portuguese culture

HISTORY

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TRADITIONS‘Santos Populares’ ‘São Martinho’

Miracle of the rose

Folk dance

TRADITIONAL MUSIC• Fado is a Portuguese music style. The intruments used

are the classical guitar (viola) and the Portuguese guitar.

• The word fado comes from Latin fatum, which means "fate“

TRADITIONAL MUSIC

• Fado began to be sung in "Fado Houses" in Alfama, Castelo, Mouraria, Bairro Alto and Madragoa.

• Fado is an expression of feelings.

• It was considered World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

LITERATURE

Gil Vicente Luís de Camões

Eça de Queiroz

Fernando Pessoa José Saramago

LEISURE

BEACHES

Guincho

Odeceixe, Algarve

Zambujeira do Mar, Alentejo

São Jacinto, AveiroNazaré

Praia Grande, Sintra

SURFING

EriceiraNazaré

Vasco Ribeiro, Portuguese surfer

Carrapateira Santa Cruz

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SUMMER FESTIVALS

TOURISM

SPORTS

Football is the most popular sport in Portugal.

Benfica, Porto and Sporting are the most popular clubs with the highest number of fans.

OLYMPIC ATHLETES

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE SINGERS

Name: Amália da Piedade Rodrigues (Queen of fado)

(July 23, 1920- October 6, 1999)

Birthplace: LisbonOccupations: Singer, actressGenre: Fado

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE SINGERS

Name: Marisa dos Reis NunesBorn : December 16, 1973 (39 years)

Origin: Lourenço Marques (Maputo)

Occupation: Singer

Genres: Fado, R&B, Gospel, Morna

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE: SINGERS

Name: AureaAge: 26 ( born September 7 , 1987)

Birthplace: Santiago do Cacém

Occupation: Singer

Genres: Pop, Reggae, Soul, Blues

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE SINGERS

Name: Ricardo Ventura da Costa - Richie CampbellAge : 27 (November 25, 1986)

Birthplace: Lisbon

Occupation: Singer

Genres: Reggae, Soul

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE MODEL

Name: Sara SampaioAge: 22 (July 21, 1991)

Birthplace: Oporto

Occupations: Model (Victoria's Secret, Calzedonia, magazines: GQ, Elle, Vogue, Glamour)

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE ACTRESS

Name: Daniela RuahAge: 29 (December 2, 1983)

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts (Portuguese-American)

Occupation: Actress (NCIS: Los Angeles)

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE SPORTSMEN

Name: Eusébio da Silva Ferreira - Black Panther, the Black Pearl, or The KingAge: 71 (January 25, 1942)

Birthplace: Lourenço Marques (Maputo), Mozambique

Occupation: Retired football player (one of the best football players of all times)

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE SPORTSMEN

Name: José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix – The Special OneAge: 50 (January 26, 1963 )

Birthplace: Setúbal

Occupation: Chelsea manager

FAMOUS PORTUGUESE: SPORTS

Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro – CR7Born February 5, 1985 (28 years)

Origin Funchal

Occupations Football player / model

INTERESTING FACTS• The oldest bookshop in the world

is in Chiado.

• The character James Bond was created in Casino Estoril.

• We abolished slavery in 1751 more than a century before the USA.

• We invented the prepaid card for mobile phones and a device to pay the toll automatically