Portuguese Language and Culture

Madeira is Portuguese. It is an autonomous region of Portugal located in the Atlantic Ocean.

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A Portuguese man o' war is a colonial organism composed of multiple individuals called zooids. It does not produce offspring itself, but rather reproduces through asexual budding, where new zooids form and join the colony.

No, Portuguese people are not considered a minority in America. They are typically categorized as white or Caucasian, which is the majority racial group in the United States.

The Portuguese were displaced from their colonies in Africa and Asia during the process of decolonization in the 20th century. Local independence movements, backed by international pressure and changing global political dynamics, contributed to the eventual decolonization of Portugal's territories.

Mano, onde está você ? Onde está você, meu irmão ?

"Until later" in Portuguese is "Até mais tarde."

Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verde were part of the Portuguese Empire.

You can say "Amo-te mais do que a vida" in Portuguese.

The first Portuguese explorer to reach the Gold Coast of Africa was Diogo de Azambuja in the 1470s. His expedition marked the beginning of Portuguese exploration and trade in the region.

''Parabéns pelo seu noivado." or more informally just "Parabéns pelo noivado"

The Portuguese played probably the same role as all of the other European empires. The Portuguese, didn't attain as much territory as the Spanish Empire. Because Spain and Portugal had a dispute over who would own who, so the two empires signed the Treaty of Tordesillas and this divded Spain and Portugal's ownage of South America into a "east/west" organization. Spain, got most of South America, while Portugal got to own Brazil. Portugal also owned African countries like Angola and East Timor in Southeast Asia. The only Southeast Asian country to have Portuguese as an official language. Ferdinand Megallan, was a Portuguese explorer. But he worked for Spain and he claimed some islands in the Asia-Pacific area for Spain.

With a total area of 35,645 square miles [92,090 square kilometers], Portugal is ranked 110th in size. It's larger than Jordan, ranked 111th, with 34,495 square miles [89,342 square kilometers]. It's smaller than Hungary, ranked 109th, with 35,918 square miles [93,028 square kilometers].

Déjà vu in Portuguese is "sensação de déjà vu" or simply "déjà vu."

In music theory, "black sounds" refer to dissonant or harsh sounds, while "white sounds" refer to harmonious or consonant sounds. These terms are sometimes used to describe the emotional qualities or tonal colors of different musical elements.

Are u kidding? No set rules...but essentially anyone Portuguese is beautiful!

My sister and I are both 1/2 Portuguese and 1/2 Irish and without sounding like an arrogant jerk, we've both been told we are very attractive people.....I'm just saying.

It's José with the J pronounced or Zé for short

Portugal conquered Malacca in 1511 under the leadership of Afonso de Albuquerque. The conquest marked the beginning of European influence in Southeast Asia and controlled the strategic Strait of Malacca.

Actually the Portuguese became world leaders of exploration, from Brazil to Japan. We discovered Brazil, we were the first Western country to reach Japan, etc. This is all due to the portuguese navigators, who were ages ahead of any other country at the time, since their knowledge was granted by Arab settlers/invaders and developed by portuguese specialists of the time.

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In Spanish and Portuguese colonies, the people who were on top of the social hierarchy were the peninsulares - individuals who were born in Spain or Portugal. They held the highest positions in government, the church, and society.

Spaniards and Portuguese came to the Orient primarily through maritime exploration and colonization during the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries. They established trading posts, colonies, and trade routes in locations such as India, Southeast Asia, and China. These explorations were driven by a desire for wealth and resources, as well as spreading Christianity.

The Spanish and Portuguese profited in the Americas primarily through the extraction and export of valuable resources such as gold, silver, sugar, and other natural resources. They also established trade networks, imposed taxes and tribute systems on indigenous populations, and set up colonial administrations that controlled economic activities in the region. Additionally, they engaged in forced labor practices, such as the encomienda system, to further exploit the labor force.

In Portuguese, you would say "O que você está fazendo?" which translates to "What are you doing?"