Portal:Portugal

Welcome to the Portugal portal Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, overlooking the Tagus river Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe, being bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The pre-Celtic people, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples. Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Founded in 868, the County of Portugal gained prominence after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128. The Kingdom of Portugal was later proclaimed following the Battle of Ourique in 1139, and independence from León was recognised by the Treaty of Zamora in 1143. Selected article The complete list of Presidents of the Portuguese Republic consists of the 20 heads of state in the history of Portugal since the October 5, 1910 revolution that installed a republican regime. This list includes not only those who sworn into office as President of Portugal but also those who de facto served as head of state since 1910. This is the case of Teófilo Braga who served as President of the Provisional Government after the republican coup d'état. Also Sidónio Pais, Mendes Cabeçadas, Gomes da Costa, as well as Canto e Castro and Óscar Carmona in their early months, weren't sworn into office as President of the Republic, usually being the President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), but de facto accumulation this functions with that of the Head of State. (continued...) Selected biography António de Oliveira Salazar (April 28, 1889—July 27, 1970) was the President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal for 36 years, from 1932 to 1968, and founder of the Estado Novo (New Regime). He was the last of a family of 11, and he was also the only male child. He studied at the Seminary, from 1900 to 1914 and thought of becoming a priest, but he later changed his mind. He studied law at Coimbra University during the first years of the Republican regime. As a young man, his involvement in politics stems from his Catholic views, which were aroused by the new anticlerical Portuguese First Republic. He was Finance Minister during the Ditadura Nacional, and then was appointed President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister). Salazar developed the "Estado Novo" (literally, New State). The basis of his regime was a platform of stability; his reforms were advantageous to the upper classes while detrimental to the poorer sections of society. Education was not seen as a priority and therefore not heavily invested in. Salazar relied on the secret police (often known by the name it carried from 1945--1969, PIDE) to repress, torture and, in extreme cases, murder dissidents. During his political rule, Portugal remainded neutral in World War II, joined EFTA and NATO and started a Colonial War. (continued...) Selected place Coimbra is a city in Portugal. The municipality has a population of 148,474 inhabitants, and over 430,000 inhabitants live in its metropolitan area made of 16 concelhos comprising a 3370 km² area. It is the district seat of Coimbra district (distrito de Coimbra) and capital of Centro region (região Centro). This historic city is located in the central part of Portugal, 120 km south of Porto, 195 km north of Lisbon. One of Portugal's biggest crossroads, Coimbra is served by the A1, the main highway of Portugal. It is set by the Mondego River, about 40 km east of Figueira da Foz, a neighbour coastal city with several beaches, summer and seaport facilities on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. (continued...) Quotes "There are several kinds of states: socialist states, corporative states, and the state we've arrived at!" Há diversas modalidades de Estado: os estados socialistas, os estados corporativos e o estado a que isto chegou! Salgueiro Maia to his troops on the evening of 24 to 25 April 1974 "Hats there are plenty, you fool!" Chapéus há muitos, seu palerma! Vasco Santana in A Canção de Lisboa "Rather Queen for a day than duchess for a lifetime." Antes rainha um dia que duquesa toda a vida. Luísa de Gusmão, queen-consort of John IV "Oh salted sea, how much of thy salt are tears of Portugal?" Ó mar salgado quanto do teu sal são lágrimas de Portugal Fernando Pessoa, poet "Dantas might know grammar, might know syntax, might know medicine, might know how to cook suppers for cardinals, he might know everything except how to write which is the only thing he does!" O Dantas saberá gramática, saberá sintaxe, saberá medicina, saberá fazer ceias pra cardeais, saberá tudo menos escrever que é a única coisa que ele faz! Almada Negreiros, writer and painter Subcategories Portugal Geography Azores, Madeira Regions, Districts, Municipalities, Parishes Cities, Towns, Villages Culture Cuisine Architecture Art Literature Religion History Portuguese people, Society Sport Economy Education Politics Government, Parties, Elections, Politicians, Anti-fascists, Communists Portugal stubs Portuguese people, Portugal geography, Azores geography Selected image "Monument to the Discoveries", by architect Cottinelli Telmo and sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida in Belém, Lisbon, Portugal Did you know... ...that Nuno José de Moura Barreto (pictured), Duke of Loulé was President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Portugal three times? ...that in 2000 a stork caused a major power outage in Portugal (at least it was the official explanation)? ...that the Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes relevant services for Portugal, in the country or in foreign ones, in the expansion of the Portuguese culture, its history, and its values? ...that the Callaici were a single or various tribes living in the North of Douro River in Northern Portugal and Galicia? ...that the Monserrate Palace is one of the finest examples of Sintra's Romanticism, along with other nearby palaces such as the Pena Palace? ...that Viagens Abreu is the oldest travel agency in the world and was established in Porto in 1840 by Mr. Bernardo Abreu and is still family owned five generations later? 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