2000 in Portugal

Centuries:	18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; ;
Decades:	1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	List of years in Portugal

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Portugal.

Incumbents

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 Liana [pt] being announced as the winner with the song "Sonhos Mágicos".^[11]^{[failed verification]}

Arts and entertainment

Films

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]

References

^ "Glory for Burns in Portugal Rally". BBC News. 20 March 2000. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ "Cinema Português 2000" (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Nash, Eizabeth (17 April 2000). "Seven killed in gas bomb attack on Lisbon club". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Record-breaker Pinto wins marathon". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 April 2000. Archived from the original on 1 March 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Zidane sends France through". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 June 2000. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Henley, Jon (30 June 2000). "'Train killer' dies in prison fire". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ "McCoy wins in Portugal". BBC Sport. 3 September 2000. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ "Roberts ready for Estoril challenge". BBC Sport. 31 August 2000. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ Hatton, Barry (25 November 2000). "Mad Cow Cases Spread Through Europe". Associated Press. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ Jones, Benjamin (27 December 2000). "Technology briefing: Telecommunications; Portugal Telecom picks suppliers". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ "Conheça a história do Festival da Canção". www.rtp.pt (in Portuguese). RTP. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ Ribas, Daniel (7 August 2020). "Pedro e Vanda no quarto que mudou o cinema". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ Young, Deborah (13 September 2000). "Word And Utopia". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ Cruz, Paulo J. S. (2016). "Edgar Cardoso: a tribute to a brilliant bridge engineer". Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 13 (4): 517–536. doi:10.1080/15732479.2016.1164727.