In the case of Portugal, which a few weeks ago was rumored ready to walk out of the NATO Council should critics of its Angola policy prove harsh, there has been a noticeable relaxation of tension.

Portugal has been present in Angola for 400 years, occupied the territory in the 19th and early 20th century, and ruled over it for about 50 years.

In addition, mixed race ( European and African ) people amount to about 2 %, with a small ( 1 %) population of whites, mainly ethnically Portuguese ( as a former overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, the Portuguese make up currently the largest non-African population, with certainly more than 100, 000, a number that has been constantly increasing from the 2000s, because of Angola's growing demand for qualified human resources.

At the same time, Angola has promoted the revival of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries ( CPLP ) as a forum for cultural exchange and expanding ties with Portugal ( its former ruler ) and Brazil ( which shares many cultural affinities with Angola ) in particular.

The other long established club in the city ' Os Galitos ' was founded in 1904 and water related sports such as swimming, sailing and rowing are some of its longest traditional strongest specialities, other sections in the club include chess, basketball, snooker, pool and billiards among others, but rowing is the modality in which the club has a maintained a long and proud tradition going back more than one hundred years, reaching the highest possible excellence as a club with several of its individual and team of rowers having represented Portugal Internationally and at the Olympic games with good classifications on more than a just few occasions.

The music of Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Brittany, Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias ( Spain ) and Portugal are also considered Celtic music, the tradition being particularly strong in Brittany, where Celtic festivals large and small take place throughout the year, and in Wales, where the ancient eisteddfod tradition has been revived and flourishes.

The current Romance language spoken, Galego, has many words of Celtic origin and is the ancestor of the Portuguese language used mainly in Brazil and Portugal.

" China has been a friend of Cape Verde even before it gained independence from Portugal 30 years ago.

Couscous is also very popular in France, where it is now considered a traditional dish, and has also become popular in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece.

Yet in nations or regions where traditional folk music is a badge of cultural or national identity, the loss of traditional music can be slowed ; this is held to be true, for instance in the case of Bangladesh, Hungary, India, Ireland, Scotland, Latvia, Turkey, Portugal, Brittany, and Galicia, Greece and Crete all of which retain their traditional music to some degree, in some such areas the decline of traditional music and loss of traditions has been reversed.

The history of Guinea-Bissau was dominated by Portugal from the 1450s to the 1970s ; since independence, the country has been primarily controlled by a single-party system.

Greece ( as well as the UK, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Ireland ) has large debts.

In recent few years immigration from Portugal has increased due to Portuguese poor economic situation.

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, which proclaims itself the champion of Hispanic success in higher education, has member institutions in the U. S., Puerto Rico, Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

* Portugal: Although surrounded by other lands and people, the Portuguese nation has occupied the same territory since the romanization or latinization of the native population during the Roman era.

Following the line of visibility that the Wiccan Religious Confession, Celtiberian Tradition, imposed throughout the institution, this Tradition Wicca also established in Portugal has taken the first step and once applied for registration in the relevant Register, has just been registered and is therefore has become the first Confession Pagan recognized as religion in the history of Portugal ( source ).

It is not clear when and where olive trees were first domesticated: in Asia Minor in the 6th millennium ; Greece has by far the largest per capita consumption of olive oil worldwide, over 26 liters per person per year ; Spain and Italy, around 14 l ; Tunisia, Portugal, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, around 8 l. Northern Europe and North America consume far less, around 0. 7 l, but the consumption of olive oil outside its home territory has been rising steadily.

The former colonial power, Portugal, has been focusing on enhancing the capabilities of the STP Coast Guard, and agreed to provide the force with training under a two-year military co-operation agreement signed in 2004.

In 1533 he was allowed to accompany Dom Martinho de Portugal to Rome on an embassy to Pope Clement VII, to whom Father Álvares delivered the letter Lebna Dengel had written to the Pope.

* March 12 – A huge exotic embassy sent by King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X defiles in Rome.

* Portugal has an embassy in Sofia.

* Portugal has an embassy in Copenhagen.

* Portugal has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Valletta.

* Portugal has an embassy in Bucharest.

* Portugal has an embassy in Moscow.

Portugal has an embassy in Belgrade.

Portugal has an embassy in Ankara.

* Portugal has an embassy in Kiev.

East Timor has an embassy in Lisbon whilst Portugal has an embassy in Dili.

Portugal has an embassy in Maputo and a Consulate-General in Beira.

* Portugal has an embassy in Buenos Aires and three honorary consulates ( in Comodoro Rivadavia, Mendoza and Rosario ).

Armenia is represented in Portugal through its embassy in Rome, Italy.

Portugal is represented in Armenia through its embassy in Moscow, Russia.

Mateus reached Portugal via Goa, having returned with a Portuguese embassy, along with priest Francisco Álvares in 1520.

The Pope received a monumental embassy from Portugal during his reign designed to draw attention to Portugal's newly-acquired riches to all of Europe.

East Timor has an embassy in Lisbon whilst Portugal has an embassy in Dili.

In 1514 he served as ambassador from king Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X leading a luxurious embassy presenting in Rome the new conquests of Portugal.

The Zhengde Emperor, who accepted the Portuguese embassy but died before he could finalize relations with Portugal, hence dooming the embassy as conservative factions at court in Beijing were aligned against those who conquered the Ming's loyal tributary vassal in Malacca.

Missions in Maputo ( then Lourenço Marques ) and Lisbon were closed in 1975 following the Carnation Revolution in Portugal.

Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, was named after him before the Overseas Province of Mozambique became independent from Portugal in 1975 ; it got its present name on 3 February 1976.

This 2½-centavo stamp, used in August 1916, is an overprint on a Maputo | Lourenço Marques stamp that was itself overprinted " REPUBLICA " on a Carlos I of Portugal | King Carlos issue of 1898.