Portugal
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Publicado: 7 de febrero de 2013
Food
Bacalhau dishes are common in Portugal, and to a lesser extent in former Portuguese colonies like Angola, Macau, and Brazil. There are said to be over 1000 recipes in Portugal alone and itcan be considered the iconic ingredient of Portuguese cuisine (but curiously the only fish that is not consumed fresh in this fish-loving nation)
belen cakes are one of the most characteristicspecialties of Portuguese cuisine. Generically are called pastéis cream (pastry cream). They are cream cakes, about 8 inches in diameter, prepared according to a secret recipe that has not beenrevealed in almost two hundred years and who supposedly know only three people on the planet
Location
It is located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Bordered on the east and northby Spain, and south by th Atlantic Ocean.
Major Rivers
The major rivers in Portugal are the tagus and the duero or douro.
The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula,flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
The Tagus. It is 1,038 km (645 mi) long, 716 km (445 mi) inSpain, 47 km (29 mi) along the border between Portugal and Spain and 275 km (171 mi) in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon.
Mount Pico is a stratovolcano and highestpoint on the Portuguese island of Pico in the Azores. Further, reaching an altitude of 2,351 metres (7,713 ft) above sea level, it is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores, andthe tallest mountain in Portugal.
The Azores, officially Autonomous Region of the Azores (Açores in Portuguese or Região Autónoma dos Açores) are a group of nine Portuguese islands situated in themiddle of the Atlantic Ocean about 1,500 km from Lisbon, and are part of Macaronesia. They form an autonomous region endowed with political and administrative autonomy whose highest authority is...
Bacalhau dishes are common in Portugal, and to a lesser extent in former Portuguese colonies like Angola, Macau, and Brazil. There are said to be over 1000 recipes in Portugal alone and itcan be considered the iconic ingredient of Portuguese cuisine (but curiously the only fish that is not consumed fresh in this fish-loving nation)
belen cakes are one of the most characteristicspecialties of Portuguese cuisine. Generically are called pastéis cream (pastry cream). They are cream cakes, about 8 inches in diameter, prepared according to a secret recipe that has not beenrevealed in almost two hundred years and who supposedly know only three people on the planet
Location
It is located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Bordered on the east and northby Spain, and south by th Atlantic Ocean.
Major Rivers
The major rivers in Portugal are the tagus and the duero or douro.
The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula,flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
The Tagus. It is 1,038 km (645 mi) long, 716 km (445 mi) inSpain, 47 km (29 mi) along the border between Portugal and Spain and 275 km (171 mi) in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon.
Mount Pico is a stratovolcano and highestpoint on the Portuguese island of Pico in the Azores. Further, reaching an altitude of 2,351 metres (7,713 ft) above sea level, it is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores, andthe tallest mountain in Portugal.
The Azores, officially Autonomous Region of the Azores (Açores in Portuguese or Região Autónoma dos Açores) are a group of nine Portuguese islands situated in themiddle of the Atlantic Ocean about 1,500 km from Lisbon, and are part of Macaronesia. They form an autonomous region endowed with political and administrative autonomy whose highest authority is...
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