Facts about PORTUGAL Capital city is Lisboa (Lisbon); Population: 10 616 716 inhabitants;...

Facts about PORTUGAL

• Capital city is Lisboa (Lisbon);• Population: 10 616 716 inhabitants;• Constituted by the territory on the mainland

and two archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean: Madeira and Azores;

• Area: 92 389 km2 (including Madeira and Azores) – more than 13 000 km2 larger than Czech Republic;

Facts about PORTUGAL

• In Portugal we have a lot of beer trademarks, and in general, they’re stronger than czech ones;

• The average beer consumption per capita is 59,6 L, that is almost less 100 L than Czech Republic!!!;

• Our main alcoholic drink is wine. We have some of the best wines of the World (Porto wine for example).

Famous people (writers)

• Fernando Pessoa (1888 – 1935)

Famous people (writers)

• Eça de Queirós (1845 – 1900)

Famous people (writers)

• Luís de Camões (1524 – 1580)

Famous people (writers)

• José Saramago (b. 1922)• Nobel Prize in 1998

Famous people (sports)

• Eusébio

Famous people (sports)

• Luís Figo

Famous people (sports)

• Cristiano Ronaldo

Famous people (sports)

• Nelson Évora• Gold medal in the Beijing

Olympics 2008

Famous people (sports)

• Vanessa Fernandes• Won 20 times the

Triathlon World Cup• Silver medal in the

Beijing Olympics 2008

Famous people (music)

• Amália Rodrigues• One of the most important portuguese singers

of Fado

Famous people (music)

• Mariza

Famous people (music)

• David Fonseca

Famous people (music)

• Moonspell

Famous people (music)

• Madredeus