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Portugal
Portugal, or the Portuguese Republic, is a country located in southwestern Europe. Its capital city is Lisbon.
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How much is 5 escudos from Portugal worth in us money?
The "Escudo" is no longer used as currency in Portugal. Since the year 2000 that the "Euro" is our currency. 5 escudos is worth 0,03 Euros wich is worth aprox. 0,05 US dollars.
What is the major export of Portugal?
Agricultural products are the major exports from the country of Portugal.
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How long did the Romans rule over Portugal?
Portugal did not exist in antiquity. There was Lusitania, which was a area which covered present day Portugal south of the River Douro (river in northern Portugal) and present day Extremadura and a small part of the province of Salamanca in modern Spain. It was named after the local people, the Lusitani. They fought a war of resistance against the Romans which historians call the Lusitanian War, from 155 B.C. and 139 B.C. The Romans conducted a campaign against the Lusitanians in 137 B.C., but they carried out a long guerrilla resistance and were finally defeated only in 28-24 BC. The Roman province of Hispania Lusitania was established probably in 25-20 B.C.
The invading Sueves established the Kingdom of the Sueves (also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia), which covered Galicia, in the north-west of present day Spain, and northern Lusitania in 410 B.C. In 438 King Rechila conquered most of Lusitania and seized its capital Merida, which was (and still is) in present day western Spain (in Extremadura). In 440 he captured Mértola, in the southeast of present day Portugal. In 441 he seized Seville (in present day Andalusia, southern Spain) the capital of the Roman Province of Hispania Baetica and managed to control this province and the Roman province of Hispania Carthaginensis. In 446, the Romans, supported by their Visigoths allies, tried to retake these provinces. Rechila defeated the Visigoths and after this the Roman commander fled. There were no further attempts to retake any areas in present day pain or Portugal by the Romans.
Does a motor bike need an mot in Portugal?
No. See Gov. MOT magazine. Matters of Testing No39 april '08 page 8.
Where can you hear authentic Fado in Lisbon in Portugal?
"Vossemece" at Rua Santo Antonio da Se, corner Rue de Madalena. It is a mid-size restaurant that combines old murals with a touch of modern to make a very relaxing eating place. Good food and friendly service. Best: on thursdays, fridays and saturdays, there is fado. No cover, but you might want to reserve a good table. Lovingly done, three hours with different performers. Absolutely great.
What is 'lavender' in Portuguese?
"Lavanda" or "Alfazema" may be Portuguese equivalents of "lavender" (Lavandula spp).
The Portuguese words are feminine nouns. Their singular definite article is "a" ("the"). Their singular indefinite article is "uma" ("A, one").
They respectively are pronounced "luh-VAHN-duh" and "uhl-fuh-ZEH-muh."
Investigar sobre el 24 de junio?
En el 24 de junio se celebra el dia de San Juan. El dia de San Juan es una festividad muy antigua en la que se celebra la llegada del solsticio de verano en el hemisferio norte cuyo rito principal consiste en encender una hoguera. La finalidad de este rito era "dar más fuerza al sol", que a partir de esos días, iba haciéndose más "débil" -los días se van haciendo más cortos hasta el solsticio de invierno-. Simbolicamente el fuego también tiene una función "purificadora" en las personas que lo contemplaban. Esta fiesta se celebra en muchos puntos de Europa, aunque está especialmente arraigada a España, Portugal (Fogueiras de São João), Noruega (Jonsok), Dinamarca (Sankthans), Suecia (Midsommar), Finlandia (Juhannus) y Reino Unido (Midsummer). En Sudamérica, Brasil tiene Festas Juninas, en Bolivia, Chile y Venezuela la noche de San Juan.
What does Rio de Janeiro mean in portuguese?
It literally translates as River of January, or "January River".
How did Europeans get slaves before Portugal established trading post along the west African coast?
Through slave traders who brought slaves through the Sahara desert to the Mediterranean Sea.
Who was the Portuguese nobleman who claimed Brazil for Portugal while on an expedition to India?
Ferdinand Magellan claimed South America for Portugal.
Is Portugal a catholic country or Christian?
Portugal is a laic (meaning havving no religious association) country with a major Christian catholic population.
Christian are all the religiouns that follow the new testament.
What would the Portuguese batepapo translate to in English?
The Portugues word Bate-papo translated into English means "chat or talk". The origins of the word are unknown and the word is an official part of the Portuguese language.
Did Hitler invade Portugal in 1939?
No. Portugal was never invaded during WWII. It was Poland which was invaded.
This neighbor of Portugal occupies most of the land on the Iberian Peninsula?
Portugal's neighbor, Spain covers most of the Iberian peninsula. To put its size into visual context, it is larger than one of our largest states, California. Based on language it is connected to Hispanic America as well as the Philippines.
Yes in part, some areas were conquered.
It depends when you are talking about. like in 1580 Portugal was conquered by spain.
Which river flows through Vienna Belgrade and Portugal?
No river flows through Vienna, Belgrade and Portugal. The Danube does flow through Vienna and Belgrade, but not through Portugal.
