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	Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.
		Portugal traces its emergence as a nation to 24 June 1128, with the Battle of São Mamede by Afonso I of the House of Burgundy.
		Portugal developed an increasingly service-based economy and it was one of the eleven founding countries of the Euro in 1999, with very restrictive criteria, and began circulating the new currency on January 1, 2002 along with eleven other EU members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portugal (8671 words)

	Portugal - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Portugal's subsequent decline was at least partially due to its adoption of a fanatically orthodox Roman Catholicism, largely under the influence of Spain.
		Portugal then became a battleground in the struggle between the French and the British during the Peninsular War, until the French were finally ousted from Portugal in 1811.
		The constitution established Portugal as a corporative state, somewhat along the lines of Fascist Italy, and although social conditions were improved, this was at the cost of personal liberties.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Portugal (3775 words)

	Lisa's Adventures in Sevilla: Finally going to another European country...Portugal day 1
		One day she awoke with a brilliant idea, "I shall venture to Spain!" Completely inspired, she enrolled in a study abroad program and soon embarked on her journey to Spain where many adventures awaited her.
		Portugal, of course, is known for its fish, and especially its bacalao (cod).
		Portugal is also known for its pastries so I got a sweet bread with toast coconut on top.
	spanishlisa.blogspot.com /2006/02/finally-going-to-another-european.html (2682 words)

	Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery - Portugal
		The Portuguese Republic [map] is located in SW Europe on the western side of the Iberian Peninsula and includes the Madeira Islands and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.
		Portugal is a country of destination for women, men, and children trafficked from Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Romania, and Brazil for the purposes of sexual exploitation, forced labor and begging.
		Portugal is also sometimes used as a transit point for victims en route to other European countries.
	gvnet.com /humantrafficking/Portugal.htm (614 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Portugal
		Sparks of Portugal’s past can be found in the remote mountain villages, where the some of the last remaining Marrano communities can still be found practicing Jewish rituals behind closed doors, fear of persecutions still looming.
		King Joao II of Portugal allowed them to enter because he was preparing for war against the Moors and wanted to take advantage of their wealth and expertise in weapon-making.
		Following the revolution in Portugal in 1974 and the ensuing unrest, about half of Portugal’s Jewish population left the country and immigrated to Israel, Brazil, Canada and the U.S. Today there are about 600 Jews living in Portugal, as well as a Marrano community numbering close to 100 individuals.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Portugal.html (3316 words)

	Holidays & Festivals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Portugal has a remarkable number of spectacular festivals and celebrations, including the Holy Week Festival; the Festas de São João (Oporto, 24 June), when everyone dances through the streets and the Feira de São Martinho (Golegã, November), which showcases all manner of horses, riding contests and bullfights.
		In Portugal, the bulls are tackled and wrestled to a standstill, but not killed in the arena.
		On the 12th there is a candlelight procession and on the 13th is the most important day when devotees and pilgrims from around the world congregate at the sanctuary to mark the anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to the shepards in 1917.
	www.nik-las.com /portugal/fest.htm (1051 words)

	Expatriates in Portugal » Liberty Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos) was an almost bloodless left-leaning revolution started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy at the end of a two year process of a communist dominated military administration.
		Freedom Day on April 25 is one of the major holidays in Portugal, usually a day of celebration and joy, though some right-wing sectors of population still regard the developments after the coup d’état as pernicious for the country.
		Portugal was poor because of the colonial wars which soaked up both money and lives.
	expat.drzeus.net /index.php?p=59 (862 words)

	Renseignements internationaux - Portugal Country Commercial Guide FY 2004: Business Travel
		Portugal is a country in transition culturally as well as economically.
		Portugal has direct airline connections from Lisbon with all the major cities in the European Union, New York, Boston and Newark in the United States, a number of Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, and with the major cities in Brazil.
		Portugal is a fully "wired" country with regard to communications, making available all the services found anywhere else in Europe: long-distance calls on Stateside credit cards; cellular telephones (can be rented from Vodafone at the airport departures area); video-conferencing in state-of-the-art facilities; Internet services; e-mail, etc.
	strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/fr/gr120743f.html (726 words)

	Portugal - Gurupedia
		Mainland Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and the
		One of which, the Suevi, stopped fighting and founded a kingdom whose domains was, approximately, in today's Portugal, they fixed their capital in Bracara.
		Because Philip II of Spain was the son of a Portuguese princess, Spain invaded Portugal and the Spanish ruler became Philip I of Portugal in 1580.
	www.gurupedia.com /p/po/portugal.htm (4142 words)

	Portugal Day 2005 \| Clapham Festival 2005 \| events in Lambeth 2005 \| by Tessa Batacharia
		June 12 marks "Day of Portugal" in support of South London's strong Portuguese community.
		For a day of everything Portuguese including live music, dance and food head down to Kennington Park and join in with the celebrations.
		If you haven't already planned your holidays for this summer, then Day of Portugal may be just the cheap ticket you need to go abroad without even leaving South London.
	www.mychelsea.net /chelsea/community-day-of-portugal.htm (186 words)

	Portuguese Tours
		The 11 day Portugal Tour will also allow you to explore the Alentejo with by stopping in Evora, an historic and quaint town as well as Algarve and its coastline of beaches and Mourish architectural influence.
		Portugal’s imperial ambitions date back to Prince Henry the Navigator’s 15th-century discoveries in West Africa and did not subside until the 1970s.
		Some of its inhabitants have reconverted to the belief of their ancestors who, during the dark days of the Inquisition, were forced to accept the Catholic religion.
	www.portugal.com /tours/portugal_tours.asp (1343 words)

	Portugal
		There is a maximum of 2 hours of paid overtime per day and 200 hours of overtime per year, with a minimum of 12 hours between workdays.
		Mafia organizations, primarily of Moldovan and Ukrainian origin, are present in the country and operate largely in the transportation and extortion of Central European manual laborers.
		Once at their destinations, they live in overcrowded, substandard "hostels." The traffickers offer them loans at very high interest rates and, for a fee, find them jobs at constructions sites or other industries, e.g., textile mills, woodworking or metal shops, and marble fabrication.
	www.erieri.co.uk /freedata/HRCodes/PORTUGAL.htm (1894 words)

	Portugal's day in the sun / The country has always been full of fruitful wine regions, but after generations of ...
		Portugal's day in the sun / The country has always been full of fruitful wine regions, but after generations of neglect, Portugal is finally figuring out how to create beautiful wines
		In Portugal it is consumed bone dry, but for export it often is slightly carbonated and sweetened by unfermented grape must blended into the wine.
		Hans Jorgensen's vineyard is in the Alentejo, in the deep south of Portugal.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/17/WI300470.DTL (3042 words)

	Portugal : Planning a Trip : When to Go \| Frommers.com
		Summer might be the most popular time to visit, but for the traveler who can chart his or her own course, spring and autumn are the most delectable seasons.
		The Feast Day of St. Anthony (June 13) is a public holiday in Lisbon, and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist (June 24) is a public holiday in Porto.
		On Assumption Eve and Day (Aug 14-15), the island's most important religious festival begins with devout worship and climaxes in an outburst of fun.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/portugal/0235020006.html (1238 words)

	Spain and Portugal Travel Tips
		Tipping is considered by locals to be a part of their normal remuneration and some may approach you for additional "compensation" There is no need to be intimidated by the request, nor should you feel pressured to pay more than recommended.
		Portugal: The Portuguese way of life is leisurely, and old-fashioned politeness is essential.
		Day of the Region of Murcia and Day of La Rioja
	www.gate1travel.com /spain-travel/Spain-Portugal-travel-tips.htm (1935 words)

	Herald Sun: Portugal declares day of mourning (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		PORTUGAL declared a day of mourning and politicians cut back election campaigning to mark the death of Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, the last of three children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary at Fatima.
		She is to be buried at the convent tomorrow and her remains will be transferred in a year to nearby Fatima, one of Catholicism's major pilgrimage sites.
		Portugal holds snap elections on Sunday but Santana Lopes' centre-right Social Democrats and their coalition partner the rightist Popular Party suspended their campaigns today and tomorrow because of the death.
	www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5478,12248641^1702,00.html (408 words)

	1 day tours portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Visit www.portugal-glance.com, and look through up-to minute suggetions with respect to not only 1 day tours portugal, but also Vila do Conde and Palace of the Dukes of Braganza.
		Besides, www.portugal-glance.com shall clear things up with respect to 1 day tours portugal and the full district next to Portugal and 1 day tours portugal.
		Portugal images are licensed from World66.com under, and are hereby subject to, the Creative Commons License.
	www.portugal-glance.com /Portugal-Europe/1-day-tours-portugal.html (183 words)

	Portugal Travel - Hotels, Sightseeing Tours, Attractions, Information
		Portugal has a rich seafaring past, superb beach resorts, wistful towns and a landscape wreathed in olive groves, vineyards and wheat fields.
		Lisbon is the type of city that you can try to sample in a day, but it takes much longer to truly appreciate all of its many and varied delights.
		Portugal abounds with romarias (religious pilgrimages), festas (festivals) and feiras (fairs) that bring whole towns to a standstill.
	www.hotel-club-net.com /portugal (988 words)

	Portugal - Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		April 25 is called Freedom Day and marks the Revolution of the Carnations in 1974, when Portugal shook off an oppressive regime.
		Labour Day on May 1 is a special day for workers and trade unions, celebrated with parades and speeches.
		Forty days before Good Friday is Carnival Day, a colourful and exciting celebration similar to Mardi Gras in Brazil.
	www.cp-pc.ca /english/portugal/holidays.html (291 words)

	Grand Tour of Portugal and Spain
		This Portugal and Spain tour takes you on a breathtaking journey through these two Iberian countries that, while neighbors, offer two completely distinct and unique cultures.
		Sightseeing in Porto includes a visit to the lavish 19th-century stock exchange, whose claim to fame is an Arabian Hall inspired by Granada's Alhambra.
		Look forward to two days of scenic eastbound travel along the ancient "Way of St.James." Morning break today is in Lugo.
	www.portugal.com /tours/spain/grand_tour.asp (1422 words)

	Mourinho: “I Will Definately Coach Portugal One Day” - FIFA World Cup 2006 - Portugal World Cup Team Blog
		The former FC Porto coach was asked if he had any interest in taking charge of the Selecçao one day.
		I will definitely coach Portugal one day.” This is delightful news to the Portuguese people, however, there are questions to be asked.
		Portugal does need any more help in disgracing itself at the National level (well, at least until Euro 2004).
	portugal.worldcupblog.org /group-d/mourinho-i-will-definately-coach-portugal-one-day.html (1223 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
		Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the European Community in 1986.
		Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over the territory of Olivenza based on a difference of interpretation of the 1815 Congress of Vienna and the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/po.html (1343 words)

	City of Toronto: City Proclamations
		Saturday, June 7, 2003, marks the annual Portugal Day Parade in Toronto; and
		Portugal Day Parade events are broadcast, both locally and internationally; and
		Toronto is in much need of the enthusiasm, positive media coverage and also the large number of visitors for the Portugal Day Parade.
	www.toronto.ca /proclamations/2003/proclamation_portugalday2003.htm (173 words)

	Luso Pages - Lisbon (Portugal) Day Trips
		Linger here for ten minutes to photograph the trams and the 18th-century architecture of the square, part of the reconstruction of the city after the 1755 earthquake.
		Where the Rua Aurea meets the square is where King Carlos of Portugal and his Crown Prince were assassinated as they passed in their carriage on 1 February, 1908, an event which presaged the Portuguese Revolution of 1910 and the establishment of a Republic..
		Sadly, these days the funiculars are covered in graffiti.
	www.luso.u-net.com /lisday.htm (2451 words)

	euro Travel prints: Portugal's Day - 10 June (1580)
		Portugal celebrates today its National Day - also known as Camões & the Communities Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died.
		Given that opportunity, let's go for this bet; to condense in one eyeglance as much layers of spatiotemporal history and datas as possible.
		A greek comment, in latin letters, about a Portugal's day post in the english language and written in Germany.
	eurotravelprints.blogspot.com /2005/06/portugals-day-10-june-1580.html (482 words)

	local Florists in Portugal Cove, (NL). find Portugal Cove Florists in Newfoundland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Some Portugal Cove florists will offer a Portugal Cove wedding selection online others will have a way to contact them in Portugal Cove through their floral web site on find a florist, you can also just drive to their local Portugal Cove flower shop in Portugal Cove, NL to see their selection in person.
		Teleflora’s local Portugal Cove florists in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland can offer advice on the type of Portugal Cove sympathy arrangements that will be both a tasteful and appropriate way to express your condolences.
		Our Portugal Cove florists have many Portugal Cove sympathy floral designs that are styled in a tasteful way to express your condolences.
	findaflorist.com /nl-newfoundland/florists/portugal-cove-florists.asp (555 words)

	Culture came through at Day of Portugal: 6/16/02
		He said although he is American-born, he feels a cultural tug toward Portugal, especially during this time of the year.
		He said the Day of Portugal celebration is a tremendous start for the entire season of festivities, from the Whaling City Festival, to the Blessed Sacrament Festival.
		"The Day of Portugal celebrations is definitely an asset to the city of New Bedford," the mayor said.
	www.s-t.com /daily/06-02/06-16-02/a10lo045.htm (780 words)

	Portugal Tours,Weddings,Jewish Heritage,best accommodations,routes
		We discuss our adventures, accommodations and tours of these various locations and also provide you with links to other Portuguese sites that can provide you with more details on travel in that area.
		Consider combining your stay with accommodations in Castles and Palaces at the Pousadas and Manor Houses of Portugal.
		Our Limo Tours are designed to your desires and will show you the best of Portugal.
	www.discoverportugal2day.com (507 words)

	Amazing Spain & Portugal 10 day winter tour
		The rest of the day is at leisure.
		at Fatima, the most celebrated place of pilgrimage in Portugal, commemorating the appearance of the Virgin Mary to three children in 1917.
		DAY 10 — RETURN TO Our tour ends with transfers from the tour hotel, arriving Madrid Airport at 07.00, 09.00 and 11.00 hours.
	www.christmasmarkettours.com /wintertours/AmazingSpainPortugal.html (730 words)

	NewStandard: 6/4/99
		NEW BEDFORD -- The Day of Portugal Celebration, a North End street festival that proved a hit when it was held for the first time last year, is expected by organizers to draw twice as many people this year.
		Ferreira expects that the next three days will be her best of the year for her business.
		The festival is the brainchild of New Bedford Portuguese Consul Gabriela de Albergaria, who felt that in the past the Day of Portugal was not celebrated as much as it should be
	www.s-t.com /daily/06-99/06-04-99/a01lo012.htm (864 words)

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