Instituto de Odivelas (Infante Dom Afonso) | |
Motto | Duc in altum |
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Motto in English | Lead in the heights |
Type | Military academy |
Established | 14 January 1900 |
Director (last) | Colonel António Luís Niza Pato |
Students | 280 |
Location | , 38°47′29″N 9°11′03″W / 38.7912702°N 9.184071°W |
Nickname | As Meninas de Odivelas (The Odivelas Girls) |
Affiliations | Portuguese Army |
Website | www.institutodivelas.com |
The Instituto de Odivelas (IO) was a Portuguese military school for young girls, located at Odivelas. It was founded in 1900 and closed in 2015. The last official full name of the school was Instituto de Odivelas (Infante Dom Afonso) (Portuguese for "Institute of Odivelas (Prince Alfonse)").