Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (in Portuguese, República Portuguesa; pron. IPA ) is located in southwestern Europe, west parts of the Iberian Peninsula, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. In addition, Portugal includes two archipelagos in the Atlantic, Azores (Açores) and Madeira Islands.

Portugal has witnessed a constant flow of different civilizations during the past 3,100 years. Iberian, Tartessian, Celtic, Phoenician and Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Germanic (Suevi and Visigoth), Semitic (Arabic, Jewish, etc.), Moorish and other cultures have all made an imprint on the country's culture, history, language and ethnic make up. The naming of Portugal itself reveals most of the country's early history, stemming from the Roman name Portus Cale, possibly a Latin name mixed with other influences, meaning "Beautiful Port". During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power, its empire stretching from Brazil to the Indies.

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@7726 Happy New Year!!! Less than 8 hours in Portugal :)
30STMNoticias (Laura) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:14:08 -0000
@7726 Happy New Year!!! Less than 8 hours in Portugal :)
@artduszynski cheers! It still need to be picked, tho. Makes me want to work harder with my new T1i --I sort of already did in Portugal ;)
IxDiego (Diego Pulido) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:13:31 -0000
@artduszynski cheers! It still need to be picked, tho. Makes me want to work harder with my new T1i --I sort of already did in Portugal ;)
http://portugal.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7084&x=1
rrose663 (rachel rosenfeld) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:12:23 -0000
http://portugal.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7084&x=1
http://portugal.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7076&x=1
rrose663 (rachel rosenfeld) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:11:59 -0000
http://portugal.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7076&x=1
@jorgefiel está por demonstrar que o regionalismo fique mais barato. Em Portugal autonomia/regiões = + tachos e caciques (ex: madeira)
manyfaces (manyfaces) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:11:52 -0000
@jorgefiel está por demonstrar que o regionalismo fique mais barato. Em Portugal autonomia/regiões = + tachos e caciques (ex: madeira)
http://portugal.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7066&x=1
rrose663 (rachel rosenfeld) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:11:41 -0000
http://portugal.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7066&x=1

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