What do you know about Portugal???

Where is Portugal???

Portugal is here!

We are here!

Despite small, Portugal presents great inner differences

The north was colonized by Celts and Nordic people.

The south was colonized by the Muslims (the Arabs).

And we also have been colonized by the Romans.

So, we are a mixed people.

This is our first text written in Portuguese.

Portuguese language comes from the Latin.This is the first text, about economics written in Portuguese language.

Lisbon

25th AprilBridge, Lisbon.

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal

25th April is an important date for all the Portuguese peopleIn this day, in 1974, there was a revolution. We becamed a democracy.

The red carnation was the symbol of this revolution.

Lisbon – Some monuments

“Mosteiro dos

Jerónimos”

“Torre de Belém”

“Monumento dos

Descobrimentos”

“Cristo Rei”

The BarcelosRooster

The legend of the Barcelos rooster

narrates the miraculous

intervention of a dead rooster in the proof

of the innocence of a man that was wrongly

accused.This rooster became one of our symbols.

Port wine

This wine is only produced in the

Douro Valley.This is one of the best products we

export all over the world!

Douro Valley

River Douro vineyardThis place is in the northeast of Portugal.

Cruises in Douro Rabelo boats

Douro Valley

Portugal has fantastic beaches!

Figueira da Foz, the queen of the beaches!

Barra, Aveiro. Centre of the country.

Algarve, south of Portugal.

Typical Portuguese Food

Pastéis de Nata

Egg

candies

Portuguese

«Cozido»

Cod fish

There are 1000 ways of

cooking cod fish.

Sardines

Ovos Moles

Moliceiro from Aveiro

It was a long boat used to collect moliço

and transport it to the fields. The moliço was used to fertilize

land.

Portugal was known as the country of

Fado, Fátima

and Football…

FADO

Fado is a musical style from Coimbra and Lisbon.

A Guitarra portuguesa (the Portuguese guitar)

It´s funny that the “guitarraportuguesa” was invented in England in the eighteenth century. It derived from cistre.

Cistre English guitar

Fadistas (fado players and singers)

Carlos Paredes

Mariza

José Afonso

Catholic religion

Fátima is a very famous

pilgrimage place located in Portugal.

Futebol = football

Eusébio was one of the best football players all over the world. Unfortunately, he died January2014

Ronaldo and Mourinho are two other ambassadors.

Ronaldo won the FIFA Golden Ball 2013

Mourinho is one ofthe best coaches in the world.

Christmas Festivals

This is the family ritual. People gather and pass a nice time together.

This is the time to enjoy some traditional food:Baked cod, rice pudding, king-cake (“bolo-rei”).

The Christmas tree in Lisbon

CarnivalFestival

One of our traditions is carnival. These are “caretos”.

Typical Portuguese houses

“Palheiros”: fishermen housesfrom Aveiro

Houses from Santana, Madeira Alentejo houses (south ofPortugal)

Stone houses from Beira Interior Stone houses from Beira Alta

Tilehomes, Aveiro

The highest point in PortugalSerra da Estrela, 1993 mt. The tower is 7 mt high, soit is 2000 mt total.

History

The biggest Portuguese contribute to mankind was discovering new worlds in Africa, Asia, and America – Brasil, Patagonia, Good Hope Cape, India, China and Japan, and Australia ( we built the ocean internet!).Also Cristovão Columbo was married in Portugal and lived here many years –In Porto Santo, Madeira.

D. Henrique, the major driver of the discoveries

Writers

Fernando Pessoa, the poet from Lisbon.

José Saramago, our Nobel prize.

Luís de Camões, one of the best writers in the world. A kind of Shakespeare!!

Saint Anthony of Padua, (born Fernando Martins de Bulhões;

15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231), also known as Anthony of Lisbon,

was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order.

Though he died in Padua, Italy, he was born and raised in Lisbon.

Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert

knowledge of scripture.

About Portalegre

Where is Portalegre?We are from Portalegre, in Portugal.Our city is in the centre

of the country, near the Spanish border.

Important places

“Mosteiro de S. Bernardo”

“Sé Catedral”

“Castelo de Portalegre”

“Fábrica Robinson”

José Régio

José Régio was a famous poet

who lived in Portalegre. Our school

received his name to

honour him.

Agrupamento nº1 de Portalegre

This is our main school: E. B. 2, 3 José Régio Portalegre.

is a Cloister of 8 schools, with students from 3 to 15 years old.

Escola Básica 2,3 José Régio in

Portalegre is a middle school. We have a

total of 72 teachers and 483 students.

The school is situated in Alentejo –

center/south of Portugal

Our main school

We believe it is essential that we all co-

operate as European citizens and share good

practice for the benefit of our children who

are growing up in an ever changing world.

Our school

Conference/Studyt

Japonese visited Alentejo in the 15th Century

The End

Portugal is a beautiful country, VISIT US !!!