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Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, overlooking the Tagus river

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. Mainland Portugal is located on the southwestern portion of the Iberian Peninsula, and bordered by Spain to the north and east. Portugal also includes the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The country has a population of 11.4 million, and Lisbon, its capital, is the largest city. Portugal's internal waters and territorial sea together account for two-fifths of its territory, and its exclusive economic zone is one of Europe's largest, while its terrain contains a diverse range of landscapes and regional climates.

The western Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited since prehistory, with the earliest signs of settlement dating to between 5500 BC and 5300 BC. Muslims had occupied the Iberian Peninsula since 711. As a result of the Reconquista against them, Portugal was established as a county of the Kingdom of León in 868 and formally as a kingdom in 1179. During the Age of Discovery, the kingdom made several advancements in nautical science and maritime exploration to discover new territories and sea routes, which led to the establishment of the Portuguese Empire. The kingdom became a republic in 1910, before becoming a dictatorship in 1926, whose 1974 overthrow enabled democracy to be established in 1976.

Portugal is a unitary republic and multi-party representative democracy with four separate sovereignty organs: president, government, parliament, and judiciary. It has a unicameral national legislature known as the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República). Portugal is divided into seven mainland regions and two autonomous overseas regions, though it remains a highly centralised country. (Full article...)

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Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira, is an autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean about 805 km (500 miles) southwest of mainland Portugal. Together with the Azores, it is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal and a special territory of the European Union. It is the southernmost point and region of Portugal.

Madeira is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of the Canary Islands, Spain, 520 kilometres (320 mi) west of Morocco and 805 kilometres (500 mi) southwest of mainland Portugal. Madeira sits on the African tectonic plate, but is culturally, politically and ethnically associated with Europe, with its population predominantly descended from Portuguese settlers. Its population was 251,060 in 2021. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, on the main island's south coast. (Full article...)

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The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-breaking, catastrophic, and deadly Atlantic hurricane season. It is the second-costliest hurricane season, just behind the 2017 season. It featured 28 tropical and subtropical storms, which was previously the most recorded in a hurricane season until the 2020 season. The United States National Hurricane Center named 27 storms, exhausting the annual pre-designated list, requiring the use of six Greek letter names, and adding an additional unnamed subtropical storm during a post-season re-analysis. A record 15 storms attained hurricane status, with maximum sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119 km/h). Of those, a record seven became major hurricanes, rated Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale. Four storms of this season became Category 5 hurricanes, the most of any season on record.

The four Category 5 hurricanes during the season were Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. In July, Emily reached peak intensity in the Caribbean Sea, becoming the first Category 5 hurricane of the season, later weakening and striking Mexico twice. It was the first Category 5 hurricane recorded in the month of July and was the earliest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record, until Hurricane Beryl surpassed the record in July 2024. In August, Katrina reached peak winds in the Gulf of Mexico but weakened by the time it struck the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The most devastating effects of the season were felt on the Gulf Coast of the United States, where Katrina's storm surge crippled New Orleans, Louisiana, for weeks and devastated the Mississippi coastline. Katrina became the costliest U.S. hurricane, leaving $125 billion in damage and 1,392 deaths. Rita followed in September, reaching peak intensity in the Gulf of Mexico before weakening and hitting near the border of Texas and Louisiana. The season's strongest hurricane, Wilma, became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, as measured by barometric pressure. Lasting for ten days in October, Wilma moved over Cozumel, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Florida, causing over $22 billion in damage and 52 deaths. (Full article...)

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Image 1Aroeira 3 skull of 400,000 year old Homo heidelbergensis.
The oldest trace of human history in Portugal. (from History of Portugal)
Image 2Distribution of Germanic place names across the Iberian peninsula. Darker shades indicate higher concentration. (from History of Portugal)
Image 3The main language areas in Iberia, c. 300 BC. (from History of Portugal)
Image 4Portuguese guitars (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 5Mértola's former mosque was transformed into a church in 1238. (from History of Portugal)
Image 6António, Prior of Crato (from History of Portugal)
Image 7Gomes da Costa and his troops march victorious into Lisbon on 6 June 1926. (from History of Portugal)
Image 8Carnival parade in Loulé, Algarve region. (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 9Detail of the Saint Vincent Panels, by Nuno Gonçalves (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 10A bride and her groom in the carnival of Lazarim, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 11John IV of Portugal (from History of Portugal)
Image 12Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba (from History of Portugal)
Image 13The Roman Provinces Lusitania and Gallaecia, after the reorganization of Diocletian AD 298 (from History of Portugal)
Image 14Dolmen of Cerqueira, Sever do Vouga (from History of Portugal)
Image 15Example of Castræ round houses, Citânia de Briteiros (from History of Portugal)
Image 16The frontispiece of the 1826 Portuguese Constitution featuring King-Emperor Pedro IV and his daughter Queen Maria II (from History of Portugal)
Image 17Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) (from History of Portugal)
Image 18Visigothic kingdom in Iberia from 625 to 711 (from History of Portugal)
Image 19The 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 20Portuguese colonies in Africa by the time of the Colonial War. (from History of Portugal)
Image 21The Roman province of Hispania as occupied by the barbarian peoples c. 409–429 (from History of Portugal)
Image 22Monument 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 23Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (from History of Portugal)
Image 24Caretos in the carnival of Podence, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 25Rooster of Barcelos, the iconic Portuguese souvenir (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 26Portuguese 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 27Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal, Count of Oeiras (from History of Portugal)
Image 28António de Oliveira Salazar, dictator between 1932 and 1968. (from History of Portugal)
Image 29The 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 30Gil Vicente, 16th-century Portuguese playwright (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 31Monarchist counter-revolutionary soldiers holding the flag of the monarchy after the capture of Porto in 1919. (from History of Portugal)
Image 32Map of Brazil issued by Portuguese explorers in 1519 (from History of Portugal)
Image 33Hispania c. 560: Suebi territory with its capital in Braga (blue); Visigothic territory with its capital in Toledo (olive green); Byzantine Empire territory (orange) (from History of Portugal)
Image 34Natural cork bags. (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 35Most of Portugal and Spain as Caliphate of Córdoba circa 929 to 1031. (from History of Portugal)
Image 36The Battle of Guararapes (from History of Portugal)
Image 37Vasco da Gama landing in Kerala, India (from History of Portugal)
Image 38"Festa da Coca" during the Corpus Christi celebration, in Monção, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 39Al-Andalus Province of Umayyad caliphate in 750. (from History of Portugal)
Image 40Portuguese rejoice during the 1975 Carnation Revolution. (from History of Portugal)
Image 41This 1755 copper engraving shows the ruins of Lisbon in flames and a tsunami overwhelming the ships in the harbor. (from History of Portugal)
Image 42Maios celebration in Madeira island (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 43Chocalheiro of Bemposta (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 44Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 45 Flute player of Podence (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 46Typical Portuguese filigree heart shaped pendant, an iconic item in Portuguese fashion and design. (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 47Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar, built in the 3rd millennium BC (from History of Portugal)
Image 48Megalithic spirals, cromlech near Évora (from History of Portugal)
Image 49"Levantamento do mastro" in Fonte Arcada, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
Image 50Caliphate disintegrated into small Taifas kingdoms in 1031. (from History of Portugal)

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Vasco Santana in A Canção de Lisboa

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Ruins of St. John the Baptist Church in Andheri, built by the Portuguese Jesuits in 1579.

Bombay, also called Bom Bahia or Bom Baim in Indo-Portuguese creole, and Mumbai in the local language; is the financial and commercial capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world. It's also the cosmopolitan city centre of the Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area, and the cultural base of the Bollywood film industry. At the time of the arrival of the Portuguese Armadas, Bombay was an archipelago of seven islands. Between the third century BCE and 1348, the islands came under the control of successive Hindu dynasties. The Delhi Sultanate had been ruling the area, along with Chaul, New Bombay, (Thana), and Damaon; with the local administration at Bassein (Vasai) since the raids of Malik Kafur in the Konkan region and across the Indian subcontinent. This territory in North Konkan, along with the Bombay islands were later taken over by the Sultan of Guzerat from 1391 to 1534, when he had declared the end of his suzerainty to Delhi, after the Timurid invasion of it. Growing apprehensive of the power of the Moghal emperor Humayun, Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat was obliged to sign the Treaty of Bassein on 23 December 1534; according to which, the Seven Islands of Bombay, Fort San Sebastian of Bassein in the strategic town of Bassein (Vasai), and its dependencies were offered to the Portuguese East Indies. The places were only later officially surrendered on 25 October 1535, by the Sultan of Guzerat.

The Portuguese in Goa-Anjediva and Bombay-Bassein were actively involved in the foundation and growth of their Latin Christian religion in Bombay and the neighbouring area. They called the island by various names, which finally took the written form Bom Baim, when the islands were leased to several Portuguese officers during their regime. Portuguese Franciscans and Jesuits built several churches in and around Bombay (Mumbai); the prominent ones are the St. Michael's Church at Mahim, St. John the Baptist Church at Andheri, St. Andrew's Church, the Basilica of Mount Bandra (Bombay) at Bandra, the Gloria Church at Byculla, & the Holy Spirit Church Nandakhal at Virar. The Portuguese also built several fortifications around the city, like the Bombay Castle, Castella de Aguada (Castelo da Aguada or Bandra Fort) and Madh Fort. (Full article...)

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Anthony of Padua by Francisco de Zurbarán, 1627–1630

Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon (born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor. (Full article...)

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Lisbon Oceanarium, a marine biology museum and one of the largest aquariums in the world.

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...that a study on chemical analysis by Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a Portuguese military officer, scientist and statesman of the 19th century, motivated a special answer-like report by two of the most prestigious scientists of the time: Jean-Antoine Chaptal and Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac?

...that the Mafra National Palace was built during the reign of King John V of Portugal, in consequence of a vow he made, promising to build a convent if his wife, the Queen Mary Anne of Austria, gave him descendants.

...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
Faneca (Trisopterus luscus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-29, DD 43
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 Isabel of Portugal in front of the Prado in 1829 by Bernardo López y piquer
Moma amarilla (Tripterygion delaisi), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-20, DD 29
Moma amarilla (Tripterygion delaisi), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-29, DD 32
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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 roca (Mullus surmuletus), 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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Vagueta (Symphodus mediterraneus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-19, DD 60
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Anémona de mar común (Anemonia viridis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 07
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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
Faneca (Trisopterus luscus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-29, DD 43
Gusano de fuego (Hermodice carunculata), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 45
Hoverfly January 2008-6
Iberian Peninsula antique map
Iglesia de San Ildefonso, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 01
Jorge Aguiar 1492 MR
Kiwifruit cross section
Lagoa do Capitão com montanha do pico
Lang's short tail blue (Leptotes pirithous) male underside
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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (Web Summit)
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
Moma amarilla (Tripterygion delaisi), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-20, DD 29
Moma amarilla (Tripterygion delaisi), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-29, DD 32
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Puente Don Luis I, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 13
Salmonete de roca (Mullus surmuletus), 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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