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Portugal, with a long history of local customs, is located in the west of Iberian Peninsula, where the sun shines all year round, only in summer and winter. The climate is warmer and wetter than that of European countries. It is too hot in July and August, and it is more comfortable in spring and autumn.

Portuguese people have a strong sense of family, and slow three likes to drag his feet in everything he does. Avoid being rude to women and lacking manners in communication. No one can discriminate. During the conversation, guests should avoid talking about politics and government. Football is the first sport in Portugal. No matter what you talk about in cafes, schools or friends, you can't do without football.

More than 97% of Portuguese believe in Roman Catholicism. People in northern Portugal are gentle, honest and sincere, while people in Lisbon are indifferent, and their living habits and lifestyles are not much different from those in other western European countries.

Portuguese people will wear more clothes when attending formal activities. They are used to being late for appointments. Wear a suit in spite of the hot weather. When negotiating with them, you should wear a neat coat and tie at work and social occasions.

Portugal is famous for its seafood by the sea. Fresh grilled fish, octopus, squid, shrimp and crab are all cheap and delicious. In addition, typical dishes include potato soup and cod. Generally, the cold water of the faucet can be drunk raw, but the hot water can't be drunk.

The Portuguese like bullfighting, but they don't advocate killing cattle in the stadium. If the matador knocks the cow to the ground, he wins. In early summer, city residents have a city festival, and on the night of the festival, citizens will go out. At midnight, firecrackers and salutes will continue, and the carnival can last until dawn the next day. Church is not only an important part of Portuguese cultural tradition, but also a gathering place of Portuguese beliefs. Those ancient and famous churches are typical representatives of places of interest in Portugal, and there are churches that local people are proud of, which are unique or have a long history.

The most mysterious church: the kind Jesus

The mysterious church is the good Jesus church in Braga. There is a popular saying in Portugal: "Enjoy in Lisbon, work in Porto and pray in Braga", which shows Braga's position in religion. The church is named after its location on Mount Jesus. There is a slope outside the back door of the church. The visual slope should be about 20 degrees. However, if you park your car here and turn off the engine, something strange will happen-the car will automatically climb the slope, and you have to step on the brake or pull the hand brake to stop. There are many references around, which should be an obvious slope, but how to explain this mysterious phenomenon is unknown. Another of Portugal's most famous cultures is diet. Various kinds of rice, potatoes, bread, meat, seafood and fish make up its main diet. The Portuguese are famous for their love of cod. It is said that cod has 365 cooking methods (that is, every day of the year can be different). Portuguese wines have been exported since Roman times. The Romans associated Bacchus with Portugal. Today, this country is still famous among many wine lovers, and its wine has won many international awards.

There are182 million people in the world (182.000.000) who speak Portuguese as their first language, ranking eighth among the most popular languages in the world. Most Portuguese speakers live in Brazil, while only10 million (10.000.000) people live in Portugal. Portuguese is also popular in other parts of the world, such as Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Cape Verde, Madeira and East Timor. Among them, eight countries use Portuguese as the official language, namely Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor. Portuguese belongs to the Romance family, including Romance in Central China (French, Italian, Sardinian dialect, Catalan, etc. ), western China romance (Spanish, Portuguese, etc. ) and romance in eastern China (Romanian, etc. It is a branch of Latin that was born after Catalan. Compared with French, Spanish, Italian, Catalan and Romanian, Portuguese is relatively easy to learn. Although the writing of Portuguese is very close to that of Spanish, in comparison, Portuguese is softer because it contains some nasal sounds that Spanish does not have. Portuguese in Brazil is relatively soothing than Portuguese in Portugal, but Brazilians and Portuguese can talk without difficulty. Galician is popular in Spain and Galissa in the northwest, and is considered as a dialect of Portuguese.

There is not much difference between European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Their relationship is similar to that of British English and American English: they come from each other, but they often have different pronunciations, grammar, syntax and idioms, but they all know each other more or less. European Portuguese is usually considered as the standard Portuguese. You will find that Portuguese is a beautiful language, which contains many surprises. This is very helpful for us to learn English, because it has a huge Latin vocabulary. Although it is similar to other Latin languages, you will still find the unique charm and color of Portuguese.

Portuguese: About1.7-265.438+0 billion people in the world speak Portuguese. Portuguese is one of the most widely used languages in the world, ranking eighth, and among the most used western languages, Portuguese ranks third, second only to English and Spanish. Portuguese is the official language of eight countries: Angola (population 6,543.8+0.03 million), Brazil (population 6,543.8+0.5 million), Cape Verde (population 346,000), Guinea Bissau (population 6,543.8+0.00 million), Mozambique (population 6,543.8+0.53 million) and Portugal (990). From 65438 to 0986, Portugal joined the EU, and Portuguese became one of the official languages of the EU. 1996 The Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) was established, and Portuguese was widely promoted as a second foreign language teaching language in the Community of Portuguese-speaking countries except Portugal, aiming at promoting cooperation and cultural exchanges among member countries and promoting Portuguese. In fact, there are differences in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary in Portuguese from different countries and regions, but this does not affect the basic structure of Portuguese, which still maintains considerable cohesion. Brazil has the largest Portuguese-speaking population in the world. Portuguese is also used in China and Macau, because Macau was once a Portuguese colony.