Age of Exploration: Portugal was one of the major colonizing powers of the world. Some of the areas it colonized are Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and Macau. It was also one of the first European countries to have contact with Japan.
Porto Santo's 7.5km (4.6 miles) long sandy beach is the reason most people head to Madeira’s little sister. The sand is actually tiny pieces of coral that shelve gently into the cool Atlantic waves. The beach has virtually no development and has a wild feel, especially during the winter...
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That is one reason, in providing a wider context for the European contact with peoples in the western Atlantic, I began the body of this book with Portugal and gave Portugal's earlier experience in exploration and trade in the Atlantic and Africa. Even though Spain was a preoccupation for ...
(Vallabha et al.,2024: 23). For this reason, scholars advancing critical approaches to adjustment have argued that for members of the historically wronged group, such as individuals from formerly colonized nations, colonial histories negatively influence their adjustment in European countries (Bhatia &...
Moreover, the impact that the human hand had in shaping the landscape was also a reason for protection.Douro ValleyGarrison Border Town of Elvas and its FortificationsThe town of Elvas is situated at the border crossing between Portugal’s capital Lisbon and Spain’s capital Madrid. This ...
In turn, the disappearance of native blueberry populations in Portugal has coincided with a boom in the cultivation of blueberries for agriculture, mainly V. corymbosum, but also some varieties of V. myrtillus [8]. For this reason, the development of bacterial biofertilizers is a tool to be ...
For this reason, the primary cause of mercury poisoning is the consumption of fish and seafood [26]. In the aquatic environment, mercury tends to bind to fine sediment particles [27], since they have a higher specific surface area that increases the association of heavy/trace metals and have...
Historically, the reason was due to the slightly cooler climate that the hills of the Serra de Sintra provide. This enticed the nobility of Portugal to construct their summer residences here. During the 19th century, Sintra was a popular destination for Europe's wealthy artisans and elite, who...
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