Description of Portugal- English class project Links Instituto de Inglés By Agustin

2. It is located in South-
Western Europe, on
the Iberian Peninsula

3. CAPITAL
• The capital of Portugal is
Lisbon

4. The president is
Anibal Cavaco Silva

5. • Population: according to the 2011
census, the population was 10,562,178 (of
which 52% was female, 48% was male)
• Official Languague: Portuguese
• Currency: Euro ( € )

6. FOOD
• The Portuguese consume a lot of dry cod (bacalhau
in Portuguese), for which there are hundreds of
recipes. Two other popular fish recipes are grilled
sardines and caldeirada, a potato-based stew that
can be made from differents types of fish. A very
popular northern dish is the arroz de sarrabulho (rice
stewed in pigs blood) or the arroz de cabidela (Rice
and chickens meat stewed in chickens blood). Typical
fast food dishes incluide bifanas (grilled pork) or
prego (grilled beef) sandwiches, which are well
known around the country.

7. BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER
• The best football player is Cristiano
Ronaldo,who won the FIFA “Ballon
d'Or" in 2013.Cristiano Ronaldo
dos Santos Aveiro, (born 5
February 1985 Funchal, Madeira,
Portugal), is a Portuguese football
player who plays as a forward for
the Spanish club Real Madrid and is
the captain of the Portugal national
team. He became the most
expensive football player in history
when he moved from Manchester
United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a
transfer worth €94 million.

8. MUSIC
• The music of Portugal includes many different
styles and genres, as a result of its history.
These can be divided into classical music,
traditional/folk music and popular music.
• In popular music, there is a significant number
of popular genres. These include rock, with
popular acts including Xutos & Pontapés, The
Gift (alternative rock), Fingertips (pop rock),
Blasted Mechanism (experimental electro-rock).
Also hip-hop, with bands such as Da
Weasel, Boss AC and Sam the Kid.

9. Xutos &
Pontapes
The Gift

10. Fingertips

11. Famous People
Zaden Alexander (Actor) Luis da Silva (Actor)

12. Christopher Hampton
(Director)
Alexandra Lancastre
(Actress)

13. Cristiano Ronaldo
(Football Player)
Nelly Furtado
(Singer)

14. Jose Mourinho (Coach)

15. FESTIVALS
• Avanca Film Festival: it’s a Cinema festival. It’s
celebrated in July, in Avanca.
• Cool Jazz Fest: Jazz festival. It’s celebrated in
July, in Lisbon.
• Alkantara Festival: it’s a music and theater
festival. It’s celebrated in May, in Libon.
• EME Festival: it’s a festival of electronic music.
It’s celebrated in September, in Lisbon.