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Portugal (i/ˈpɔrtʃʉɡəl/, por-tshoo-gəl; Portuguese: Portugal, IPA: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country located in Southwestern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. Apart from continental Portugal, the Portuguese Republic holds sovereignty over the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira, which are autonomous regions of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city, Porto, whose Latin name was Portus Cale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal
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Video tour: West, Lisboa, Gastronomy and Music
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Cod Fishing and Cod gastronomyCod Fishing in Portuguese culture
The history of cod fishing by the Portuguese (often referred to by “faina”) appears for the first time referenced in 1353, when Pedro I and Edward II of England establish a fisheries agreement for Lisbon and Oporto fishermen could fish for cod on the back of England for 50 years. The need for this agreement suggests that this activity has been performed in previous years, justifying the need to manage this activity in relations between the two kingdoms. There are records that have been the Normans to transmit the knowledge of Atlantic coastal peoples browsing, however wouldn't be even the cod fish of choice in the Centre of all this commercial activity. (...) see file below
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Fado - The Portuguese Soul
Fado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaðu], "destiny, fate") is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that "the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best. But even that information was frequently modified within the generational transmission process that made it reach us today."[1] In popular belief, fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a characteristic sentiment of resignation, fatefulness and melancholia (loosely captured by the word saudade, or "longing"). However, although the origins are difficult to trace, today fado is regarded, by many, as simply a form of song which can be about anything, but must follow a certain structure. The music is usually linked to the Portuguese word saudadewhich symbolizes the feeling of loss (a permanent, irreparable loss and its consequent lifelong damage). Famous singers of fado include Amália Rodrigues, Carlos do Carmo, Mariza, Mafalda Arnauth, Ana Moura and Cristina Branco.
On 27 November 2011, Fado was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[2]
On 27 November 2011, Fado was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[2]
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