Corta-Mato National School opening ceremony canceled due to the death of Carlos Silva e Sousa

The opening ceremony of Corta-Mato Nacional Escolar, scheduled for today, February 23, at 19:15 pm, in Albufeira, has been cancelled […]

The opening ceremony of Corta-Mato Nacional Escolar, scheduled for today, February 23, at 19:15 pm, in Albufeira, was canceled due to the death of Carlos Silva e Sousa, Mayor. 

This ceremony was scheduled for the Palácio dos Congressos – Herdade dos Salgados, in Albufeira.

Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, Minister of Education, and João Paulo Rebelo, Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, lamented, in a statement from the Ministry of Education, the death of the mayor, "providing heartfelt condolences to the family and residents of Albufeira."

Eastthe Corta-Mato Nacional race starts this Saturday, at 9:30 am, at Açoteias track, in Albufeira, where “a minute of silence and homage” will be fulfilled.

Carlos Silva and Sousa died tonight, aged 60, victim of a heart attack.  

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