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3.  Portugal is on the coast of Spain and they are connected like one country.  Parts are mountainous  small farms and vineyards  Rainy

4.  On the Beach  Hot summers, cold winters  Flat ground

5.  Prime Minister is head of government  Dominated by Socialist Liberal Powers

6.  Run by a President  Most commonly Democratic or Republican  Divided in 3 parts Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

8.  Esola Secundario Camilo Castelo Branco  They are called primary and secondary schools

9.  Pre-school  Elementary  Middle School  High School  College (optional)

10.  Same types of classes  - Biology  -Philosophy  -English  -Spanish  We take English as are first language, they take Portuguese.

11.  Most families have and only child  Distant families like grandparents, aunts, and uncles are a large part of children’s lives

12.  Most have a few kids, 2 or 3  Bigger families are very common

13.  Portuguese celebrate Carnival -parades and Samba dancing. -People dressed in costumes

14.  We do not celebrate Carnival  We have holidays they do not  Thanksgiving  Memorial/Veteran’s Day  4 th of July

15.  Prime Minister resigned  Trying to get out of European Union

16.  Possible shut-down of Federal Government goes up for debate  Players in NFL return to Mediation.

17.  Europeans have a main downtown area in the middle of the city  We have similar music, Coldplay and Pink Floyd are popular  We take similar classes in school

18.  “The only sad thing about my country is that it never snows.”  “I have six subjects in school, my favorite is biology, it’s very interesting” -Laura