1st Curiosity

With over 92,000 km², Portugal is the 109th largest country in the world

2nd Curiosity

It is the eighty-sixth most populous country, with around 11 million inhabitants.

3rd Curiosity

It is the oldest nation state in Europe, dating back to 1,297.

4th Curiosity

The country is made up of 18 districts and two autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira.

5th Curiosity

Portuguese residents can live in any European Union country.

6th Curiosity

Any degree course there is called a licenciatura and lasts for only three years.

7th Curiosity

The Bertrand bookshop, in operation since 1732, is the oldest bookshop in the world still in operation according to the Guinness Book of Records.

8th Curiosity

The country’s typical musical style is Fado.

9th Curiosity

The Vasco da Gama bridge is the longest in Europe, over 17 kilometres long.

10th Curiosity

The use of foreign words over there is quite rare shopping malls for example are called shopping centres.

11th Curiosity

Protons and electrons are called ‘proton’ and ‘electron’.

12th Curiosity

It has a total of 22 monuments and heritages considered world heritage sites.

13th Curiosity

It was once the richest country on earth, that’s because it once dominated half the world.

14th Curiosity

He discovered Brazil in 1500.

15th Curiosity

There you don’t withdraw money from the bank, you withdraw money from the bank.

16th Curiosity

It is one of the world leaders in the use of renewable energy.

17th Curiosity

People there are not in the habit of changing cars much, perhaps because the roads are better.

18th Curiosity

Brazilians make up the 2nd largest nationality living in Portugal.

19th Curiosity

An earthquake followed by a tsunami and a huge fire destroyed the city of Lisbon in 1755, more than 100,000 people died, even this tsunami reached Brazil.

20th Curiosity

It was the only European nation to have its capital outside the European continent, with Rio de Janeiro becoming the capital of the entire Portuguese Empire.

21st Curiosity

In 1361 and Inês de Castro was crowned Queen of Portugal, six years after her death, with the court understood to kiss her hand.

22nd Curiosity

The last king of the country was Manuel II of Portugal, who ruled from 1908 to 1910, when the Portuguese Republic began.

23rd Curiosity

One of the places in the country you must visit is Serra da Estrela, the only place in Portugal where it snows.

24th Curiosity

The University of Coimbra is one of the oldest in the world, having existed for almost 730 years.

25th Curiosity

The official language of the country is Portuguese and it is spoken in 8 other countries, being the sixth most spoken language in the world.

26th Curiosity

Although Brazil and Portugal have the same language, the linguistic difference between them is immense.

27th Curiosity

Besides Portuguese, Mirandese is also a language spoken in the country only in the northern region, being a kind of dialect.

28th Curiosity

One of the country’s most exported and famous products is Port wine, which originated in the 17th century.

29th Curiosity

It was the Portuguese Queen, Catarina de Bragança, who gave the English the custom of having an afternoon tea.

30th Curiosity

In Portuguese cinemas there is always a pause in the middle of the film.

31st Curiosity

It is considered the fourth safest country in the world to live in.

31st Curiosity

It has the second lowest birth rate in Europe and faces huge problems with an ageing population.