This document provides an overview of Portugal, including: 1) Portugal is a country located in southwest Europe with the Azores and Madeira as archipelagos. Portugal has a long history and was one of the first countries to explore the world. 2) In 1910, Portugal became a republic with Manuel de Arriaga as the first president. Some national symbols include the flag, anthem, and fado music. 3) Portugal has a rich culture with well-known people, foods like cozido and pastéis de Belém, and places to visit including Jerónimos Monastery and Sintra Palace. The document highlights details about Aveiro district and Santa Maria da Feira

1. The place where we live
O local onde nós vivemos
PortugalPortugal

2. Portugal: Where is it?
Portugal is a country located in the southwest of Europe. The
archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of
Portugal.

3. The history of Portugal (a resume)
Portugal is one of the oldest countries in Europe. In 1096, a small part of
Portugal, the “Condado Portucalense”, was given to Dwq. Henrique of
Borgonha by king Afonso VI of Lion and Castela and it was his son D. Afonso
Henriques, who defeated the moors and extended the territory. In 1143,
Portugal was declared independent and D. Afonso Henriques was declared
the first king of Portugal.
D. Afonso Henriques

4. Portugal was one of the first countries to explore the
world. The first exploration was in 1415 and Infante D.
Henrique was the booster of the descoveries in Portugal.
Infante D. Henrique
Portugal’s findings

5. On 5th October 1910, Portugal became a republic.
Our first president was Manuel de Arriaga.
Republican Revolution
Manuel de Arriaga

6. o Our flag
Some of our National Symbols

7. o Our National Anthem
“Heróis do mar, nobre povo,
Nação valente, imortal,
Levantai hoje de novo
O esplendor de Portugal!
Entre as brumas da memória,
Ó Pátria sente-se a voz
Dos teus egrégios avós,
Que há-de guiar-te à vitória!
Às armas, às armas!
Sobre a terra, sobre o mar,
Às armas, às armas!
Pela Pátria lutar!
Contra os canhões
marchar, marchar!”
““The Portuguese”The Portuguese”
Date: 1890 (with changes in 1957)
Lyrics: Henrique Lopes de
Mendonça
Composition: Alfredo Keil
Full version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CBN8YEp4ba8

8. Our capital - Lisbon
Tejo River

9. Archipelagos: Azores

10. Archipelagos: Madeira

11. “Fado” is the Portuguese most traditional
Musical genre.
It was recently declared Intangible
Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
The most famous Fado
singer – Amália Rodrigues
 Now you are earing the fado’s singer:
Mariza– “Oh my land’s people and “The time
does’t stop”
Mariza
o Fado

12. o The Cante Alentejano
o “ Cante Alentejano” is a polyphonic singing from Alentejo, in
southern Portugal. It was declared Intangible Cultural
Heritage by UNESCO too.

13. Some of the best known portuguese people
Cristiano Ronaldo
Football player
Sara Sampaio
Model
António Damásio
Neurologist and
neuroscientist

14. Eusébio - football player Mariza – Fado singer Luís Vaz de Camões
Poet

15. José Saramago – writer
Literature Nobel prize
Winner in 1998
Fernando Pessoa
Writer
Maria João Pires
Pianist

16. Siza Vieira
Architect
Sophia Mello de Breyner
Andersen - writer
Egas Moniz – scientist
Medicine Nobel prize
Winner in 1949

17. Daniela Ruah
Actress
Fátima Lopes
Fashion designer
José Mourinho
Football coach

18. Our Public holidays
1st January – New Year’s Day
25th April – Freedom Day
1st May – Workers’ Day
10th June – Portugal, Camões’s and the Portuguese
communities’ Day
15th August – Assumption of Mary
5th October – Implementation of the Republic
1st November – All Saints Day
8th December – Immaculate Conceição’s Day
25th December – Christmas Day

19. Portuguese gastronomy
Portugal is a very well-known country for its gastronomy.
These are some examples:
“Carne de Porco à Alentejana” Pastel de Belém

20. Cozido à Portuguesa
Caldo Verde
Queijo da Serra da Estrela - cheese
Port wine

21. “Francesinha”
“Tripas à moda do Porto” “Bacalhau à brás”
Grilled Sardines

22. Some places to visit in Portugal
Portugal has got a lot of nice touristic points. If you want to visit some
wonderful natural places or historical monuments, or get a tan at a
beautiful beach, Portugal is the perfect place for you! And our climate is
excellent as well!
Jerónimos’s MonasterySeven cities’s lake, Azores

23. Ocean Cathedral - Algarve
Dona Ana’s beach - Algarve Pena Palace - Sintra
Terreiro do Paço - Lisbon

24. National Park in Serra da Estrela
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
Lisbon
Fort of the Saint John the Baptist,
Berlengas Islands
Dragon’s Stadium – FC Porto
Oporto

25. Bom Jesus Church
Ponta da Piedade beach
Douro River
Batalha Monastery

26. Lisbon’s Oceanarium - Lisbon
Belém Tower - Lisbon
Clérigos Tower - Oporto
Oporto’s cathedral

27. Stock Exchange Palace
Music House San Francisco’s Church
Peneda Gêres National Park

28. Mira of Aire’s caves
Laurissilva’s forest, Madeira
Serralves foundation and gardens
Oporto
Serralves museum - Oporto

29. Our district
We live in Aveiro. Aveiro is a district in the north of
Portugal.
Aveiro
Aveiro, the “Portuguese Venice”

30. Aveiro: What you could visit
New Coast of Prado’s beach and its houses
Dunes of S.Jacinto’s
Natural reserve

31. Museum
Forum – shopping centre

32. Ornithological park
of Lourosa, Santa
Maria da Feira
Aveiro stadium New art museum

33. Waterfall in Sever do Vouga Library in Albergaria-a-Velha
University in Aveiro city

34. Maritime Museum in Ílhavo

35. Aveiro’s Gastronomy
“Ovos Moles” “Leitão à Bairrada”
“Pão de ló” Eeles’s stew

36. Our county
There is a county called Santa Maria da Feira in the
district of Aveiro and that’s where we live.
We live
here

37. History of Santa Maria da Feira
Santa Maria da Feira is an old town. Here you can visit the millenarian
monuments that were preserved until today, such as the tombs of the IV-V
millenium before Christ and the pre-roman or romanized castros (fortified
villages).
However, we can also find the largest and most modern congress centre in the
country (Europarque) and a modern science centre, the Visionarium.
The Castro in Romariz,
Santa Maria da Feira
The castle of Santa Maria da Feira

38. Europarque
Visionarium

39. Our Traditions
o Fogaceiras’ feast
Fogaceiras’ feast is an yearly event that happens on the 20th January.
In this event a group of young girls do a procession with a “fogaça” on
their heads. This is celebrated since the 15th century.
The “fogaça”
The procession

40. o The medieval trip
The medieval trip is a historical recreation of the medieval life. This trip
takes place in August every year.

41. We are waiting for your visit!
Students from middle school
in Canedo

42. Middle School in Canedo