2000 in Portugal explained

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President

Jorge Sampaio

• Prime Minister

António Guterres (Socialist)

Events

• 19 March – In motor racing, Great Britain's Richard Burns wins the 2000 Rally de Portugal.^[1]
• 2 April – The 2000 Globos de Ouro media awards ceremony is held at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon. Jaime wins the prize for Best Film and Vítor Norte and Ana Bustorff are awarded Best Actor and Best Actress respectively.^[2]
• 16 April:
  • Seven people are killed and 65 people are injured after a gas bomb detonates within a Lisbon nightclub, prompting a stampede to escape.^[3]
  • Portugal's Antonio Pinto wins the London Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 35 seconds, setting a new course and European record.^[4]
• 28 June – In association football, the Portuguese national team's participation in Euro 2000 ends after a 2–1 defeat to France in the semi-finals.^[5]
• 29 June – Serial killer Sid Ahmed Rezala, one of France's most sought-after criminals, kills himself by setting fire to his prison cell in Lisbon while awaiting extradition to France. Alberto Costa, the Justice Minister, announces an inquiry into Rezala's death.^[6]
• 3 September – In motor racing, Australia's Garry McCoy wins the inaugural Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix held at the Circuito do Estoril.^{[7] [8]}
• 24 November – The first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the Azores is confirmed following a positive case in a cow imported from Germany in 1998. Officials subsequently announce that more than 2,500 cows sourced from overseas will be slaughtered to calm consumer concerns about the spread of the disease, which has been observed in more than 450 cases across mainland Portugal since 1990.^[9]
• 27 December – Portugal Telecom announces that Siemens, Alcatel, and Sony Ericsson will develop and supply the infrastructure for the country's high-speed mobile phone network, which is set to be completed by the end of 2001.^[10]

Unknown date

• The 2000 Festival da Canção competition concludes with being announced as the winner with the song "Sonhos Mágicos".^[11]

Arts and entertainment

Films

See main article: List of Portuguese films of 2000.

• No Quarto da Vanda (In Vanda's Room) by Pedro Costa.^[12]
• Palavra e Utopia (Word and Utopia) by Manoel de Oliveira.^[13]

Deaths

• 5 July – Edgar Cardoso, civil engineer (born 1913).^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glory for Burns in Portugal Rally. BBC News. 20 March 2000. 28 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028144431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/motorsport/682858.stm. 28 October 2021. live.
2. Web site: Cinema Português 2000. pt. Instituto Camões. 21 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220103345/http://cvc.instituto-camoes.pt/cinema/cronologia/cro102.html. 20 December 2016.
3. Web site: Seven killed in gas bomb attack on Lisbon club. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/seven-killed-in-gas-bomb-attack-on-lisbon-club-5371402.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription. The Independent. Eizabeth. Nash. 17 April 2000. 21 August 2020.
4. Web site: Record-breaker Pinto wins marathon. BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 April 2000. 21 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20030301025435/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/715448.stm. 1 March 2003. live.
5. Web site: Zidane sends France through. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 June 2000. 21 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20080923211712/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/810547.stm. 23 September 2008. live.
6. Web site: 'Train killer' dies in prison fire. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Jon. Henley. 30 June 2000. 22 August 2020.
7. Web site: McCoy wins in Portugal. BBC Sport. 3 September 2000. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113211231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/908889.stm. 13 November 2012. live.
8. Web site: Roberts ready for Estoril challenge. BBC Sport. 31 August 2000. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20001205204800/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/motorsport/newsid_904000/904476.stm. 5 December 2000. live.
9. Web site: Mad Cow Cases Spread Through Europe. Associated Press. Barry. Hatton. 25 November 2000. 26 August 2021.
10. Web site: Technology briefing: Telecommunications; Portugal Telecom picks suppliers. The New York Times. Benjamin. Jones. 27 December 2000. 22 August 2020.
11. Web site: Conheça a história do Festival da Canção. 3 July 2014. www.rtp.pt. RTP. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313085754/http://www.rtp.pt/tvonline/sites/festival_cancao/?k=Historia-do-Festival.rtp&post=2083. 13 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
12. Web site: Pedro e Vanda no quarto que mudou o cinema. pt. Público. Daniel. Ribas. 7 August 2020. 10 November 2021. subscription.
13. Web site: Word And Utopia. Variety. Deborah. Young. 13 September 2000. 10 November 2021.
14. Paulo J. S.. Cruz. 2016. Edgar Cardoso: a tribute to a brilliant bridge engineer. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 13. 4. 517–536. 10.1080/15732479.2016.1164727.