the 409th anniversary of its discovery by Ferdinand Magellan on his first circumnavigation of the earth. An elaborate ceremony took place at the newly-built American school at Umatac, where ...

Some notable adventurers that have embarked from Belém include Vasco da Gama, who was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, and Ferdinand Magellan, who was aboard the first ...

Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala was also in the race and was forced to finish seventh, clocking a time of 10.08 seconds to cross the finish line. Omanyala is just fresh from a second place ...