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* San Antonio, que se celebra la noche del 12 de junio sobre todo en Lisboa, con
los famosos matrimonios colectivos de San Antonio y las Marchas de Lisboa.
* San Juan, la noche del 23 de junio, cuyas celebraciones ms famosas son las de
Oporto, con sus martillos, puerros y globos de San Juan.
Deporte
El ftbol es el deporte ms popular en Portugal.
Personajes importantes
el deportista Cristiano Ronaldo,
el expresidente de la Comisin Europea Jos Manuel Duro Barroso.
El navegante del siglo XVI Vasco de Gama
el premio Nobel de 1998 Jos Saramago. Autor de numerosas novelas y relatos,
Musica y danza
La danza tpica de Portugal el "el vira", "o vira" en portugus. No obstante hay otra
danza con el nombre genrico de "Danza de roda" que es una danza en crculo y
se baila en todo el pas. El vira es una danza de ritmo ternario y cuyos pasos pueden
recordar a la jota, o a la cueca
Saludos
Location
Is a state located in Western Europe. Its continental zone is located in the Iberian
Peninsula,
Food
The soups are varied, the most frequent are the green broth (broth made with finely
chopped cabbage and potato) the soup of nabias, the Portuguese stew and in the
field of cold soups, the gazpacho.
Migas Alentejana, from the Alentejo region, consist of a mixture of marinated pork
and bread. Del Alentejo is also the aorda Alentejana
Desserts, pastries from Belm, orange sweets from Setubal, arroz con leche (rice
with milk) and pears cooked in Moscatel wine from Palmela.
The green wines of the north that are usually white and young wines, Porto
(elaborated in the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), Madeira, wine of Carcavelos, or
muscatel of Setbal, red of Borba or Do,
Traditions and festivities
The first of all is the Carnival, which is celebrated in February or March, depending
on the year. Among the most famous carnival festivities in Portugal we find the
Carnival of Torres Vedras
The popular saints:
* San Antonio, celebrated on the night of June 12, especially in Lisbon, with the
famous collective marriages of San Antonio and the Marchas de Lisboa.
* San Juan, the night of June 23, whose most famous celebrations are those of
Porto, with its hammers, leeks and balloons of San Juan.
* San Pedro, which is celebrated the night of June 28.
On the occasion of the celebration of the popular saints, the streets are filled with
colorful bows and great joy and dances and popular delicacies are shared - marchas,
sardines roasted with bread, with salad of peppers, nails or bifanas. There are also
the basilicas with the popular stables.
Wonders of Portugal
Guimares Castle, Guimares
bidos Castle, bidos
Monastery of Batalha, Batalha
Monastery of Alcobaa, Alcobaa
Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon
Palacio de Pena (Palacio Nacional de la Pea), Sintra
Torre de Belm, Lisbon
Sport
Football is the most popular sport in Portugal.
Important characters
The sportsman Cristiano Ronaldo,
The former president of the European Commission Jos Manuel Duro Barroso.
The navigator of century XVI Vasco de Gama
The 1998 Nobel Prize winner Jos Saramago. Author of numerous novels and
stories,
Music and dance
The typical dance of Portugal the "vira", "or vira" in Portuguese. Nevertheless there
is another dance with the generic name of "Dance of roda" that is a dance in circle
and is danced in all the country. The vira is a dance of ternary rhythm and whose
steps can remember the jack, or the underwear