Portuguese Culture
Overview
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country located in south-western Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. (Jenkins 1996) The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.
Portugal claims to be the oldest European nation-state. (Jenkins 1996)
Portugal is a developed country and it has the world 's 19th-highest quality-of-life, according to Unit. It is the 14th-most peaceful and the 13th-most globalized country in the world, and has population of approximately 10 Million people (CIA fact book). It is a member of the European Union (joined the then EEC in 1986, leaving the EFTA where it was a founding member in 1960) and the United Nations; as well as a founding member of the Latin Union, the Organization of Ibero-American States, OECD, NATO, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, the European Union 's Eurozone, and also a Schengen state.
Ethnicity and Religion and Language The Ethnicity of Portugal consists largely of Homogeneous Mediterranean stock, people of black African descent who immigrated to mainland Portugal during decolonization which amounts to less than 100,000 people and Eastern Europeans have entered Portugal since 1990. Portugal is primarily a large Christian country, with 84.5% Roman Catholics, 2.2% other Christian faiths and the rest comprise of Muslims, Hindus, Baha’i, Buddhists and Jewish faiths. (Gritzner et al.2007 p.56)
Portuguese is the official language of the country. General cultural Formalities
Portuguese people are very traditional and conservative; they are the kind of people to maintain a sense of formality when dealing with each other, which is displayed in the form of extreme civility. i. Portuguese Society
The ‘Family’ is a very important part of the Portuguese culture; it is a stronghold that overpowers many social and economic
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country located in south-western Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. (Jenkins 1996) The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.
Portugal claims to be the oldest European nation-state. (Jenkins 1996)
Portugal is a developed country and it has the world 's 19th-highest quality-of-life, according to Unit. It is the 14th-most peaceful and the 13th-most globalized country in the world, and has population of approximately 10 Million people (CIA fact book). It is a member of the European Union (joined the then EEC in 1986, leaving the EFTA where it was a founding member in 1960) and the United Nations; as well as a founding member of the Latin Union, the Organization of Ibero-American States, OECD, NATO, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, the European Union 's Eurozone, and also a Schengen state.
Ethnicity and Religion and Language The Ethnicity of Portugal consists largely of Homogeneous Mediterranean stock, people of black African descent who immigrated to mainland Portugal during decolonization which amounts to less than 100,000 people and Eastern Europeans have entered Portugal since 1990. Portugal is primarily a large Christian country, with 84.5% Roman Catholics, 2.2% other Christian faiths and the rest comprise of Muslims, Hindus, Baha’i, Buddhists and Jewish faiths. (Gritzner et al.2007 p.56)
Portuguese is the official language of the country. General cultural Formalities
Portuguese people are very traditional and conservative; they are the kind of people to maintain a sense of formality when dealing with each other, which is displayed in the form of extreme civility. i. Portuguese Society
The ‘Family’ is a very important part of the Portuguese culture; it is a stronghold that overpowers many social and economic
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