Portugal

Portugal is located on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal shares the Iberian Peninsula with its next-door neighbor, Spain, as well as with the British colony of Gibraltar, the Principality of Andorra, and a small part of France. The Iberian Peninsula is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the southeast and east. The Atlantic Ocean borders the Peninsula on the north, west, and southwest. The Pyrenees Mountains are on its northeast border.

Currently (2013) the President of Portugal is Anibal Antonio Cavaco Silva; and the Prime Minister is Pedro Passos Coelho.

President Cavaco Silva was first elected as president in 2006, and then re-elected in 2011. Cavaco Silva was also elected as Prime Minister in 1985 and served as such until 1995.

Prime Minister Passos Coelho was elected as Prime Minister in 2011. He is the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).

The flight time take off to touch down from any of the London airports to Faro, (Albufeira's nearest airport) is 2 hours and 40 minutes - I counted every one of them. Albufeira is about forty minutes from Faro by bus or taxi.

Vasco Da Gama was neither. He was Portuguese.

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Spain and Portugal are on the Iberian Peninsula.

Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans and became the basis for the Romance languages, which are French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian. The word "romance" in referring to the languages and cultures of certain European countries, does not mean the hearts and flowers stuff, such as in the "romance" novels. It is an adjective derived from the word Roman or Rome.

In 1483, Columbus approached the royal court of Portugal and asked King John II to fund his voyage. King John rejected Columbus, after discussing it with other explorers and mariners who advised him that the idea was unthinkable and unrealistic. Next, Columbus asked the King and Queen of Spain. They did not reject his proposal.

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The air distance from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Faro Airport Portugal (FAO) is 1,049 miles. That equals 1,687 kilometers or 911 nautical miles.

Portugal didn't take China. It colonised Macao.

Yes. In fact, English and French are the most popular choices for second language study in school. It's estimated that anywhere from just over one-fourth to just under one-third of the total population of Portugal knows, speaks, and understands English. In contrast, it's estimated that just under one-fourth can communicate in French.

Portugal has many unusual things about it. One of them is the melancholic national personality. Very related with the word SAUDADE (with no translation in any other language) and the national genre of music called FADO, Portuguese people tend to be very poetic and with a loving personality. This is one of the reasons why Portugal is one of the most peaceful countries in the world.

I've once heard a politic say "We (Portugal) are a country of poets not mathematicians" trying to describe the sentimentalism nature of Portuguese people in detriment of a more logical side.

You will find that Portuguese people are kind hearted people, very humble and with a great passion towards great dramatic tragedy stories like the national true story of "King Pedro and Ines".

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Spain borders Portugal along the west side and France on the north.

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Dog translate to Portuguese as Cão. Puppy (younger dogs) translate to Portuguese as Cachorro. Hot dog translate as Cachorro Quente or simply Cachorro to Portuguese.

The Barcelos Cock and Iberian Wolf are the national animals of Portugal.

Brazil is a former Portuguese colony. The country was claimed for Portugal by Pedro Álvares Cabral [ca. 1468 - ca. 1520] in April 1500. Colonial status essentially ended with Brazil's declaration of independence on September 7, 1822.

They denied Christopher Columbus' request to said to the New World.

The Portuguese First Republic [Primeira República Portuguesa] was established on October 5, 1910 and replaced the Constitutional Monarchy. It lasted for 16 years until the May 8, 1926 National Revolution [Revolução Nacional] replaced the republic with Estado Novo [New State], a national dictatorship [Ditadura Nacional]. Portugal basically reverted to a republic on April 25, 1974 with the Carnation Revolution [Revolução dos Cravos].

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The South American country of Brazil was a former colony of Portugal. Brazil was claimed for Portugal by Pedro �lvares Cabral [ca. 1468 - ca. 1520] in April 1500. Colonization of the massive area began in 1534. In 1815 Brazil became a sovereign kingdom within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves [Reino Unido de Portugal, Brasil e Algarves]. Brazil declared independence on September 7, 1822.

Their traditional clothing consist of berets, stocking caps, baggy shirts and trousers for the men. Women wear long dresses and shawls. In other places the people dress entirely in black or another dark colour for their daily activities, but they put on colourful garments on special occasions.

The cheapest rate for car rental in Portugal would be to package it with your flight and/or hotel package. One could also visit Europcar and Auto Europe online for great deals.