Epals: How my students described Portugal ...

Now, I'm going to tell you some things about Portugal. Portugal is known as a country with great food and excellent wines. It is also known because of soccer stars, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco, Pepe and Mourinho. It has many beautiful monuments and it is very famous because of our past of glory. We also have amazing writers like Luís de Camões.

André C.


In my English Class we were talking about different cultures so I'm going to tell you some things about the Portuguese culture. Here in Portugal we have very good food. In the South,in a region called the Algarve, we have wonderful beaches. Portuguese people are very kind and nice to foreigners, so they usually like to spend holidays here. We have a genre of music called Fado and Amalia Rodrigues is the most iconic singer of the genre. The landscapes are really beautiful and different from a city to another. The most important sport here is football that in America you call soccer. You have probably heard of José Mourinho or Cristiano Ronaldo. We also have an amazing comedian, Herman José. We have a lot of awesome monuments related to the fact that we were involved in the Great Discoveries. I think that Portugal is a very good place to live and has a lot of great things.

Inês

Portugal is a small country in Western Europe, the nearest one from America. We are known by the hospitality we receive the foreigners, by good food and wines, and by the landscapes near our rivers and coast. In Portugal, our major sport is "Football"( American: soccer) as in the rest of Europe. Our language is the Portuguese, very similar to the Spanish, but it shows much of our history and our pride for this country.
Pedro

I like our culture and I'm really proud of our history. Did you know that we were the most important country of the world in the 1500's? I like the people too; we're relaxed and easy going.

Duarte

In my country we have a lot of good food, such as, “francesinha" and "rojões à moda do Porto".
We have a music genre called "Fado", which is well known worldwide.
We're one of the oldest countries in Europe; Portugal was "born" in 1143.
We're also a very welcoming people.

André P.