Lous in 1872. His brother, Heliodoro Costa, was commission by King Miguel to collect money in Italy for his political cause, but died and his fortune passed to his brother (the first Viscount). Pinho Leal wrote of Henrique José da Costa Pereira: "The viscount had a magnificent estate in Como, Italy, and many properties in that kingdom. In Milan, he had a luxurious palace and beautiful house in Venice. In Portugal he was the owner of a palacette, in front of the Palace of the Count of Mesquitela. When he died, in Italy, the Viscount of Porto Salvo left behind an immense fortune to three nephews. One of the three descendants was a law student at the University of Coimbra, and the other two were officers in the army." Until 10 June 1993 the locality of Porto Salvo was just another religious parish within the ecumenical parish of Nossa Senhora da Apresentação de Oeiras. Yet, owing to its level of development and concentration of population it was reconstituted; today, it is the second largest civil parish in the municipality, but one of its least populous. Established under Decree 17-J93, the parish was officially created on 11 June 1993 by the re-organization of sections of the parishes of Barcarena and Oeiras e São Julião da Barra. On 12 July 2001, owing to its size and number of prerequisite institutions (per Portuguese laws) it was granted the statute of vila (town). Economy Porto Salvo is home to Taguspark, the largest and most relevant Research and Development park in Portugal, housing several advanced technology start-ups, mostly in the information technology (IT) and biotechnology fields. This includes several facilities maintained by the Instituto Superior Técnico, several large-scale IT facilities, Millennium BCP and the former IBM/PT-SI co-hosting data-center. In addition to Taguspark, Porto Salvo also hosts some prominent office parks within Oeiras, including Lagoas Park and the Tagus Space. Omni Aviation and TAP subsidiary White Airways also have their head offices in Port Salvo, including the Edifício Orange. Sport There are several civic organizations established in Porto Salvo, of which the most relevant are Sociedade de Instrução Musical de Porto Salvo (Musical Instructional Society of Porto Salvo), Atlético Clube de Porto Salvo (Porto Salvo Athletic Club) and the Leões de Porto Salvo (Porto Salvo Lions) sports club. References