It is the first time the war memorial has been draped in flags since it was unveiled as a World War I monument by King George V more than a century ago. Royal fans claim Princess Charlotte looked ...

and Liberdade Square (which serves as the anchor to the avenue and is marked by a statue of King Pedro IV riding a horse). The central portion of the boulevard often hosts artists, street ...

11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman, Virginia Tech shootings, Columbine and Aurora, the Scott Peterson trial, Gore vs. Bush, the Space Shuttle Columbia crash, the BP ...