Named after the Portuguese navigator who opened the sea route from Western Europe to India in the 15th century, the new bridge opens new routes to the industrialized north of the country, to the white beaches of the south in Algarve, and to Spain.
यूरोप के एक बहुत ही लंबे पुल का पटाकों की चकाचौंध के साथ उद्‌घाटन हुआ था ।