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Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, overlooking the Tagus river

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. On the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the least densely populated regions of Europe. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto, the Algarve and Madeira.

One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times. The territory was inhabited by the Celtic and Iberian peoples, such as the Lusitanians, the Gallaecians, the Celtici, Turduli, and the Conii. These peoples had some commercial and cultural contact with Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Carthaginians. It was later ruled by the Romans, followed by the invasions of Germanic peoples together with the Alans, and later the Moors, who were eventually expelled during the Reconquista. First founded as a county within the Kingdom of León in 868, Portugal formally became an independent kingdom with the Treaty of Zamora in 1143.

During the 15th and 16th centuries Portugal led the Age of Discovery and established one of the longest-lived maritime and commercial empires, becoming one of the main economic and political powers of the time. By the early 19th century, events such as the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the resulting independence of Brazil in 1822 led to a marked decay of Portugal's prior opulence. This was followed by the civil war between liberal constitutionalists and conservative absolutists over royal succession from 1828 to 1834. The 1910 revolution deposed Portugal's monarchy, and established the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic, later superseded by the authoritarian regimes of Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) and Estado Novo (New State). Democracy was restored after the Carnation Revolution (1974), ending the Portuguese Colonial War and eventually losing its remaining colonial possessions. ( Full article...)

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Chaves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃavɨʃ] ) is a city and a municipality in the north of Portugal. It is 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín (Spain). The population of the entire municipality in 2011 was 41,243, in an area of 591.23 km². The municipality is the second most populous of the district of Vila Real (the district capital, Vila Real, is 60 km south on the A24 motorway). With origins in the Roman civitas Aquæ Flaviæ, Chaves has developed into a regional center. The urban area or city proper has 17,535 residents (2001). ( Full article...)

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Dom Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834) was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil, where he was known as "the Liberator". As King Dom Pedro IV, he reigned briefly over Portugal, where he also became known as "the Liberator" as well as "the Soldier King". Born in Lisbon, Pedro I was the fourth child of King Dom John VI of Portugal and Queen Carlota Joaquina, and thus a member of the House of Braganza. When the country was invaded by French troops in 1807, he and his family fled to Portugal's largest and wealthiest colony, Brazil.

The outbreak of the Liberal Revolution of 1820 in Lisbon compelled Pedro I's father to return to Portugal in April 1821, leaving him to rule Brazil as regent. He had to deal with challenges from revolutionaries and insubordination by Portuguese troops, all of which he subdued. The Portuguese government's threat to revoke the political autonomy that Brazil had enjoyed since 1808 was met with widespread discontent in Brazil. Pedro I chose the Brazilian side and declared Brazil's independence from Portugal on 7 September 1822. On 12 October, he was acclaimed Brazilian emperor and by March 1824 had defeated all armies loyal to Portugal. A few months later, Pedro I crushed the short-lived Confederation of the Equator, a failed secession attempt by provincial rebels in Brazil's northeast. ( Full article...)

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Image 1A bride and her groom in the carnival of Lazarim, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 2Portuguese colonies in Africa by the time of the Colonial War. (from History of Portugal)
Image 3 Chocalheiro of Bemposta (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 4 Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal, Count of Oeiras (from History of Portugal)
Image 5Iberian Peninsula c. 560. Suebi territory with its capital in Braga (blue); Visigothic territory with its capital in Toledo (green) (from History of Portugal)
Image 6Ferdinand Magellan ( Fernão de Magalhães) (from History of Portugal)
Image 7Example of Castræ round houses, Citânia de Briteiros (from History of Portugal)
Image 8 Mértola's former mosque was transformed into a church in 1238. (from History of Portugal)
Image 9Carnival parade in Loulé, Algarve region. (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 10 Al-Andalus Province of Ummayad caliphate in 750. (from History of Portugal)
Image 11Map of Spain and Portugal showing the conquest of Hispania from 220 B.C. to 19 B.C. and provincial borders. It is based on other maps; the territorial advances and provincial borders are illustrative. (from History of Portugal)
Image 12Typical Portuguese filigree heart shaped pendant, an iconic item in Portuguese fashion and design. (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 13 Flute player of Podence (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 14The arrival of the Portuguese in Japan, the first Europeans to reach it, initiating the Nanban ("southern barbarian") period of active commercial and cultural exchange between Japan and the West. (from History of Portugal)
Image 15Portuguese rejoice during the 1975 Carnation Revolution. (from History of Portugal)
Image 16Map of Brazil issued by Portuguese explorers in 1519 (from History of Portugal)
Image 17 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (from History of Portugal)
Image 18The frontispiece of the 1826 Portuguese Constitution featuring King-Emperor Pedro IV and his daughter Queen Maria II (from History of Portugal)
Image 19Megalithic spirals, cromlech near Évora (from History of Portugal)
Image 20Detail of the Saint Vincent Panels, by Nuno Gonçalves (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 21The Battle of Guararapes (from History of Portugal)
Image 22 Visigothic kingdom in Iberia from 625 to 711 (from History of Portugal)
Image 23This 1755 copper engraving shows the ruins of Lisbon in flames and a tsunami overwhelming the ships in the harbor. (from History of Portugal)
Image 24Natural cork bags. (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 25Maios celebration in Madeira island [1] (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 26 Gil Vicente, 16th-century Portuguese playwright (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 27Areas of the Roman province of Hispania occupied by the barbarian people c. 409-429 (from History of Portugal)
Image 28Vasco da Gama landing in Kerala, India (from History of Portugal)
Image 29The Roman Provinces Lusitania and Gallaecia, after the reorganization of Diocletian AD 298 (from History of Portugal)
Image 30Monument of Pelagius at Covadonga where he won the Battle of Covadonga and initiated the Christian Reconquista of Iberia from the Islamic Moors. (from History of Portugal)
Image 31"Levantamento do mastro" in Fonte Arcada, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 32Monarchist counter-revolutionary soldiers holding the flag of the monarchy after the capture of Porto in 1919. (from History of Portugal)
Image 33" Festa da Coca" during the Corpus Christi celebration, in Monção, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 34 Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba (from History of Portugal)
Image 35Dolmen of Cerqueira, Sever do Vouga (from History of Portugal)
Image 36 Gomes da Costa and his troops march victorious into Lisbon on 6 June 1926. (from History of Portugal)
Image 37The neighborhood of Parque das Nações, in Lisbon, where was held the 1998 World Exposition, is a symbol of the economic modernization and development of Portugal in the late 20th century. (from History of Portugal)
Image 38John IV of Portugal (from History of Portugal)
Image 39 António, Prior of Crato (from History of Portugal)
Image 40 Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 41The main language areas in Iberia, circa 300 BC. (from History of Portugal)
Image 42 Caretos in the carnival of Podence, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 43Caliphate disintegrated into small Taifas kingdoms in 1031. (from History of Portugal)
Image 44 Aroeira 3 skull of 400,000 year old Homo heidelbergensis.
The oldest trace of human history in Portugal. (from History of Portugal)
Image 45Portuguese discoveries and explorations: first arrival places and dates; main Portuguese spice trade routes in the Indian Ocean (blue); territories of the Portuguese Empire under King John III rule (1521–1557) (green). The disputed discovery of Australia is not shown. (from History of Portugal)
Image 46 Rooster of Barcelos, the iconic Portuguese souvenir (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 47Most of Portugal and Spain as Caliphate of Córdoba circa 929 to 1031. (from History of Portugal)
Image 48 Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar, built in the 3rd millennium BCE (from History of Portugal)

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Vasco Santana in A Canção de Lisboa

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Caldas da Rainha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaldɐʒ ðɐ ʁɐˈiɲɐ] ^ⓘ) is a medium-sized Portuguese city in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the district of Leiria. The city serves as the seat of the larger municipality of the same name and of the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste (OesteCIM, Intermunicipal Community of the West). At the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 51,729 in an area of 255.69 square kilometres (98.72 sq mi), with 30,343 residing in the city. Although the city itself lies about 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) inland, three of the municipality's civil parishes lie on the Atlantic Ocean. Caldas da Rainha is best known for its sulphurous hot springs and ceramic pottery.

The settlement was founded in the 15th century by Queen Leonor (Rainha Dona Leonor), who established a hospital and a church at the site of some therapeutic hot springs. The Hospital Termal Rainha D. Leonor (Queen Leonor Spring Water Hospital, or Thermal Hospital) is the oldest purpose-built institution of its kind in the world, with five centuries of history. The city's name, often shortened to simply "Caldas", can be translated as "Queen's Hot Springs", "Queen's Spa", or "Queen's Baths". ( Full article...)

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Potrait by Colijn de Coter, c. 1515-17.

Manuel I (European Portuguese: [mɐnuˈɛl]; 31 May 1469 – 13 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( Portuguese: O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire owing to the numerous Portuguese discoveries made during his reign. His sponsorship of Vasco da Gama led to the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India in 1498, resulting in the creation of the Portuguese India Armadas, which guaranteed Portugal's monopoly on the spice trade. Manuel began the Portuguese colonization of the Americas and Portuguese India, and oversaw the establishment of a vast trade empire across Africa and Asia.

Manuel established the Casa da Índia, a royal institution that managed Portugal's monopolies and its imperial expansion. He financed numerous famed Portuguese navigators, including Pedro Álvares Cabral (who discovered Brazil), Afonso de Albuquerque (who established Portuguese hegemony in the Indian Ocean), among numerous others. The income from Portuguese trade monopolies and colonized lands made Manuel the wealthiest monarch in Europe, allowing him to be one of the great patrons of the Portuguese Renaissance, which produced many significant artistic and literary achievements. Manuel patronized numerous Portuguese intellectuals, including playwright Gil Vicente (called the father of Portuguese and Spanish theatre). The Manueline style, considered Portugal's national architecture, is named for the king. ( Full article...)

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A Portuguese F-84 being loaded with amunition in the 60's, at the Luanda Air Base, during the Portuguese Colonial War

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...that Nuno José de Moura Barreto (pictured), Duke of Loulé was President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Portugal three times?

...that in 2000 a stork caused a major power outage in Portugal (at least it was the official explanation)?

...that the Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes relevant services for Portugal, in the country or in foreign ones, in the expansion of the Portuguese culture, its history, and its values?

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Anémona de mar común (Anemonia viridis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 07
Anémona incrustante amarilla (Parazoanthus axinellae), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-20, DD 49
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Erizo de mar violáceo (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 40
Espirógrafo (Bispira volutacornis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 43
Espirógrafo (Sabella spallanzanii), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 70
Estrella roja del Mediterráneo (Echinaster sepositus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-31, DD 79
Gusano de fuego (Hermodice carunculata), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 45
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Iglesia de San Ildefonso, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 01
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Maria I, Queen of Portugal - Giuseppe Troni, atribuído (Turim, 1739-Lisboa, 1810) - Google Cultural Institute
Maria Isabel of Portugal in front of the Prado in 1829 by Bernardo López y piquer
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Pez ballesta (Balistes capriscus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 24
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Puente Don Luis I, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 13
Salmonete de fango (Mullus barbatus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 59
Sepia común (Sepia officinalis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 62
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Alcobaça October 2021-1
Anémona de mar común (Anemonia viridis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 07
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Azulejos Parque Eduardo VII-2
Batalha September 2021-2
Campilhas March 2015-1a
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Erizo de mar violáceo (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 40
Espirógrafo (Bispira volutacornis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 43
Espirógrafo (Sabella spallanzanii), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 70
Estrella roja del Mediterráneo (Echinaster sepositus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-31, DD 79
Gusano de fuego (Hermodice carunculata), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 45
Iberian Peninsula antique map
Iglesia de San Ildefonso, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 01
Lagoa do Capitão com montanha do pico
Lang's short tail blue (Leptotes pirithous) male underside
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Maria I, Queen of Portugal - Giuseppe Troni, atribuído (Turim, 1739-Lisboa, 1810) - Google Cultural Institute
Maria Isabel of Portugal in front of the Prado in 1829 by Bernardo López y piquer
POR-4-Imperial Treasury-2400 Reis (1798-99)
Pez ballesta (Balistes capriscus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 24
Porto Covo pano April 2009-4
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Portugal 1729 8 Escudos
Puente Don Luis I, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 13
Salmonete de fango (Mullus barbatus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 59
Sepia común (Sepia officinalis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 62
Sintra Portugal Palácio da Pena-01
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Torre Belém April 2009-4a

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