Chapter 5
Portugal: culture and manners
Portugal is warm and polite without fuss. People greet friends of friends with two kisses, dine late, and love to talk about football, family and food. Its arts, from painted tiles to fado, carry a gentle melancholy called saudade.
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- Melancholic song of Lisbon, often about longingFado
- A deep longing for someone or something missedSaudade
- Painted blue and white tiles on wallsAzulejos
- Black and white stone pavementsCalçada portuguesa
- Lisbon's June festival with grilled sardinesSanto António
- Colourful rooster, a national symbolRooster of Barcelos
- Portugal produces about half the world's supplyCork
- Meeting a friend's friend, women usually getTwo kisses
- Locals usually sit down to dinner around8 to 9 pm
- Speaking Spanish to locals, they may answerIn English