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Lisbon , the capital of Portugal, overlooking the Tagus river
Flag of Portugal Location of Portugal in Europe Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [puɾtuˈɣal] ), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese : República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ] ), is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula , in Southwestern Europe , and whose territory also includes the macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores , Madeira , and the Savage Islands . It features the westernmost point in continental Europe , and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain , the sole country to have a land border with Portugal . Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments . In the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the regions in Europe with a lower population density. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto and Algarve .
One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times . The territory was first inhabited by the Celtic and Iberian peoples, such as the Lusitanians , the Gallaecians , the Celtici , Turduli , and the Conii . These peoples had some commercial and cultural contact with Phoenicians , ancient Greeks and Carthaginians . It was later ruled by the Romans , followed by the invasions of Germanic peoples (most prominently, the Suebi and the Visigoths ) together with the Alans , and later the Moors , who were eventually expelled during the Reconquista . Founded first as a county within the Kingdom of León in 868, the country officially gained its independence as the Kingdom of Portugal with the Treaty of Zamora in 1143.
Portugal made numerous discoveries and maritime explorations outside the Mediterranean and by the 15th and 16th centuries established one of the longest-lived maritime and commercial empires , becoming one of the main economic and political powers of the time. At the end of the 16th century, Portugal suffered a war for the crown succession with Spain, leading to the Iberian Union . The Portuguese Restoration War re-instated the House of Braganza in 1640 after a period of substantial loss to Portugal. (Full article... )
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Porto lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup (pictured) in 1987 and 2004.
Futebol Clube do Porto , an association football team based in Porto , is the most decorated Portuguese team in international club competitions. They have won two UEFA Champions League titles (in 1987 , as the European Cup, and 2004 ), two UEFA Europa League titles (in 2003 , as the UEFA Cup, and 2011 ), one UEFA Super Cup (in 1987 ), and two Intercontinental Cups (in 1987 and 2004 ), for a total of seven international trophies. In addition, they were Cup Winners' Cup runners-up in 1984 – their first European final – and lost three other UEFA Super Cup matches, in 2003 , 2004 , and 2011 .
Porto first participated in international competitions in 1956, when they qualified for the
second season of the European Cup as the domestic league winners. They lost their first two European matches against
Athletic Bilbao and were eliminated from the competition. Porto then debuted in the
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (not organised by
UEFA ) in
1962–63 , in the Cup Winners' Cup in
1964–65 , and in the inaugural editions of the UEFA Cup (Fairs Cup successor) and UEFA Champions League (European Cup successor) in
1971–72 and
1992–93 , respectively. The club has qualified for UEFA competitions every season since 1974–75, and shares the second place in UEFA Champions League group stage appearances with
Bayern Munich (24), one less than
Barcelona and
Real Madrid . (
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Image 2 Gil Vicente , 16th-century Portuguese playwright (from Culture of Portugal )
Image 4 In pink are areas in Africa claimed by Portugal before the 1890 British Ultimatum. (from History of Portugal )
Image 7 The Roman Provinces Lusitania and Gallaecia , after the reorganization of Diocletian AD 298 (from History of Portugal )
Image 8 Megalithic spirals, cromlech near Évora (from History of Portugal )
Image 10 Portuguese discoveries and explorations: first arrival places and dates; main Portuguese spice trade routes in the Indian Ocean (blue); territories of the Portuguese Empire under King John III rule (1521–1557) (green). The disputed discovery of Australia is not shown. (from History of Portugal )
Image 11 Areas of the Roman province of Hispania occupied by the barbarian people c. 409-429 (from History of Portugal )
Image 12 Caretos in the carnival of Podence, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal )
Image 13 The main language areas in Iberia, circa 300 BC. (from History of Portugal )
Image 14 The neighborhood of Parque das Nações , in Lisbon, where was held the 1998 World Exposition , is a symbol of the economic modernization and development of Portugal in the late 20th century. (from History of Portugal )
Image 15 Monarchist counter-revolutionary soldiers holding the flag of the monarchy after the capture of Porto in 1919. (from History of Portugal )
Image 16 John IV of Portugal (from History of Portugal )
Image 20 Monument of Pelagius at Covadonga where he won the Battle of Covadonga and initiated the Christian Reconquista of Iberia from the Islamic Moors . (from History of Portugal )
Image 21 "Levantamento do mastro" in Fonte Arcada, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal )
Image 22 This 1755 copper engraving shows the ruins of Lisbon in flames and a tsunami overwhelming the ships in the harbor. (from History of Portugal )
Image 23 Maios celebration in Madeira island [1] (from Culture of Portugal )
Image 24 Most of Portugal and Spain as Caliphate of Córdoba circa 929 to 1031. (from History of Portugal )
Image 25 Iberian Peninsula c. 560. Suebi territory with its capital in Braga (blue); Visigothic territory with its capital in Toledo (green) (from History of Portugal )
Image 26 Vasco da Gama landing in Kerala, India . (from History of Portugal )
Image 27 Gomes da Costa and his troops march victorious into Lisbon on 6 June 1926. (from History of Portugal )
Image 28 "Festa da Coca " during the Corpus Christi celebration, in Monção , Portugal (from Culture of Portugal )
Image 29 Caliphate disintegrated into small Taifas kingdoms in 1031. (from History of Portugal )
Image 30 Flute player of Podence (from Culture of Portugal )
Image 31 Portuguese colonies in Africa by the time of the Colonial War. (from History of Portugal )
Image 32 Portuguese rejoice during the 1975 Carnation Revolution. (from History of Portugal )
Image 33 The arrival of the Portuguese in Japan , the first Europeans who managed to reach it, initiating the Nanban ("southern barbarian") period of active commercial and cultural exchange between Japan and the West. (from History of Portugal )
Image 34 Map of Spain and Portugal showing the conquest of Hispania from 220 B.C. to 19 B.C. and provincial borders. It is based on other maps; the territorial advances and provincial borders are illustrative. (from History of Portugal )
Image 35 Visigothic Hispania and its regional divisions in 700 AD. (from History of Portugal )
Image 36 A bride and her groom in the carnival of Lazarim, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal )
Image 37 Aroeira 3 skull of 400,000 year old Homo heidelbergensis . The oldest trace of human history in Portugal. (from History of Portugal )
Image 38 Mértola 's former mosque was transformed into a church in 1238. (from History of Portugal )
Image 39 Map of Brazil issued by Portuguese explorers in 1519. (from History of Portugal )
Image 40 Dolmen of Cerqueira, Sever do Vouga (from History of Portugal )
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a Portuguese professional football club based in Lisbon whose involvement in European competition dates back to the 1950s. As champions of Portugal , Benfica were supposed to participate in the inaugural edition of the European Cup in 1955, but they were not invited by the organizers. Two years later, Benfica made their European debut against Sevilla in the European Cup, on 19 September 1957.
Benfica won their first European title in
1961 , defeating
Barcelona to win the European Cup, and successfully retained the title in
the following year after defeating
Real Madrid . After that, they appeared in five more finals (
1963 ,
1965 ,
1968 ,
1988 and
1990 ) but did not reconquer the title. Benfica has also reached three
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League finals (
1983 ,
2013 and
2014 ). (
Full article... )
Panoramic view of the historical part of
Porto , featuring the river
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Erizo de mar violáceo (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 40
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Sepia común (Sepia officinalis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 62
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Anémona de mar común (Anemonia viridis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 07
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Erizo de mar violáceo (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 40
Gusano de fuego (Hermodice carunculata), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 45
Iberian Peninsula antique map
Iglesia de San Ildefonso, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 01
Lagoa do Capitão com montanha do pico
Lang's short tail blue (Leptotes pirithous) male underside
Maria I, Queen of Portugal - Giuseppe Troni, atribuído (Turim, 1739-Lisboa, 1810) - Google Cultural Institute
Maria Isabel of Portugal in front of the Prado in 1829 by Bernardo López y piquer
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Porto Covo pano April 2009-4
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