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Portugal , country lying along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe . Once continental Europe’s greatest power, Portugal shares commonalities—geographic and cultural—with the countries of both northern Europe and the Mediterranean . Its cold, rocky northern coast and mountainous interior are sparsely settled, scenic, and wild, while the country’s south, the Algarve , is warm and fertile. The rugged Estrela Mountains (Serra da Estrela, or “Star Mountain Range”), which lie between the Tagus and Mondego rivers, contain the highest point of mainland Portugal.

In the 1st millennium bce the Celtic Lusitani entered the Iberian Peninsula and settled the land, and many traces of their influence remain. According to national legend , though, Lisbon , the national capital, was founded not by Celts but by the ancient Greek warrior Odysseus , who was said to have arrived at a rocky headland near what is the present-day city after leaving his homeland to wander the world and who, liking what he saw, stayed there for a while; his departure was said to have broken the heart of the nymph Calypso , who, the legend goes, turned herself into a snake, her coils becoming the seven hills of Lisbon. Of course, had Odysseus actually come to Portugal, he would have found the land already well settled by the Lusitani.

Lusitani tribes battled the Romans for generations before acceding to empire, whereupon Rome established several important towns and ports; the Roman presence can be seen in the very name of the country, which derives from Portus Cale, a settlement near the mouth of the Douro River and the present-day city of Porto . Later, the descendants of Romans and the Lusitani would live under Moorish rule for several centuries until an independent kingdom was established.

In constant battle and rivalry with Spain, its eastern neighbour, Portugal then turned to the sea and, after Henry the Navigator ’s establishment of a school of navigation at Sagres, in time founded a vast overseas empire that would become Europe’s largest and richest. Much of that empire was quickly lost, but even then Portugal retained sizable holdings along the African coast, in southern and eastern Asia , and in South America . Portugal remained a colonial power until the mid-1970s, when a peaceful revolution transformed the country from a dictatorship into a democratic republic . Long among the poorest countries of Europe, Portugal modernized in the last decades of the 20th century, expanding its economy from one based primarily on textile manufacture and livestock raising to include a range of manufactures and services.

Lisbon is Portugal’s capital and economic and cultural centre. The city clings to low but steep hills situated on the right bank of the Tagus and is a popular tourist destination. Lisbon is rather more tranquil and reserved than Madrid in neighbouring Spain , but it shares with it a reputation for great food, melancholy and romantic music , dance , and sport . Portuguese traditionally have prized a simple and unostentatious life, favouring the rural over the urban and the traditional to the modern, where a fine meal might consist of carne de porco à Alentejana (lean pork stuffed with clams), thick-crusted bread, and dark wine . Portuguese delight in the countryside, where they gather to hold family picnics, tend to their gardens and orchards, and relax. It is from the countryside that the fado , a form of romantic ballad , is thought to have come (though it is now clearly associated with the cities of Lisbon and Coimbra ), and it is in the countryside that the country’s traditional sport of bullfighting takes its finest form, though in Portuguese bullfighting the bull is not killed but rather is retired to the countryside for the rest of its life.

Lisbon was designated a European City of Culture in 1994, and in 1998 it hosted the World’s Fair (Expo ’98). Both events raised Portugal’s profile worldwide. The latter event sparked the city’s biggest renewal project since the rebuilding that followed the 1755 earthquake , including the construction of the six-lane Vasco da Gama Bridge over the Tagus River estuary, then the longest bridge in Europe.

Portugal is the westernmost point of Europe and lies on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

Portugal is the westernmost point of Europe and lies on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The long Atlantic coastline is popular with visitors and locals alike. Surfers are drawn to the strong surf in the west, and the warm, sandy beaches in the south are a haven for tourists.

Most people live along the coast, with a third of the population living in the large metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto.

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Portuguese cities still retain their historic character and many of the old buildings remain intact. Lisbon hasn't changed much since the late 18th century. The natural environment is well preserved and there is no serious pollution.

The art of tile painting and glazing, known as azulejos, is one of the most popular art forms in Portugal. The technique was first introduced by the Moors and was adopted by the king in the 1500s and the use of the blue and white tiles spread across the country and is practiced by artisans today.

Eight out of ten Portuguese people are Roman Catholic. Saints' days and religious festivals are very popular events. Although the country has been modernized thanks to the money it receives from richer European countries, the people are still quite poor compared to those in other countries.

Most of Portugal was once covered by forests. Today, only a quarter of the country remains forested. While some native species, such as the cork tree are still common, many plants are foreign species and were introduced by humans.

Farming and hunting have reduced the numbers of wild animals living in Portugal. The common animals are boars, wild goats, fallow deer, foxes, and Iberian hares. The Iberian lynx is the most endangered cat species in the world. Portugal and Spain are working together to create open space to allow the remaining few hundred lynxes to roam freely.

The coastline is a rich habitat for crabs, clams, and oysters, and tuna, bonito, and sardines are a common catch for Portuguese fisherman.

Many migratory birds stop in Portugal while on their journey to and from central Europe to Africa and beyond.

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Olá, como está ( Hi, how are you) ? So you’ve found yourself wanting to know all about Portugal: The home of the Portuguese custard tarts, Christiano Ronaldo and the biggest surf waves in the world. We’re not surprised. Portugal has a rich history, unique language and distinct culture from many other countries. Here, we hope to tell you all about Portugal’s geography and history, Portuguese people and their traditions, and lastly all about Portugal’s places to see. We’re certain we’ll peak your interest enough to plan a trip to what we consider one of the greatest countries in the world.

Geography, where exactly is it?

Portugal is the westernmost, sovereign state of mainland Europe, neighbouring Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagoes of the Azores and Madeira . It is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe. The country covers 91,470 square kilometres of land, making it the eleventh largest nation in the world. At the time of writing this, the population is at 10,781,459 people, most of whom reside in the nation’s capital, Lisbon, or surrounding cities.

An ancient history

Legend has it that Lisbon was founded by the ancient Greek warrior Odysseus, who was said to have arrived at a rocky headland, liked what he saw, and decided to stay. Portugal was, however, originally settled by the Celtic people, then later the Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Roman empires resided in the area. In 711 AD, the Moors invaded and conquered the Iberian Peninsula for some hundreds of years before the Kingdom of Portugal was officially formed in 1139, with Afonso Henriques named the country’s first king. In the 14 th century, Portugal became a major power in the Age of Exploration. The Portuguese had the most up-to-date and best navigational tools which helped the country position itself as the first global sea power. Explorers like Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan and Pedro Álvares Cabral helped expanded Portugal’s colonies as far as India, Africa and South America. In the 1900s, Portugal became a dictatorship. The country was ruled by Prime Ministers Antonio Salazar and Marcelo Caetano in this way for 42 years until a left-wing military coup took control of the country and drastically reformed its policies.

Portugal today

Today, Portugal has a combination of a presidential and parliamentary democracy. The President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is considered the head of state and directly elected by citizens. The Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, is head of the legislature and nominated by the President himself but can only be dismissed by parliament. Both leaders play a role in policy matters. Portugal’s trade revolves largely around its exports, which include vehicles, electrical machinery, mineral fuels (oils), plastics, knitwear, crocheted clothing, footwear, cork, furniture, paper and articles of iron and steel. These exports, mostly delivered to other European nations, make up for around 43% of the country’s economic output.

Portuguese people

The official language of Portugal is none other than Portuguese, which is spoken by around 280 million people worldwide. The language is spoken in Brazil and some north African countries including Angola, Mozambique, East Timor, and Cape Verde. Portuguese people are generally very easy-going, friendly and welcoming. Those in northern regions tend to be more formal and conservative while people in the south live a more relaxed and casual lifestyle. When greeting each other it is customary for Portuguese people to kiss on both cheeks, so expect lots of kisses when in Portugal!

Religion in Portugal

About 80% of the population identifies as Roman Catholic. While the Church and state are separated in the constitution, the country’s holidays, legal codes, and health and educational systems are still intertwined with its religious heritage. Want to read more about religion in Portugal? Click here .

Famous faces in Portugal

From explorers to politicians and sportspeople, Portugal is also the birthplace for many a famous face. Christiano Ronaldo is one of the country’s most prized sports star, often considered the best football player in the world and regarded, by many, as one of the greatest players of all time. Other famous faces include actress Daniela Ruah, model Sara Sampaio, and literary figures Luis de Camoes and Fernando Pessoa, just to name a few.

Portugal’s traditions

On visiting Portugal, you will soon learn that the Portuguese are obsessed with their codfish (“bacalhau”). Whether it is boiled, roasted, served with cream or cornbread, codfish is a huge part of this country’s culinary culture. Other traditional foods include sardines and the precious ‘pastry of cream’ or custard tart (“pastel de nata”). The Portuguese custard tart pastry is greatly appreciated by tourists and for only €1 each, they very addictive. Another of Portugal’s traditions involves music. One of the most characteristic musical genres of Portugal is Fado , which is marked by melancholy, longing, fate and destiny. We highly recommend listening to Fado while drinking a glass of red wine . One of our favourite Portuguese traditions (besides the ‘pastel de nata’) are the glazed tiles (“azulejos”) that decorate many buildings. The ‘azulejos’ are very common and their production has more than five centuries of history, which is seen across the country in churches, old train stations, and on the walls of many homes.

Now that we’ve (hopefully) got you planning a trip to Portugal, where do you go? Well, the capital, Lisbon , is the economic and cultural centre. The city is situated on the right bank of the Tagus river and filled with steep hills leading to mesmerising lookouts (“miradouros”). Lisbon has a reputation for great food , Fado music, wild nightlife and sports fans. Home to the Benfica stadium and the lively Bairro Alto, Lisbon sure knows how to enjoy itself. Porto is the second largest city in Portugal and has previously been named ‘The Best European Destination’ twice, in 2014 and 2017. Port wine is named after Porto since the metropolitan area and the cellars of this region were responsible for packaging and exporting the fortified wine. Don’t forget to try some if you’re in Porto! Other cities worth visiting are Coimbra , a lively student city, the beautiful, southern Algarve region with its unforgettable coastlines and of course surf towns like Peniche and Nazaré.

Similar to the myth of Odysseus, when I arrived in Portugal I quickly fell in love with all that I saw and decided to stay. Portugal’s relaxed lifestyle, low cost of living , low crime rates , an endless supply of ‘pastel de nata’ and never-ending summers are just some of the reasons it attracts millions of tourists and residents, like me, each year. Superstar, Madonna, even relocated to a mansion near Lisbon recently and if that doesn’t convince you how spectacular this country is, we’re not sure what will! Do you have any questions or curiosities about Portugal you’d like to know more about? Do you have any experiences to share? Feel free to leave a comment below. We publish new content every day so be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to get notified of the latest tips for your visit or move to Portugal. You might also like: 23 Surprising Facts About Portugal That You Probably Didn’t Know Portuguese Traditions That Might Surprise You to Know

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30 facts about Portugal: history, food, culture, and more

Portugal has a rich history and vibrant culture. Here are some fun facts about Portugal to prepare you for life on the Iberian Peninsula.

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How much do you know about the country’s history, government, culture, economy, and people? Read these fun facts about Portugal and find out.

Portugal was the world’s first maritime power and the birthplace to some of the world’s first explorers

Portugal’s colonial empire spanned 600 years, the longest-lived of the modern european empires, portugal was the first european nation to participate in the transatlantic slave trade, lisbon is older than rome and among the oldest cities in europe, portugal is europe’s most westerly point, portugal holds the record for the shortest-reigning monarch in the world, portugal is the oldest nation-state in europe, portugal’s official name ( república portuguesa ) refers to the country’s second-largest city of porto, the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world is the anglo-portuguese alliance, portuguese is an official language of nine other countries, around 81% of portugal’s population are roman catholics, monks and nuns created some of portugal’s tastiest traditional treats, the longest bridge in europe was once in portugal, lisbon’s livraria bertrand is the world’s oldest bookshop, the portuguese are fatalists, japanese tempura is actually a portuguese invention, one portuguese town made the world’s largest omelet, portugal was one of the first countries to adopt the euro but you can still exchange portuguese escudo banknotes for euros, portugal’s most famous export and its national drink is port wine, over half of the world’s cork comes from portugal, portugal is a world leader in renewable energy, portugal’s dictatorship was the longest in europe, portugal is a founding member of nato and an eu member, portugal became the sixth european country to allow same-sex marriage in 2010, the town of olivença and its seven surrounding villages is one of the last disputed territories in western europe, the earliest recorded hot air balloon ascent was in portugal, women in portugal live more than six years longer than men, the biggest wave ever surfed was in portugal, sport lisboa e benfica is the world’s most supported football club, football icon cristiano ronaldo is portuguese.

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Facts about Portugal: History and geography

Portugal was at the forefront of European exploration in the 15 th and 16 th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, Ferdinand Magellan became the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Vasco de Gama discovered the sea route to India, and Bartholomew Diaz was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa; he called this the Cape of Good Hope. Finally, Álvares Cabral and others discovered new lands, including Brazil, parts of Africa, and the Far East – and claimed them for Portugal.

At its height, Portugal’s empire stretched across what are now 53 different countries. Brazil achieved independence in 1822, while all of Portugal’s African colonies were independent by the end of 1975. Portugal transferred its last colony, Macau, to China in 1999 after 442 years of occupation.

As a major colonial power, Portugal was a major player in the global slave trade, taking slaves from western Africa to the Americas. It was also the first colonial power to abolish slavery, some 50 years before Britain, Spain, France, and the United States.

Lisbon has been a Portuguese city since 1147, but its history predates Portugal by a couple of thousand years. Archaeological finds dating back to 1200 BC reveal that the Phoenicians had settlements across what is now Lisbon, meaning Lisbon has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

On the mainland of continental Europe, the westernmost point is at Cabo da Roca; a cape located in the town of Sintra. If you include continental Europe’s islands, Portugal is still the westernmost country; the westernmost place on the Eurasian Plate is Capelinhos, a volcano in the Azores.

Although Portugal is home to the westernmost points in Europe, it isn’t the most westerly point in the European Union. That honor lies with France, whose overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin lies in the Caribbean.

Facts about Portugal: Government

Crown Prince Luís Filipe was the King of Portugal for a grand total of 20 minutes after his father Carlos I was assassinated on 1 February 1908. After suffering injuries in the same attack, Luís Filipe also died and the title of king was transferred to Manuel II, the last King of Portugal.

The current form of Portugal officially became a kingdom in 1139. Portugal’s borders have barely changed since 1297 when the Portuguese and Spanish signed a treaty handing over the Algarve to Portugal. The first king, Afonso I, came to power in 1143. Portugal remained a kingdom for the next 800 years until 1910 when it became a republic.

Today, Portugal consists of mainland Portugal, the Azores, and the Madeira Archipelago. The nine islands of the Azores are about 1,300 kilometers west from the mainland in the Atlantic Ocean. The Madeira Archipelago (which consists of Madeira, Porto Santo, as well as two uninhabited islands) lies about 500 kilometers off of Morocco’s western coast.

The first treaty between the two countries (the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty) emerged back in 1373. Despite a 60-year disruption to the alliance when Portugal and Spain were part of a political union, the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance is the world’s oldest still in force today.

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As a result of Portugal’s imperial ambitions, Portuguese is an official language in Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Sāo Tomé and Principe, as well as Goa in India. It is the sixth-most spoken first language in the world with around 220 million speakers native speakers .

Christianity first came to Portugal when it was part of the Roman Empire. Church and state were separate since the days of the First Republic (1920-1926). However, Catholic moral and legal codes have a deep foundation, while most traditional festivals and fairs have religious origins. According to the 2011 census , 81% of people that live in Portugal are Catholic.

You can eat a nun’s belly ( barrigas de freira ), an angel’s double chin ( papos de anjo ), and fat from heaven ( toucinho do céu ) in Portugal; these are all delicious pastries. Historically, the monks and nuns in Portugal’s many monasteries and convents used egg whites to starch their habits and preserve wine. This left an abundance of leftover egg yolks, which they ended up using to make tasty cakes and pastries.

A six-lane, cable-stayed Vasco de Gama Bridge crosses the Tagus River in Lisbon. The bridge is 12 kilometers in length and allows long-distance traffic to bypass the city entirely. The Vasco de Gama Bridge was the longest bridge in Europe from 1998 until 2018, when the 17-kilometer Crimean Bridge surpassed it by five kilometers.

Founded in 1732, Livraria Bertrand was just a single bookshop. Sadly, this initial store was one of the many casualties of the Great Lisbon Earthquake in 1755. The earthquake scored 8.5 on the Richter scale and left around 60,000 people dead. Livraria Bertrand then set up shop on Rua Garrett in 1773, where it still stands. Nowadays, there are around 50 branches of Livraria Bertrand across Portugal.

Portugal has a tradition of fado , the idea that one’s fate is impossible to escape. This is also the name of a form of traditional Portuguese singing that carries the UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage status. Fado are melancholic songs of love, loss, hopefulness, and resignation – accompanied by soulful guitars, mandolins, and violins. You will often hear them in bars, cafés, and restaurants. Fado also appears in everyday speech. For example, people often use the expression oxalá , which means ‘hopefully’ or ‘if only’, from the Arabic inshallah (‘god willing’).

One of Japan’s most well-known dishes is tempura. However, this dish of battered, deep-fried vegetables and seafood was actually invented by Portuguese traders and missionaries living in Nagasaki. Tempura ultimately spread across Japan during the 16 th century.

On 11 August 2012, a group of locals was a little hungry. In Santerém, 55 people spent six hours cooking the world’s largest omelet. They used 145,000 eggs, 400 kilograms of oil, and 100 kilograms of butter to make the 6,466-kilogram omelet.

Facts about Portugal: Economy

Portugal officially gave up its own currency, the Portuguese escudo, in favor of the euro in 1999. The Banco de Portugal introduced the euro in 2002, but the central bank will continue to exchange escudo banknotes until 28 February 2022.

Vinho do Porto is a fortified wine made by adding grape spirit or brandy before fermentation ends. This makes port wine sweet and quite alcoholic at around 20%. The wine then ages in oak barrels or steel containers for between two and six years before it is bottled. Port wine grapes are only grown on the steeply terraced hillsides of the Douro Valley near Porto. The Douro Valley is one of the world’s oldest established wine-producing regions and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Portugal is home to the largest cork oak forests ( montados ) in the world. In fact, this cork oak ( Quercus suber L ) is protected by Portuguese law. The cork is stripped from the trunk of the cork oak every nine years without damaging the tree.

By July 2014, around 70% of its energy came from renewable sources such as wind, hydro, and solar power. The country has actually shown in recent years that Portugal can meet all domestic electricity needs with renewable sources . One of the world’s largest photovoltaic farms is near the town of Moura. Innovative projects include a floating wind farm (the WindFloat) and WaveRoller, which converts the movement of ocean waves to energy and electricity.

Facts about Portugal: Politics

The authoritarian regime was in power from 1926 to 1974, with António de Oliveira Salazar in control for most of that time. Portugal went through three stages of dictatorship: firstly, the military dictatorship ( Ditadura Militar from 1926 to 1928); secondly, the national dictatorship ( Ditadura Nacional from 1928 to 1933); and lastly, the new state ( Estado Novo from 1933 to 1974). Portugal’s years under dictatorship were characterized by a strong nationalistic conservatism driven by Catholicism.

A bloodless coup, dubbed the Carnation Revolution, overthrew the dictatorship on 25 April 1974. Portugal commemorates the revolution each year on Freedom Day ( Dia da Liberdade ) which falls on 25 April. The country ultimately became a democratic republic in 1976.

Portugal joined the European Economic Community (EEC), the predecessor to the European Union (EU), in 1986. The country received a €78 billion EU/IMF bailout by the EU and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2011, based on the understanding that the government would adopt austerity measures.

The country has come a long way since homosexuality was outlawed and punishable by imprisonment under the fascist Estado Novo regime. It also ranks seventh out of 49 European countries for its record on LGBT human rights in the 2019 Ilga-Europe Rainbow Country Rankings .

Located on the border region between Portugal and Spain. Olivença (or, as Spain refers to it, Olivenza) was under Portuguese sovereignty for 500 years until the beginning of the 19 th century. Later, the town came under Spanish rule, and Portugal has been trying to get it back ever since.

Facts about Portugal: Sports and Portuguese people

A model hot air balloon, invented by Father Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685-1724), ascended on 8 August 1709. The balloon took flight at the Casa da India in Terreiro do Paço.

Portugal has a greater health gender gap than most other highly-developed countries. According to 2020 data from Statistics Portugal , life expectancy at birth in Portugal is 78.07 years for men and 83.67 years for women.

An underwater canyon in Portugal makes this part of the Portuguese coastline the world’s biggest wave generator. In February 2011, American surfer Garrett McNamara rode a gargantuan wave of 23.77 meters off the coast of Nazaré in Portugal – creating a new world record in the process.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records , Benfica had 160,389 paid-up members in November 2006. Although not noted as a world record, Benfica had over 233,000 members as of June 2019.

The superstar was born Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Averio in Funchal, the capital of the Madeira region, in 1985. Ronaldo has gone on to have an illustrious career as one of the best players in the history of the game, having had lengthy stints with footballing giants Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus.

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Book contents

• Frontmatter
• List of illustrations
• Preface to the third edition
• Introduction
• 1 Peoples, cultures and colonies
• 2 Rebellion and independence in the seventeenth century
• 3 The golden age and the earthquake in the eighteenth century
• 4 Brazilian independence and the Portuguese Revolution
• 5 The bourgeois monarchy and the republicans
• 6 The dictatorship and the African empire
• 7 Democracy and the European Community
• Afterword: entering the twenty-first century
• The houses of Avis, Beja and Habsburg
• The houses of Braganza and Braganza-Saxe-Coburg
• Republican presidents
• Select source materials
• Selected works published since 1990
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Portugal is one of history's most successful survivors. It is but a small country whose population rose slowly from one million to nine million over eight hundred years. In that time it acquired a political and cultural autonomy within Europe. It also made its mark on every corner of the globe through colonisation, emigration and commerce. Unlike the more prosperous Catalonia it succeeded in escaping from Spanish captivity in the seventeenth century. Unlike the equally dynamic Scotland it was not politically absorbed by its English economic patron in the eighteenth century. Unlike the middleranking kingdoms of Naples or Bavaria it was not cannibalised in the unification of the great nineteenth-century land empires of Europe. Unlike Germany and Italy it did not lose its African colonies in either the First or the Second World War. And unlike other farming countries such as Ireland or Denmark it remained outside the European Economic Community until the 1980s.

But Portugal was more than a tenacious survivor in modern history. It was also a pioneer in many of the historical developments of the European world. Portuguese Christians of the middle ages, with a little help from English mercenaries, fought bloodily against Portuguese Muslims to dominate the western rim of Europe by the thirteenth century. The Portuguese created Europe's first ‘modern’ nation state whose frontiers have not changed since the fall of the old Muslim ‘Kingdom of the West’ in the Algarve. A century later they pioneered the concept of overseas colonisation on the islands of the Atlantic. By the sixteenth century they had found the sea lane to Asia. Portugal's pepper empire may have been short-lived, but it opened the way for the great trading empires of The Netherlands and Britain which followed in its train. In America, Portugal's conquest of the Brazils outstripped in size the thirteen British colonies which were to become the United States of America. Moreover the flow of Portuguese gold from the Brazilian highlands was an important ingredient in fuelling the European industrial revolution which began in eighteenth-century Britain.

It was not only in its overseas enterprises that Portugal led the way. It was also a pioneer in the search for new forms of social organisation in Europe. Portuguese liberalism sought to free the country from excessive clericalism and pave the way for democracy and humanitarianism.

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• David Birmingham , University of Kent, Canterbury
• Book: A Concise History of Portugal
• Online publication: 28 March 2018
• Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108539951.003

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Crafting product presentations that connect emotionally

In 1984, Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh to the world. It sounds second nature now, but if you look at the video, you will see the foundations for the spectacle that Apple has accustomed us to witness every time the company introduces a new product — whether that is the iPod, the iPhone , or Apple Vision Pro.

The stage — which resembles more a Broadway show than a tech presentation — and the captivating music are set in a way that makes us want to see more, learn more, and, potentially, buy. There’s a reason for this — charts and figures alone rarely persuade on their own. Whatever information we perceive, we do so through the prism of emotions.

Therefore, when we are presenting a new product, it is key to have a story that appeals to that human, emotional aspect of people, which often drives our decision-making. In this article, I will share some tips to do so.

Tailoring a product presentation to create an emotional impact:

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Establish rapport

It is an element of human nature that we are more inclined to trust those with whom we share some familiarity. In presentations , you can use this to your advantage.

From my experience, 50% of success comes with mastering your appearance. For example, if you are presenting to a fund manager, wear a plaid shirt and a fleece vest on top of it. If it is a startup founder, wear a hoodie with your logo on it. This creates empathy, as looking similar will create this impression of affinity.

Establishing common ground is important because deals are primarily about people, not so much about Excel spreadsheets and IRR calculations. Once you’ve taken care of appearance-related matters, emphasize building rapport by speaking clearly and exhibiting a calm and confident demeanor.

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Also, listen. Many people are good talkers, but not everyone is a good listener. The perfect meeting is when you listen for 30 minutes, and then, at the end, you agree in 3 minutes what the next steps will be.

Build bridges, not walls

Another recommendation is to avoid negative talk. Unleash the value of your product without undermining your competitors. Bashing colleagues, investors, clients, or even competitors kills rapport and generates mistrust. After all, if you’re criticizing others in their presence, who says you will not do the same about them when they’re not around?

Speaking about competitors, I recommend that you share information and knowledge with each other, as you are allies with a common goal of shaping the future together. Genuine conversations with them can yield better results than only communicating with clients.

Create an immersive experience

Your presentation needs to have substantially more images than words, and if you can create an MVP to give people something they can touch and feel, that’s ideal.

For example, IKEA developed a VR app that enables shoppers to visualize how a piece of furniture would look in their living spaces, and assess whether it is a good fit. This helps customers make better buying decisions.

Similarly, Marriott Hotels once created VRoom, an experience that, through a VR headset, allowed customers to digitally visit destinations around the world and experience the sights, smells, and sounds associated with the area. This also served as a way to promote other Marriott properties.

Dream big and demonstrate value

When Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg make a statement, it is bold. Ambitious goals are wonderful to pique people’s interest and make them ask, ‘When will it be ready? I want it so much!’

Opening up with such a statement shows your belief in your product. As a founder/leader, your genuine enthusiasm for what you’re building must be palpable. This conveys confidence to your team and external stakeholders. Once you make an assertion, though, you need to back up your odds of success, and provide as much validation as you can.

Keep in mind that audiences generally skim through long presentations and don’t read past the third slide. To engage effectively, use minimum words and maximum images, and explain things as you would to a seven-year-old. It is crucial to convey the product’s value right from the first slide, tailored to resonate with your audience’s needs and those of the specific industry or sphere they represent.

Then, your speech should center on how your product creates value and makes people’s lives better. Answer how you measure this value and utility, and highlight the human impact. If your solution helps people be pain-free for 3 days, say that. Sharing the numbers matters.

This includes traction — potential stakeholders, and particularly investors, love to see you’re moving towards your goal like a freight train, and also that you have a solid plan. I recommend you prepare a detailed roadmap with step-by-step success milestones. Make sure to explain what you expect to attain at each stage, and how these cumulative small actions lead to big changes — How can a small antenna change millions of lives.

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After the meeting or presentation concludes, your goal is to agree on the next step — signing a contract, securing funding, or at least, meeting again at a certain time. The agreement needs to be specific.

For this, it is key to be clear on whether the person needs your solution or not. If they don’t, and you get a “no,” don’t take it personally. It is better to get a “no” right away than getting it one year later. Also, as a note. If someone asks you about a failure, this is because they know the negative aspect of your product. Answer honestly. Everything has potential downsides, so it is better to discuss them openly.

Last but not least, maintain a growth mindset and ask yourself how you can improve. Practice is the best way to hone your skills and prepare yourself better for the next opportunity.

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