Dinís Dias was a Portuguese explorer who in 1445 conducted the first of two trade missions for Prince Henry the Navigator. In the course of his first voyage he explored the west coast of Africa, which was then unknown territory, sailing past Cape...

fl. 1440s Portuguese navigator and explorer who discovered the westernmost point of Africa. In his quest to establish Portugal as a world leader in sea trade, Prince Henry the Navigator sent Dinís Dias, his captain, on an expedition to Africa in...

Dinis Dias was a 15th century Portuguese explorer. In 1445, as Dias was beginning to enter old age and made the decision to take up exploring because "he was unwilling to let himself grow soft in the well being of repose", left Portugal and sailed down...

A Boston institution is closing today after 64 years. Dini's Sea Grill will join a list of fondly remembered eateries, including Purcell's, Thompson's Spa, Dinty Moore's, Haley's and Warmuths, which provided hearty fare at moderate prices that one would be hard pressed to find...

Former Berlusconi treasury minister Dini has developed a pension reform plan that actually has a chance of succeeding. The plan will save the country about $6.33 billion a year for 10 years. The industrialists' federation does not think the plan is tough enough. ...