reve had his second best result of the year, and the third best of his career, with the 2010 World junior silver medallist having already produced the current 2013 world-leading mark of the year with a leap of 17.46m in Havana at the Cuban National Championships on 16 March. Interestingly, the first rhino to set foot in Portugal was in 1513 from India.Cuban triple jumper Ernesto Reve and Brazilian sprinter Ana Claudia Lemos Silva were the stars of the 29th edition of the Grande Prêmio Brasil/Caixa Governo de Pará de Atletismo, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, that took place in the tropical city of Belem on Sunday (12). On the western façade of the Tower of Belém, you’ll find a curious gargoyle in the shape of a rhinoceros. The floors are, from bottom to top: The Governor’s Hall, The Kings’ Hall, the Audience Hall, the Chapel and Roof terrace. Each story is connected by a small and narrow spiral staircase, which, on the busiest days is a little overwhelming, having to wait your turn to climb and descend. The tower has five floors which lead to a roof terrace.

The visit also includes a tour of the pits and holes where the prisoners were thrown into. The ground floor of this architectural jewel has 16 windows with cannons. It is situated very close to the Jerónimos Monastery.

Years later, it was transformed into a lighthouse and customs house. It was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1983 by UNESCO.Ĭonstructed on the northern bank of the Tagus River, this tower was used to defend the city. The Belém Tower (Torre de Belém) was built between 15 in a Manuelino style by the Portuguese architect and sculptor Francisco de Arruda.

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