PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL FLAG

• The red section represents the Portuguese revolution of 1910. The Portuguese flag was adopted on June 30, 1911
• The green represents hope
• The white shield consists of five blue shields with five white dots
• The blue shields represent the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques I, victory over five Moorish kings and the divine assistance he received to do so is represented by the five dots, which symbolize the five wounds of Christ. Arranged in a cross the shields represent Christianity.
• The red border featuring seven castles symbolizes the extension of Portugal's territory to include the Algarve

MAP OF PORTUGAL

SPEECH

• Portugal speaks similar to Spanish
• The currency of Portugal is Euro
• Most Portuguese people who practice a religion are Roman Catholics
• About 10 million population
• Lisbon is Portugal's capital city. Portugal's citys are Almada, Simes, and Vlana do.

PORTUGAL FOOD

LIFE OF PORTUGAL

• A big draw to the lifestyle is the mild climate, low rainfall and year-round access to outdoor activities.
• Numerous beaches, from water sports to golf.

PORTUGAL CONVENTIONS

• Portugal loves to walk or hike
• Cycling and mountain biking
• Horse riding.
• Canyoning
• Canoeing and Kayaking

Portugal landforms

Mountains and high hills cover the northern third of Portugal, including an extension of the Cantabrian Mountains from Spain.

The mainland's highest point is a peak in the Serra da Estrela, at 6,532 ft. (1,991m). Portugal's lowest point is along the Atlantic Ocean coastline.

Note: Portugal's overall highest point (Pico Volcano ) is located in the Azores

BELUM TOWER AND BATAHLA CASTLE

Portugal facts
Portuguese language is spoken by about 230 million people around the world (incl. 210 native speakers), and is the official language of 9 countries.
Portuguese language is most closely related to Galician language, spoken in northwestern Spain

Struggles
Half a dozen women are working outdoors at an ancient stone sink set high above a river.

They are doing their family's washing - rubbing and rinsing in cold water gushing from a galvanised pipe fed by a cliff-top spring. This might not be a remarkable sight in many parts of the world. But we are in the EU - in the centre of the second largest city in Portugal and the regional capital, Porto.
Yet for those with unpaid electricity bills or for jobless families who can't afford to replace a broken washing machine, this free medieval equivalent of a launderette is the only place they can afford to use.

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