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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beira,_Mozambique - English
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beira_%28Mo%C3%A7ambique%29 - Português


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Cinema
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This city is a depressing cesspool! Quite a contrast to the quaint and lively Maputo, which is a boomtown. Beira on the other hand will likely remain rundown as it is linked to Zimbabwe, which has collapsed economically under Mugabe and there are no real tourists coming to it like there is to Maputo, which is 120 km from the SA border. I'm afraid we'll have to wait for the political situation to change in Zimbabwe before the Beira corridor can be revived.

Also Beira is the only city in Mozambique not governed by the ruling Frelimo party, but is run by Renamo, the former rebel movement that waged a 16-year war against the Frelimo government that used to be Marxist.

In Beira there is only one decent hotel, the Tivoli (3-stars) and the rundown Embaixador (one-star), while the other four are closed and in ruins.

The infamous Hotel Grande that closed down when the independence war began in 1964, which was once the luxury hotel with casino, but now has the goats and squatters on the front porch to greet you. There are lots of pics of it.

The Dom Carlos and Estoril, located in a once posh seaside district of the city, are derelict despite failed attempts to reopen them, the latest by Echo Delta, owned by a corrupt and disreputable British businessman, which bought the properties for an undisclosed sum but nothing has happened to them.

The Hotel Mozambique was once the tallest hotel in Mozambique at 14 Floors but was closed down and it became a derelict slum for the poor residents of the city.

Interesting you should do a thread on this war-ravaged city. I think if you want to look at the cities of Mozambique to the north of Maputo, better look at Xai Xai, Vilankulo (formerly Vilanculos), Inhambane and Pemba. These cities are charming and are appealing. Even Quelimane is much better than Beira although it is a dump too, while Nampula is a rundown nothing place.

This place looks like it desperately needs some help.

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Here is a live video IN COLOUR of Beira more than 30 years back. What a quaint place it once was! The port looks surprisngly large to me
Btw, someone is singing a song about the beauty of Beira when you watch the video.


http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=8322951883271441601

not hating but that place is damn ugly and scary too

Hotel Embaixador
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IMAGENS DO PAULO BARRETO

Prédio Artur Barreto

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Hotel Moçambique

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Hotel Tivoli

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Hotel Miramar

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Hotel Embaixador

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Estaçoes Ferroviaria

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The Derelict Hotels in Beira

Hotel Estoril

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Hotel Dom Carlos

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Hotel Grande

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depressing as usual!!!

Estação Ferroviária da Beira
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Beira Classics - Beira 1968

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Estação Caminho Ferro
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Pavilhao Exposições
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Do you think that you can find a few more classics (inner city)?

The train station seems to be out of service! Look at their shedules, nothing is written there any more.

The city is in a very dismal state considering that peace in Mocambique started in 1992, ten years before Angola!

Sad to see all those abandoned hotels. Other areas in Moz such as Pemba, Vilanculos and even Maputo are becoming popular tourist destinations. My dad has got old videos from around 1950 when he went there on holiday as a kid and the place looks beautiful. Unfortunately it's now just too run down to have tourist appeal. Hopefully something will be done as it looks like some of the basic infrastructure is still in place.

^^ It's a shame to have those beautiful buildings in that condition :ohno:

Sad to see all those abandoned hotels. Other areas in Moz such as Pemba, Vilanculos and even Maputo are becoming popular tourist destinations. My dad has got old videos from around 1950 when he went there on holiday as a kid and the place looks beautiful. Unfortunately it's now just too run down to have tourist appeal. Hopefully something will be done as it looks like some of the basic infrastructure is still in place.

I agree.
I hope Beira getting better soon.

unbelievable, 15 years after peace agreement was signed and the city still looks like 1992? Ohhhh Africa.:ohno:

Some pictures are old...

We want some new pics :yes:

adorei as fotos antigas

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Beira International airport
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Where are you from ? :cheers:

Beira looks like a hollow shell. But I don't think it's irredeemable. The form for a lively city is definitely there.

Barragon I'm from angola

kemet1984, I don't know why the city is been ignored, it is obvious that they haven't built a single building since the portuguese left.

well except for super markets which are so many in beira

Então falas Portugues? :)

Bem vindo welcome :okay:

Beira was the seaport for Rodesia, and had a busy railroad :yes: after the war.. it stopped :ohno:

Thanks and I UNDERSTAND PORTUGUESE very clearly but my writing is not very good. I have been educated in the english system, but i have no problem with understanding

:okay: just ask if you have any doubt about a portuguese word.

Beira é uma cidade linda! Só precisava de umas reconstruções!

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Pease stop comparing Mocambique to Angola, they are two very very different countries.....................

Who is doing that ?

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^^ I was referring to the older posts by vaious individuals...no need for them to compare...the only thing similar about moz and angola is that we speak thesame national laguage, apart from that, the mocambican culture is very different from ours, except when it comes to music

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^^ :eek: Beira is getting better indeed.

Some of these recent pics are starting to look decent.

The airfield:
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with air defenses (I'm not sure who would be attacking the airport from the air)
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The city:
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Great Pictures :drool:

yes, great pics indeed.

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Por essas fotos a Beira parece-me mais viva.

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Novo Centro Comercial em Beira - Bula Shopping Center

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novo edificio Habitacao

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:applause: Muito bem continuem

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Hotel Embaixador
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2322/2991529vk6.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2991529vk6.jpg)


Já vivi nesse hotel! :lol::banana:

Existem lá edifícios excelentes, apenas estão num estado de conservação lastimável. A estação ferroviária (cobertura do arquitecto Francisco de Castro ) é espectacular!

in which country are more ex white colones?
Angola our mocambique?

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algumas coisas nunca mudam:ohno:
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Fotos de limasierrafoxtrot no picasa

in which country are more ex white colones?
Angola our mocambique?

In Angola there are much more white people; 100 000+. Mozambique has more like 50 000. Most left :lol:

time for updates:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6174775304_9ac914935f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174775304/)
Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174775304/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6174777258_5e13a53179_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174777258/)
Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174777258/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/6207018260_9f8d179ece_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207018260/)
Karla Kolumna 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207018260/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6207015718_1ef37f537a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207015718/)
Autorennen in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207015718/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6206493359_ef0993af8c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206493359/)
Gebäude aus der Kolonialzeit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206493359/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6207008226_39e559a47f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207008226/)
Bahnhof in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207008226/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6207006138_5290f25e0c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207006138/)
Platz in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207006138/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6167/6207004662_ca1e929986_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207004662/)
Bahnhof in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207004662/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/6206485509_0e25f70246_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206485509/)
Hotelbau (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206485509/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6206993820_7b94e6deb5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206993820/)
Straße in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206993820/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6206477121_a50c18a7b4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206477121/)
Universidade Pedagogica in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206477121/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6206994918_f2cb1ea342_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206994918/)
Universidade Pedagogica in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206994918/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/6206471929_9221e301b4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206471929/)
Universidade Pedagogica in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6206471929/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6174774986_9780e20969_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174774986/)
Universidade Pedagogica in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174774986/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6174245243_8dfa8be835_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174245243/)
Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174245243/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

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Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6174243821/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6207022410_e47ed3f020_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207022410/)
Strand von Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/6207022410/) by cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), on Flickr

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Paça do Municipio (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leokoolhoven/5904940910/) por LeoKoolhoven (http://www.flickr.com/people/leokoolhoven/), no Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6055/5904936344_feecbac5ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leokoolhoven/5904936344/)
Kathedraal Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leokoolhoven/5904936344/) por LeoKoolhoven (http://www.flickr.com/people/leokoolhoven/), no Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6164/6191822012_137bc677d2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thumbnail/6191822012/)
street scene in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thumbnail/6191822012/) por tonicfizz (http://www.flickr.com/people/thumbnail/), no Flickr

Mia Couto XD

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http://www.facebook.com/groups/comunidade.beira/

Looking back I can see a noticeable difference in how the city has changed, it's certainly improving and is catching up with its former glory, but more than anything I would love to see the Grand Hotel restored and reopened, believe me if I had the money I would buy it!

Looking back I can see a noticeable difference in how the city has changed, it's certainly improving and is catching up with its former glory, but more than anything I would love to see the Grand Hotel restored and reopened, believe me if I had the money I would buy it!

I am afraid that won't happen in our lifetime, sir. :lol:
IMHO, it should be demolished and in its place a new, similar hotel should be built. :)

I am afraid that won't happen in our lifetime, sir. :lol:
IMHO, it should be demolished and in its place a new, similar hotel should be built. :)

LOL It is sad but I think we would be lucky to even see it demolished, let alone a new one built :lol:, first of all they would have to find new homes for the 2500 squatters living there. Although arn't they tearing down another famous hotel in Beira and replacing it with a new really big one, I can't remember what it's called but I remember reading it somewhere not that long ago.:)

Beira needs a strong mayor and it better be a member of the Frelimo party, otherwise it will continue to be a dreary, boring, poor city where things never happen. Both things will very likely NEVER happen.

Beira needs a strong mayor and it better be a member of the Frelimo party, otherwise it will continue to be a dreary, boring, poor city where things never happen. Both things will very likely NEVER happen.

Thanks for your honesty about Mozambican "democracy"! Unfortunately, you might even be right!

Infelizmente eu estou totalmente correcto. Se os beirenses insistirem em votar no MDM a cidade permanecerá estagnada.

O que muita gente ainda não percebeu é que não existe democracia e nem porcaria nenhuma neste pais.

O que muita gente ainda não percebeu é que não existe democracia e nem porcaria nenhuma neste pais.
Que frustaçao Ô seu Alama!
Eu digo: kudos pra os nossos manos la na Terra do Chiveve por nao aceitarem esse regime corrupto que a Frelimo esta implantando no nosso rico e belo Moçambique.

Frustação coisa nenhuma.
Tudo o que eu falei não passa da mais pura verdade.
Kudos? Vão masé passar passar mal de fome! lolol :lol:

PS: Veja so o post do Kitabulo a concordar comigo.

Frustação coisa nenhuma.
Tudo o que eu falei não passa da mais pura verdade.
Kudos? Vão masé passar passar mal de fome! lolol :lol:

PS: Veja so o post do Kitabulo a concordar comigo.


Para clarificar,

Bem, em política duvido que se possa falar de verdades absolutas ou mais ou menos puras. Eu concordei sim, mas a tónica que pus foi no "infelizmente". Como em tudo na vida, a concorrência faz sempre bem e a essência da democracia são os contrapoderes (checks and balances) para evitar que alguém controle tudo, sempre.
E Moçambique precisa desses contrapoderes...mesmo que a m**** não mude, já é positivo que as moscas mudem..

politica nao agrada os meus olhos ok mais fotos malta?

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/406418_303173559720029_100000821613641_762625_2064118082_n.jpg

Some nice things happening here, like that white Scion xD; or, I presume it's sold as a Toyota there?

street
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8454/8057814668_661a5ac6c5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057814668/)
Beira Strandspaziergang (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057814668/) por cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), no Flickr

guesthouse
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8057614330_1ef2d80094_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057614330/)
Gästehaus in Beira (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057614330/) por cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), no Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8181/8057621640_39b9fdbbb1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057621640/)
Beira von oben (UP) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057621640/) por cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), no Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8170/8057787704_998fee2023_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057787704/)
Beira Strandspaziergang (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057787704/) por cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), no Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/8057732744_13f6db02b6_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057732744/)
Beira Strandspaziergang (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cspannagel/8057732744/) por cspannagel (http://www.flickr.com/people/cspannagel/), no Flickr

I've been waiting for new pictures of this city. It's still in a bad shape, but it's looking better everytime I see it

Que frustaçao Ô seu Alama!
Eu digo: kudos pra os nossos manos la na Terra do Chiveve por nao aceitarem esse regime corrupto que a Frelimo esta implantando no nosso rico e belo Moçambique.

E achas que a MDM ou a Renamo seriam melhores?

E achas que a MDM ou a Renamo seriam melhores?

MDM pois claro. Renamo nem sonhando.

MDM pois claro. Renamo nem sonhando.

Interessante.

Bem, Renamo simplesmente nao tem chances na cidade da Beira..muita gente ainda nao esqueceu o que foi feito por eles durante a guerra.
No MDM, os beirenses vêem mudança. Muitas pessoas se cansaram das promessas falsas do velho partido.

I wish I had millions to start buying property in Mozambique. Things will go crazy when the gas starts to flow. I hope they keep the colonial era buildings. So many countries in the world have regretted knocking down old buildings, sad to see African countries not learning from other countries mistakes.

Bem, Renamo simplesmente nao tem chances na cidade da Beira..muita gente ainda nao esqueceu o que foi feito por eles durante a guerra.
No MDM, os beirenses vêem mudança. Muitas pessoas se cansaram das promessas falsas do velho partido.

Achas que a MDM poderia ganhar eleicções fora da Beira?

Bem, Renamo simplesmente nao tem chances na cidade da Beira..muita gente ainda nao esqueceu o que foi feito por eles durante a guerra.
No MDM, os beirenses vêem mudança. Muitas pessoas se cansaram das promessas falsas do velho partido.

Bem...embora espere que o MDM volte a ganhar na Beira, em abono da verdade histórica, o Daviz Simango foi eleito primeira vez, em 2003, pela Renamo... a memória é curta...

Bem...embora espere que o MDM volte a ganhar na Beira, em abono da verdade histórica, o Daviz Simango foi eleito primeira vez, em 2003, pela Renamo... a memória é curta...

Pois, fiquei um pouco chocado quando soube isso a alguns anos atrás

I wish I had millions to start buying property in Mozambique. Things will go crazy when the gas starts to flow. I hope they keep the colonial era buildings. So many countries in the world have regretted knocking down old buildings, sad to see African countries not learning from other countries mistakes.
my guess is tha property prices will only increase in urban areas.
Achas que a MDM poderia ganhar eleicções fora da Beira?

sim, ha potencial pra isso..ganharam eleicoes em Quelimane na Zambezia nas eleicoes autarquicas de 2011.

Bem...embora espere que o MDM volte a ganhar na Beira, em abono da verdade histórica, o Daviz Simango foi eleito primeira vez, em 2003, pela Renamo... a memória é curta...

Isso quando ele ainda era membro da Renamo.

Aerial shot
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fonte1 (http://mozambique.lodgesafari.com/Mozambique_Travel_Articles-travel/beira-city-info.html)

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Beira|Manga-Mungassa Special Economic Zone


The Manga-Mungassa Special Economic Zone, located at the City of Beira, will be under the management of Dingsheng International Investment, Ltd, a Chinese private company which intends to invest an approximate amount of USD 500 million in the area.

The establishment process for this Special Economic Zone will comprise three phases. The first phase, which is called the phase for “logistical arrangements” will comprise the construction of warehouses to store commodities and is now at a final stage. The second phase, which is known as the “operational phase”, will comprise the construction of a three-star-hotel, a village, an exhibition centre, recreation areas and artificial lakes. The last phase will be the “Establishment of the Free Industrial Area Phase”, in which high technology units will be set in place.


It should be noted that this area will be open for domestic investors who are interested in benefiting from business opportunities. For this purpose, interested bidding companies should request the operator for this or through the Special Economic Zones Office (GAZEDA).

The manga-Mungassa Special Economic Zone, with a surface area of 217 hectares, is the second Special Economic Zone to be established by the Government in order to stimulate the country’s economic and social development. It is expected that the establishment of the area will maximize the Beira Corridor potentialities.
Gazeda (http://www.gazeda.gov.mz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=231%3Azona-economica-especial-de-manga-mungassa-&catid=51%3Aevents&Itemid=159&lang=en)

Localização
•Cidade da Beira, Bairro da Manga-Mungassa, na Estrada Nacional no 6, dista 12 km do Porto da Beira e 6 km do Aeroporto.

Área
• Ocupa uma área de 217 hectares, com perspectiva para uma extensão à 1.000 hectares.

Infra-estruturas previstas
•Arruamentos e acessos internos;
•Rede de distribuição de água;
•Rede eléctrica;
•Rede para telecomunicações;
•Canais de colecta de águas pluviais;
•Rede de esgotos;
•Estação de tratamento e depósito de lixo industrial;
•Naves industriais;
•Acomodação;
•Clínica;
•Sistemas de segurança.



Location
• City of Beira, mango-Mungassa Neighborhood, in the national road no 6, is 12 km from the port of Beira and 6 km from the airport.

Area
• Covers an area of 217 hectares, with prospects for an extension to 1,000 hectares.

Planned infrastructure
• internal Roads;
• Water distribution network;
• Telecommunications Network;
• Water channel network;
• Sewerage;
• Waste-water treatment and industrial waste dump;
• Industrial;
• Accommodation;
• Health Clinic;
• Security Systems.
Gazeda (http://www.gazeda.gov.mz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=234&Itemid=165&lang=en)

politica nao agrada os meus olhos ok mais fotos malta?
how many languages do you speak Kangaroo?

Portuguese and shangaan fluently plus English. i would already be mastering Chinese mandarin if i'd not quit last year. :lol:

Portuguese and shangaan fluently plus English. i would already be mastering Chinese mandarin if i'd not quit last year. :lol:

3..not bad.

I only speak 2.

I wanna learn arabic though.

Go for it. ;)

This city is a depressing cesspool! Quite a contrast to the quaint and lively Maputo, which is a boomtown. Beira on the other hand will likely remain rundown as it is linked to Zimbabwe, which has collapsed economically under Mugabe and there are no real tourists coming to it like there is to Maputo, which is 120 km from the SA border. I'm afraid we'll have to wait for the political situation to change in Zimbabwe before the Beira corridor can be revived.

Also Beira is the only city in Mozambique not governed by the ruling Frelimo party, but is run by Renamo, the former rebel movement that waged a 16-year war against the Frelimo government that used to be Marxist.

In Beira there is only one decent hotel, the Tivoli (3-stars) and the rundown Embaixador (one-star), while the other four are closed and in ruins.

The infamous Hotel Grande that closed down when the independence war began in 1964, which was once the luxury hotel with casino, but now has the goats and squatters on the front porch to greet you. There are lots of pics of it.

The Dom Carlos and Estoril, located in a once posh seaside district of the city, are derelict despite failed attempts to reopen them, the latest by Echo Delta, owned by a corrupt and disreputable British businessman, which bought the properties for an undisclosed sum but nothing has happened to them.

The Hotel Mozambique was once the tallest hotel in Mozambique at 14 Floors but was closed down and it became a derelict slum for the poor residents of the city.

Interesting you should do a thread on this war-ravaged city. I think if you want to look at the cities of Mozambique to the north of Maputo, better look at Xai Xai, Vilankulo (formerly Vilanculos), Inhambane and Pemba. These cities are charming and are appealing. Even Quelimane is much better than Beira although it is a dump too, while Nampula is a rundown nothing place.
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I would question why this looks terrible this city. Not needed, you answered satisfactorily.

Beira

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Porto da Beira

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http://www.facebook.com/groups/beirafriends/

:cheers: Continue, mfana Kangaroo!

Maquinino

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panoramio

Macuti Mosque

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Praça da Independência

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Macuti

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Sena Hotel

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Photos by Pedro007 (Panoramio)

A bandeira ao lado da bandeira moçambicana parece uma bandeira antiga sul-africana.

Parece sim bandeira usada na época do Apartheid.

I agree. It looks very run down. Mozambique looks to be going down the UK and other African nations like Ghana's route, with a huge gap between the rest of the country and the capital.

There's politics involved here as well.
You see, many of the cities run by the main party - Frelimo are actually having mini booms of their own (Tete, Nacala, pemba, etc).
This city is negleted because it isn't run by Frelimo, it's run by another party..so they are just leaving it rotting.

But I agree with you. We are suffering the London syndrom. Which is bad.

There's politics involved here as well.
You see, many of the cities run by the main party - Frelimo are actually having mini booms of their own (Tete, Nacala, pemba, etc).
This city is negleted because it isn't run by Frelimo, it's run by another party..so they are just leaving it rotting.

This is strange considering the city has massive economic potential to it considering the port, tourism etc

I know. Also the war and the situation in Zimbabwe also played their roles. The city depended alot in imports and exports from Zimbabwe via its port and tourism from that country too.

I know. Also the war and the situation in Zimbabwe also played their roles. The city depended alot in imports and exports from Zimbabwe via its port and tourism from that country too.

Well with Zimbabwe getting back on its feet I think the cities economy will improve

Hopefully

City Center

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I can see a little bit of difference in those photos since the last time I was in the city.
I have got family in the central neighborhood of Ponta Gea.
I hope it improves.

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What building is this, may I ask? And when was it renovated? It looks good

Predio Bulha or something like that.. :lol: it wasn't renovated a long ago.

hotel indico
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by Dinesha Jethwa

Complexo Estoril -Macuti

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That was the hotel excelsior or however you spell it, wasn't it? If it Is, what a transformation

That was the hotel excelsior or however you spell it, wasn't it? If it Is, what a transformation

:rofl:

yes it was (i am not gonna say the name). :lol:

Predio Bulha or something like that.. :lol: it wasn't renovated a long ago.

Yes it's Bulha. It's commercial.

That was the hotel excelsior or however you spell it, wasn't it? If it Is, what a transformation

Renovated hotel Embaixador in Baixa.