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10 hours ago · Belcanto remains the only Portuguese restaurant on the top 50 list, as well as the sole representative from Portugal in the extended list of the world's best restaurants, ranking from 51st to 100th. This year, the podium of The World's 50 Best Restaurants features some new entries.
10 hours ago · The word "Brazil" likely comes from the Portuguese word for brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coast. In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed from brasa ("ember") and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium).
10 hours ago · This stunning beach in Algarve, Portugal is one of the most beautiful in the world; Portugal : this dreamy beach is the perfect spot for surfers in Algarve; Portugal: 10 mouth-watering desserts to try during your stay; Faro: 5 must-see sites in the Algarve capital; Portugal: 10 mouth-watering desserts to try during your stay
10 hours ago · Ají (sauce) – Ají-based condiment traditional in Andean cuisine; Caruso sauce – Cream sauce for pasta; Chancaca – Sweet sauce traditional to southern Andean cuisine; Chimichurri – Green, uncooked sauce for meat; Hogao – Colombian style sofrito; Tucupi – Sauce used in Brazilian cuisine, extracted from the Cassava root; By country
10 hours ago · Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was the Portuguese capital between 1808 and 1821. In 1820, constitutionalist insurrections took place at Porto and Lisbon. Lisbon regained its status as the capital of Portugal when Brazil declared its independence in 1822. The death of King John VI in 1826 led to a crisis of royal succession.
1 day ago · In some cases, broader regional styles can be identified, such as the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of West Africa. A common theme in traditional African architecture is the use of fractal scaling: small parts of the structure tend to look similar to larger parts, such as a circular village made of circular houses.
10 hours ago · There is a significant Portuguese-speaking community concentrated in the Ironbound district. 2000 census data showed that Newark had 15,801 residents of Portuguese ancestry (5.8% of the population), while an additional 5,805 (2.1% of the total) were of Brazilian ancestry.
