Portugal is located in southwestern Europe, with only one neighbor, Spain, with a total population of about 10 million and an area of 92,226 km². Portugal's terrain is mostly mountainous and hilly, rich in mineral resources, the largest production of tungsten, and large forest area, but Portugal is a country where forest fires often occur.
In the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest of Portugal, there are also two archipelagic territories, both volcanic.
Portugal was the first country to begin colonization, beginning its colonization with the capture of Ceuta in 1415 and rapidly strengthening in the early Age of Discovery, when it joined Spain in trying to divide the world.
Divided into 18 districts, Lisbon is located in the western part of Portugal and is the westernmost city on the European continent.
The main population living in Portugal is Portuguese, there are many foreign immigrants from Brazil, the official language is Portuguese, Portuguese is also the sixth largest lingua franca in the world, and the largest number of Catholics in the country.
The country's industrial strength is relatively low among developed countries in Europe, and the pillar industries of the economy are textiles, winemaking, and tourism. Portugal is rich in cork, the export volume is the first in the world, the ability to resist risks is weak, and the Portuguese economy has been hit hard by the financial crisis.
Portuguese culture is full of strong Latin atmosphere, for example, the Portuguese name is a reference to the Latin patchwork, at the same time Portugal is also deeply influenced by Catholic culture, there are many Catholic churches in the territory, Catholicism also affects people's daily life.
Portugal's diet is more complex, pasta, meat, seafood are very popular, their favorite is cod, according to legend, the Portuguese can do cod without repeating a year, Portuguese cod meat is delicious and nutritious, but also has the effect of replenishing qi and blood.
The Portuguese love nature, love flowers and trees, the air quality is maintained very well, has become an important tourist country, come to Portugal is to come to the southwest of the European continent, you can enjoy the beauty of the Atlantic Ocean.
Porto is one of the wine producers in Spain, an ancient cultural city with a thousand years of history, the historical center of Porto is also included in the World Cultural Heritage List, porto is also famous for its winemaking technology.
The third largest city is a town called Cascais, and it seems that the population of the cities in Portugal is very small, and there are only more than 30,000 people here. Wuxi and Cascais in China are sister cities, and there is a street in Cascais Called Wuxi Street, which has a lot of delicious food.
There is a "tray festival", which is held only once every four years, on the day of the festival, young women will put a tray as tall as their own height on top of their heads to participate in the parade, and the tray is filled with flowers and food to herald adulthood, which is also a woman's coming-of-age ceremony.
Portugal also has bullfighting, every year before and after the Spring Festival there will be bullfighting competitions, unlike Spanish bullfighting, Portuguese bullfighting is very civilized, bullfighters are riding horses to fight bulls is very safe, the participating bulls will not be life-threatening.
The Portuguese don't like it when people look at them all the time, they think it's a very impolite behavior, they don't like it when asked about age, marital status and income, they pay more attention to etiquette, and they pay attention to keeping distance when talking to people.
Portuguese people are very fond of drinking wine, when drinking wine they pay attention to the order of drinking and the type of wine, before meals, after meals will drink wine appetizers and digestion, eat meat with a high degree of wine, when eating snacks to match the degree of low.
Rossio Square is a place with a historical imprint, where people's uprisings were held, or celebrations and bullfighting events were held. There are coffee shops and shops in the square, there are endless customers every day, and the square is not large, with a statue of the King of Portugal.
Prices in Portugal are low and in the cheapest of Western European countries. The Portuguese enjoy the slow life very much, and of course there are many beautiful views, so Portugal is one of the most popular places to immigrate.
In the economic and financial circles, there is a joke of the "Five European Stupid Pigs", and Portugal is one of them, mainly referring to the country's low bond credit rating.