Vasco da Gama Tower Vasco da Gama Tower The Vasco da Gama Tower (, ) is a lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, the municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal. Built on the north bank of the Tagus river, it is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (the first European to arrive in India by sail, in 1498). The tower was built in 1998 for the Expo '98 World's Fair. At the base of the tower was a three-story building that served as the European Union Pavilion during the Expo. While they were open, the tower was
2012 CR Vasco da Gama season goal, leading to delirium nearly 20,000 fans who were at the stadium and made a party. On August 16, Vasco da Gama drew 2-2 with Coritiba in São Januário, Rio de Janeiro. In the first half, Vasco da Gama, pressed after the defeat against Atlético Mineiro, had a horrible performance, which culminated in the goal of Júnior Urso, after counterattack that began with Éverton Ribeiro. In the second half, Vasco da Gama recovered: in the beautiful play from Carlos Alberto, Felipe equalized the match. At 88 minutes, a free kick from Juninho Pernambucano, Wendel turned the match. The crowd began