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President [ Anibal Antonio] Anibal Antonio is the president of Portugal he has been serving since March,9,2006.He was born 1939 July 15.He served two years of compulsory military time in 1964 and became a teacher in 1966.He entered politics after the carnation revolution, joining the social democratic party{ Psd} and later became its leader in 1985.He became the prime minister in 1988 and served till 1995.He ran for president 1996 and was defeated and 2006 ran again and won.

Portugal Capital Lisbon is Portugal capital its population is 11,317,192.Their religion is mostly Predominant.Summers in Lisbon is very hot and dry, the state experienced snow in 2006 that covered the beaches.In 2010 the snow broke down houses from the ice getting to cold and freezing it.

Traveling Portugal from Dallas, Texas If I was to travel to Portugal, would leave March, I would leave at 5:40 pm and I arrive at 11:50 pm. The airline I would be using is American Airlines If I was traveling to Dallas, Texas from Lisbon, Portugal to the Dallas/ Forthworth International airport. I would use Tap Airlines. The total price is 1,032 dollars.

Festivals, holidays One of the most favorite festivals in October is International Jazz festival. Its has been celebrated since 1966 one of the foods they served in the festival is fried octopus they have a contest to see who can eat the octopus in the fastest time.One of Portugal favorite National Holiday is New years. They have a festival for new years and the total number of people that came is 20,000 people.

Popular foods Portugal people love all kinds of food they go from raw meat to well done meat, but most of all they love fruit. Two of the most popular food is Cuisine and roast suckling pig.

Famous/historical Places 1.) The Gulbenkian Museum If you love history and culture, then this museum located in Lisbon is for you. There are a lot of ancient Egyptian artifacts here as well as paintings done by famous artist. The museum's garden alone is enough to captivate the tourists' awe. 2.) St. Jorge's Castle This castle is also situated in Lisbon. Once you get to the hill where the castle stands, be prepared for the view of the city and the river below you. You can also visit Alfama along the way. 3.) Praca de Comercio This is a beautiful plaza that can also be found in Lisbon and is a must-see in this city. This faces the river, giving a wonderful view of that body of water. What is also nice about this place is that it is a part of the downtown of Lisbon, so it is a good place for you to stroll along. 4.) Belem This is a wonderful neighborhood to visit if you love to see historical monuments as well as buildings. Here, you can see the Belem Tower as well as the Belem Culutral Center. You can also visit here the Royal Place of Belem, which is now the Presidential Palace of Lisbon. Read more: visit html#ixzz1HurwrbUR Under Creative Commons License: Attributionhttp:// visit html#ixzz1HurwrbURAttribution

Historical Information Portugal has been an independent kingdom since 1143 and established its continental frontier in This makes Portugal one of Europe’s oldest nations. Portugal had success as one of the world’s power in the 15th and 16th centuries,but after the famous earthquake in Lisbon in 1755, which destroyed the city, it lost much of its status and wealth. There was also the occupation during the Napoleonic War,then the independence of Brazil in Repressive governments were in power for the next six decades following the revolution in 1910 which got rid of the countries monarchy. A left-wing military coup in 1974 introduced and put into place democratic reforms which allowed Portugal to be granted independence in Excitingly Portugal is one of the founding members of NATO and has been a part of the EU since 1986.

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