Portugal

In the USA, 'Latino' is generally used to refer to people of South American descent.

So Portuguese, being from Europe and NOT South America, are not 'Latinos'.

In Europe however, Latino/Latin doesn't have an ethnic/race meaning. It refers to the culture and language of the Southern countries. (Italy, Spain, Portugal, etc).

the money in Portugal is the euro and cents, before it was the escudo.

A Portuguese explorer by the name of Pedro Alvares Cabral obtained control of Brazil for Portugal in 1500. During the 1530s, colonists settled on the coast and began building sugar plantations, which became the basis for wealth in Portugal. This eventually helped them gain complete control of the country.

Portugal covers an area of 92,391 square kilometers or 35,672.4 square miles.

7617,930 sq.kms.

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Manuel I [May 31, 1469 - December 13, 1521] ruled Portugal in 1505. He was the 14th King of Portugal and the Algarves [Reino Unido de Portugal e Algarves]. He reigned from October 25, 1495 until his death.

Portugal is a very beautiful country especially in the summer when you can go to the beaches or go up to the north and look at the greenery of the mountains and see the beautiful flowers and plants.

becoz the Portuguese where the first to colonized country. they were called OCEAN DEVILS by the Chinese because they want to colonized their land. but they have colonized SI RIVER now (MACAO) followed by the SPANIARDS..ENGLISH,DUTCH,FRENCH last the RUSSIAN colonial empire :))

becoz the Portuguese where the first to colonized country. they were called OCEAN DEVILS by the Chinese because they want to colonized their land. but they have colonized SI RIVER now (MACAO) followed by the SPANIARDS..ENGLISH,DUTCH,FRENCH last the RUSSIAN colonial empire :))

The main factor was to find a shorter hence more economical trade route to East, the Indies, China, etc.

A shorter route than rounding Africa which was the only one known at the time.

Also a different trade route could find other locales and countries suitable for commerce while also offering better security from attack.

Go back to 7th garde u should no this!!

Yes, Cabral's voyage of 1500 was for Portugal. Pedro Álvares Cabral [c. 1468 - c. 1520] sailed in 1500 under the patronage of King Manuel I of Portugal [May 31, 1469-December 13, 1521]. He was born in Belmonte in eastern Portugal and was related to the royal line through his mother, Isabel de Gouveia de Queirós [c. 1433 - c. 1483]. His mother was descended from the first King of Portugal, Afonso I [ca. 1109-December 6, 1185].

Portugal is ruled by a democratic parlamentary government formed by a President of the Republic with veto power and a parlament with little over 200 seats disputed by roughly 6 parties. The legislative power is in the hand of the prime minister, elected in 2005 by absolute majority.

The current government is Socialist and will face election in 2009, with prospects of re-election.

The main advantage for these two nations was their geography. Both countries, of course, are at or near the Straits of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic. This is a very strategic place and was even more strategic back in these days. In the times just before overseas exploration, a great deal of trade with the Orient (the Middle East and beyond) came through the Mediterranean. Spain and Portugal could prevent any other nation's ships from passing through the Mediterranean if they wanted to. Portugal, in particular, also benefited from having a tradition of seafaring because of its geographical location (Italy and Germany, for example, would not have had much reason to go out in the open ocean). It also benefited from having a more stable monarchy than some other countries that could have been competitors. Portugal first, in the early 1400's. When Spain began, with Columbu's first voyage in 1492, Portugal had already discovered the Sea Route around Africa to Asia and discovered most islands of the Atlantic, explored the entire western african coast and part of the east coast. So Portugal pioneered in 1415, Spain followed its footsteps almost 80 years after...Because Portugal was a stable and solid country since the early 1200's and Spain didn't even exist until 1492 when several kingdoms were united under the name "Spain" (Galicia, Catalunya, Leon, Asturias, Navarre, etc). Well first the Spanish and Portuguese had the advantage of being geography near the coast in western Europe so they have easy accesses towards the Americas. Another factor was their navy and sailors willing to explore, these government both encourage and funded exploration. The main factor was that both were politically and religiously stable internally,so energies and resources could be directed outwardly in exploration,rather than being used up internally in political and religious unrest. They both were the developing economies of the time. The need to find more trade routes for their ships to hasten their development was their primary drive.

Portugal has a mediterranean agriculture structure. Mainly there're olives, wines, tobbaco, corn, wheat, rice, oranges, grapes, olive oil... In Madeira islands and in Azores grows: pineapples, bananas, wine, exotic fruits

Spain and Portugal share the Iberian Peninsula. Also located on the Iberian Peninsula are the Principality of Andorra, the British colony of Gibraltar, and a small part of France. The Iberian Peninsula is bordered on the southeast and east by the Mediterranean and on the north, west, and southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The Pyrenees Mountains form its northeastern border.

Portugal had many motives for colonizing Brazil. They mainly wanted to expand their empire beyond Europe and Africa. They also wanted to take advantage of the rich natural resources of the area for profit.

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro [b. February 5, 1985] wore Number 28 when he played with Sporting Clube de Portugal [Sporting CP]. He was with Sporting from 1997 to 2001 for his youth career. He continued his senior career from 2001 to 2003 with Sporting CP.

Portugal has 3 official Languages, being the Portuguese Language the main language. Language that is spoken by all Portuguese citizens.

In a gist the 3 official Languages in Portugal are:

1 - Portuguese Language;

2 - Mirandese Language;

3 - Portuguese Sign Language.

Mirandese is a Regional Language, meaning that even though it has an official status it is only spoken by less than 5.000 people (in Miranda do Douro region) and as a secondary language, being Portuguese their native language.

Portuguese Sign Language is used mainly by deaf people, even thought it was recognized as an official status it has.

Portuguese Language is also the official language in other 10 countries (including Brazil, Macau, Timor and Angola), which make this language to be represented officially in the 4 major Continents: Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

line of demarcation is an imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic from the North Pole to the south. Pope Alexander VI drew it in 1493

The distance between '''Lisbon, Portugal and '''New York City is '''3379 miles (5438 km).'''''''''

Everywhere. Just about every parish has a filarmonic, normally tied to the local scout group.