university application

1. Portugal
Pedro Coelho
K. If all of the world´s cultural heritage (sports, music, fashion, architecture,
literature, painting, etc..) was contained in a time capsule, what would you
include to demonstrate the legacy of your country?

2. 2
Legacy
Football
FadoPort Wine
Monuments
Portugal Legacy
Discoveries

3. 3
Monuments
Discoveries
 Portuguese Colonial Empire was the first global Empire in the
world.
 Establish economic routes accross 4 continents
 Last 600 years, longest Colonial Empire in the world
 The portuguese sailors Vasco da Gama and Pedro Alvares
Cabral discover India and Brazil, repectively.
 Some of the countries conquered Bahrain, Barbados,
Uruguay,Angola, Macau
Fig 1- Vasco da Gama portray
Fig 2 – Monument in
Discoveries honour

4. Monuments
Football
 Football is king
 Besides being a small country 3 portuguese clubs are in top 10
with most paid members
 Best football player in the world: Cristiano Ronaldo
 Best coach in the world: José Mourinho
Fig 4- Cristiano Ronaldo
receive Fifa best player award
Fig 3– National team

5. 5
Monuments
Fado
 Fado is a unique music genre
 Almost 200 years of history
 List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco
 World wide known symbol of Portugal
 Lyrics are about strong sentiments, “saudade”(word means
miss someone for along time) and the sea among others
 Most known singers Mariza and Amália Rodrigues
Fig 5 – Singing Fado

6. 6
Monuments
Port Wine
 Worlwide recognition, helps to promote city of Porto
 Dates from sec XVII
 Production of 57,5 million liters in 2014
 Can only be produce in Douro
 Sweet flavour often drink as dessert wine
Fig 9 – Douro vineyards, where Port Wine is
produced

7. 7
Monuments
Historic Monuments
Fig 6 – Torre de Belem
City: Lisbon
Purpose: Defend the city
Fig 8 – Mosteiro de Batalha
City: Batalha
Purpose: Promise of a victory battle
Fig 7 – Coimbra University
City: Coimbra
Almost 800 years, Unesco World Heritage