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Portuguese flag

Portugal is situated in the south-west of Europe

Portugal has got Spain at North and East frontier. Atlantic Ocean at South and West. Continental and insular portion.

Habitants - 10 million Area - 91.985 km2 Density: 108,81 habitants/km2 Capital Lisboa (Lisbon) Language Portuguese Religion CatholicLisboaMadeiraAoresTavira340km

Plancie alentejanaDouro vinhateiroCosta vicentinaAoresMadeiraEntrada de LisboaGersPraia da Nazar

Vestgios de dinossuriosArte Rupestre Foz CaAnta capela de S. Dinis - AlentejoMenir do OuteiroCromeleque dos Almendres vora

Povos pr-romanos - CeltasVaso gregoI b.C. V a.C. CenturiesCommercial contacts with Phoenicians, Greeks and CarthaginiansPonte de Trajano - ChavesTemplo de Diana - voraMosaico de MilreuRoman occupation

Islam occupation 711-1249MrtolaTaviraMulheres alentejanasBarbarian occupation Visigoths V - VIII centuriesCatedral da Egitnia Idanha-a-Velha

D. Afonso Henriques 1st Portuguese King Portugal is independent since 1143

Ocean Expansion 1415 1974 Empire divided by the four continents Convento de S. Francisco de Assis Ouro Preto Brasil Fortaleza de Diu IndiaFortaleza de Mazago Marrocos Cidade Velha de Santiago Cabo VerdeIgreja de S. Paulo Macau/ChinaBaslica Bom Jesus Goa/IndiaConvento de S. Francisco S. Salvador da Baia Brasil

50 years of dictatorship 1926 1974

1974 April 25 the democratic revolution

Colonies become independent1986 CEE member

SalazarMarcello Caetano

SanctuariesBom Jesus - BragaFtima

ChurchesLisboaCoimbravoraPortoAvanca

MonasteriesAlcobaaMafraBatalhaJernimosTomarTomar

FortressesbidosAlmourolBelmGuimares

PalacesRegaleira Sintra Mateus Vila RealPena Sintra Queluz

Cavalo LusitanoFadoTrajes estudantesCaves vinho do PortoPort wineTraje da Universidade de Coimbra

Pedro Hispano Papa Joo XXIFernando BulhoSanto AntnioEgas MonizAristides Sousa Mendes Fernando PessoaJos SaramagoVasco da Gama

LagosTaviraAlbufeiraFaroVila RealAlcoutimSilvesAljezurCastro Marim

OctopusDry Tuna fishSea foodSardinesclams

Escola Secundria 3EB Dr. Jorge Augusto Correia - Tavira Rua Lus de Cames 8800-415 Tavira

708 students100 teachers45 funcionariesGeneral secondary schoolTechnicalSchoolNocturneEducationAdults competence certification

Comenius teamOctober 2009

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