Paço de Arcos
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Paço de Arcos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasu dɨ ˈaɾkuʃ] or [ˈpasu ˈdaɾkuʃ]) is a civil parish (Freguesias) in Oeiras, Portugal.
Its name comes from the Palace of the Arches located at the entrance to the village (coming from Lisbon), where, legend has it, king D. Manuel I of Portugal watched Vasco da Gama's caravels leave for India. Nowadays, the Portuguese maritime academy - Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique - is based there. It's also the base of the private business jet company NetJets Europe.
Paço de Arcos is where Quinta da Fonte is located , one of the biggest office parks in Europe, being the home of companies like General Electric, Nokia, Hewlett Packard, Intel, among others.
Coordinates: 38°41′42″N 9°17′38″W / 38.695°N 9.294°W
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