Country : portugal

Portugal
English

Index

1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….3 2. History……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4/5/6 3. Geography…………………………………………………………………………………………7/8 4. Demography………………………………………………………………………………………9/10 5. Government………………………………………………………………………………………11 6. Religion……………………………………………………………………………………………..12 7. Tourism……………………………………………………………………………………………..13 8. Gastronomy……………………………………………………………………………………….14 9. Culture:
9.1Art
9.1.1Sculptures………………………………………………………………………15 9.1.2Painting………………………………………………………………………….16
9.1.3Glazed Tiles…………………………………………………………………….17 9.2Music…………………………………………………………………………………………….18 9.3Cinema………………………………………………………………………………………...19 9.4 Literature…………………………………………………………………………………….20/21 9.5 Sport…………………………………………………………………………………………...22 10. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………… 23

Introduction
In this work we will present some ideas and some looks of our country, Portugal. Our point is to show a several topics about history, culture, tourism, music, sport, etc.

History
Roman Empire started the invasion to Iberian Peninsula at 218 b.C., with the aim exploring their resources. They fight during two centuries to take all territory from native people. After the invasion, Iberian Peninsula was growing economically and can expanding in several areas. Roman people was develop agriculture, they start cultivate vines and cereals and also increased the fishing activity. They build roads and bridges that facilitated the people and goods movements, consequently the trades with other countries was increase. Roman Empire gives a important cultural legacy, the language. Local people spoken «usual latim», which is the base of Portuguese language.
After the decline of Roman Empire, the Iberian territory is invaded again but this time by Arabs. Portugal as born after the victory against Arabs, achieving his independence. The most responsible person for that