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Continental Portugal. Continental Portugal ( Portuguese: Portugal continental, IPA: [puɾtuˈɣal kõtinẽˈtal]) or mainland Portugal comprises the bulk of the Portuguese Republic, namely that part on the Iberian Peninsula and so in Continental Europe, having approximately 95% of the total population and 96.6% of the country's land.
Barreiro ( Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈʁɐjɾu] ⓘ is a city and a municipality in the Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 78,345, [1] in an area of 36.39 km 2. [2] Barreiro has a view of the city of Lisbon from Avenida da Praia and a riverside area called Alburrica. The mayor since 2017 has been Frederico Rosa ...
The National Republican Guard ( Portuguese: Guarda Nacional Republicana) or GNR is the national gendarmerie force of Portugal . Members of the GNR are military personnel, subject to military law and organisation, unlike the agents of the civilian Public Security Police (PSP) . The GNR is responsible for the preventive police and highway patrol ...
Coimbra's Queima das Fitas Parade (image depicting nearly-graduated students of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra and their decorated float). The Queima das Fitas (Portuguese for Ribbon Burning) is a traditional festivity of the students of some Portuguese universities, organized originally by the students of the University of Coimbra.
Afonso I [a] ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 1106/1109/1111 – 1185), also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror ( Portuguese: O Conquistador) and the Founder ( Portuguese: O Fundador) [2] [3] by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal. He achieved the independence of the County of Portugal, establishing a new ...
Chaves ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃavɨʃ] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in the north of Portugal. It is 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín (Spain). The population of the entire municipality in 2011 was 41,243, [1] in an area of 591.23 km 2. [2] The municipality is the second most populous of the district of ...
People have inhabited the region now known as Guinea-Bissau for thousands of years. In the 13th century, it became a province of the Mali Empire that later became independent as the Empire of Kaabu. Portugal claimed the region beginning in the 1450s. During most of this period, Portuguese control of the region was limited to a number of forts ...
The presence of the Knights Templar in Portugal can be traced from 1128 until their dissolution in the 14th century. Having played a key role during the Portuguese Reconquista by taking, settling or defending the territory from the Muslims, the Order was an influential organisation in Portugal and valuable partner to the Portuguese Crown.