Monumentos Guimaraes Petter e Berto
Autoria: Pedro Vasconcelos e
Alberto Pinheiro
10 Monumentos de Guimaraes
MAMADO PORTUGAL TOUR - DIA 3 - GUIMARÃES
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Iordanov - Sporting CP // 35 Grandes Golos
Ivailo Stoimenov Iordanov nasceu a 22 de Abril de 1968 em Samakov - Bulgária. Posição: Avançado.
Avançado internacional búlgaro, fez parte da grande Selecção que ficou no 4º lugar do Mundial de 1994, onde disputou alguns jogos como defesa central, totalizando 50 internacionalizações e contando ainda com presenças no Europeu de 1996 e no Mundial de 1998.
Era acima de tudo um lutador incansável, qualidade que o ajudou a superar as adversidades de um grave acidente de viação e de uma doença complicada.
Iniciou a sua carreira num pequeno clube da sua cidade natal, mas foi no Lokomotiv Gorna que Sousa Cintra o descobriu, depois de se ter sagrado o melhor marcador do Campeonato do seu país.
No Sporting confirmar-se-ia como um grande goleador, marcando 71 golos nos 226 jogos oficiais disputados pela equipa principal do Clube, ao longo das dez temporadas que jogou no Sporting, conquistando o respeito e a admiração de todos, pelo seu profissionalismo e abnegação, e contribuindo para a conquista de um Campeonato Nacional, uma Taça de Portugal e uma Supertaça.
Teve a sua tarde de glória a 10 de Junho de 1995, quando marcou os dois golos com que o Sporting derrotou o Marítimo na Final da Taça de Portugal, uma competição que o Clube, naquela altura, já não ganhava há 13 anos.
Na época de 1998/99 após o abandono de Oceano, tornou-se no segundo Capitão de equipa estrangeiro de pois de Vagner, e embora já não fosse titular, fez parte do plantel que na temporada seguinte quebrou o longo jejum de 18 anos, que o Sporting passou sem ganhar o Campeonato. A sua subida à estátua do Marquês do Pombal para colocar um cachecol ao pescoço do leão daquele monumento, na loucura dos festejos, ficará para sempre como uma das imagens emblemáticas dessa grande festa leonina.
Em 1998 foi distinguido com o Prémio Stromp na categoria Futebolista.
Mais tarde, foi um dos treinadores adjuntos da Equipa B do Sporting.
Depois de alguns desentendimentos com o Sporting, que obrigaram inclusivamente ao recurso aos tribunais, no dia 5 de Maio de 2010 realizou-se finalmente a festa de despedida de Yordanov, que contou com a presença de vários antigos companheiros e adversários do avançado búlgaro. No fim dessa noite nostálgica, Yordanov lançou o repto a todos os Sportinguistas: Apoiem sempre o Sporting. Viva o Sporting!
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Edição de Vídeo:
Música: The Art of Living de Andrew Gerlicher (Free Music)
Imagem: RTP (Rádio Televisão Portuguesa) e SIC (Sociedade Independente de Comunicação)
Legenda dos golos:
#01-1991-08-25 CN J2 Sporting 3-0 Famalicão
#02-1991-09-18 EL 1R Sporting 1-0 Dinamo Bucuresti
#03-1991-10-05 CN J7 Penafiel 0-2 Sporting
#04-1991-10-20 CN J8 Sporting 3-0 Salgueiros
#05-1992-05-10 CN J33 Sporting 2-1 Paços Ferreira
#06-1992-05-17 CN J34 Chaves 1-1 Sporting
#07-1992-10-17 CN J8 Sporting 2-0 Benfica
#08-1993-06-06 CN J34 Sporting 3-1 Paços Ferreira
#09-1994-02-15 TP QF Sporting 3-1 Trofense
#10-1994-02-19 CN J20 Belenenses 0-3 Sporting
#11-1994-02-27 CN J21 Sporting 3-0 E. Amadora
#12-1994-02-27 CN J21 Sporting 3-0 E. Amadora
#13-1994-03-06 CN J22 Sporting 3-1 Farense
#14-1994-05-07 CN J29 Beira-Mar 0-4 Sporting
#15-1994-12-30 CN J15 Sporting 1-0 Gil Vicente
#16-1995-01-11 TP 5E Sporting 5-0 Boavista
#17-1995-04-02 CN J27 Sporting 4-0 U. Madeira
#18-1995-04-30 CN J30 Benfica 1-2 Sporting
#19-1995-05-14 CN J32 Gil Vicente 1-2 Sporting
#20-1995-06-10 TP F Sporting 2-0 Marítimo
#21-1996-01-09 TP 5E Sporting 2-1 Boavista
#22-1996-02-05 CN J21 Campomaiorense 0-1 Sporting
#23-1996-02-10 CN J22 Sporting 5-0 Farense
#24-1996-03-10 CN J25 Marítimo 0-5 Sporting
#25-1996-03-16 CN J26 Sporting 2-2 Salgueiros
#26-1997-02-01 CN J18 Sporting 4-0 Sp. Espinho
#27-1997-08-27 LC 2PE Sporting 3-0 Beitar Jerusalem
#28-1998-11-15 CN J11 Sporting 2-0 Alverca
#29-1998-11-22 CN J12 Boavista 2-2 Sporting
#30-1998-12-13 CN J15 Sporting 4 -1 Braga
#31-1999-02-14 CN J22 E. Amadora 0-1 Sporting
#32-1999-05-01 CN J30 U. Leiria 0-3 Sporting
#33-1999-05-30 CN J34 Benfica 3-3 Sporting
#34-1999-05-30 CN J34 Benfica 3-3 Sporting
#35-1999-10-23 CN J8 Sporting 2-0 Braga
Resumo alargado do Vitória 1-0 Arouca
O Vitória venceu esta tarde o Arouca em jogo a contar para a 2ª jornada da 3ª fase da Taça da Liga. Um golo de Maranhão, aos 85 minutos, bastou para a formação vimaranense somar os primeiros pontos na prova.
O jogo não foi nada famoso e os surpreendentes 6120 espectadores presentes apenas tiveram motivos para sorrir a cinco minutos do final da partida. Um golo que ficou ainda marcado pela forma como o próprio Maranhão e Faouzi festejaram, com gestos que não agradaram aos vitorianos.
Veja o resumo alargado e ainda a análise de Manuel Machado e Henrique Nunes, treinador do Arouca, à partida.
Encontro O Nosso Ano A Nossa Voz - Encerramento do Ano Internacional da Juventude
No âmbito do Ano Internacional da Juventude (AIJ) realizou-se no dia 14 de Dezembro, às 14h30, no Museu da Electricidade, em Lisboa, o Encontro O Nosso Ano, A Nossa Voz.
O Ano Internacional da Juventude decorreu desde 12 de Agosto de 2010 a 11 de Agosto de 2011, sob o tema: Diálogo e compreensão mútua e dedicado ao slogan O Nosso ano, A nossa voz
Teve como objectivos fundamentais:
Dinamizar o diálogo e compreensão entre gerações, culturas, religiões e civilizações;
Promover os ideais de paz, respeito pelos direitos humanos e solidariedade;
Incentivar os jovens a dedicarem-se a promover o progresso, incluindo a realização dos Objectivos de Desenvolvimento do Milénio das Nações Unidas (ODM).
Em Portugal, o Ano Internacional da Juventude decorreu com a celebração de eventos e acontecimentos diversos, de âmbito local, regional e nacional, ao longo deste período, tendo sido constituido um grupo de jovens Embaixadores do Ano - oriundos de diversos sectores da nossa sociedade: cultura, ciência, desporto, cidadania, entre outras áreas - que mobilizaram outros jovens e dinamizaram parte significativa destas acções.
Tiveram também um papel preponderante na transmissão da mensagem fundamental: dar voz à juventude, e incentivar todos os jovens a participarem activamente na sociedade.
O encontro em causa marcou o encerramento do AIJ. Contou com a presença do Secretário de Estado do Desporto e Juventude, Alexandre Mestre.
Do Programa, que teve como apresentadora a conhecida apresentadora de TV e actriz, Cláudia Semedo (também Embaixadora do AIJ), destacamos a participação:
da jornalista Cândida Pinto (SIC),
da jornalista Sandra Torres (RTP), e
a presença dos Embaixadores do Ano Internacional da Juventude.
Foram também entregues o prémio da 1ª Edição Prémio de Jornalismo Finicia Jovem, e o
prémio ao Vencedor do Concurso Monumento ao Associativismo Jovem , entre outros prémios de eventos realizados do âmbito do AIJ.
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Portugal
00:03:51 1 Etymology
00:05:31 2 History
00:05:40 2.1 Prehistory
00:09:19 2.2 Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia
00:12:00 2.3 Germanic kingdoms: Suebi and Visigoths
00:17:14 2.4 Islamic period and the Reconquista
00:19:40 2.5 County of Portucale
00:22:59 2.6 Afonsine era
00:25:56 2.7 Joanine era and Age of Discoveries
00:29:37 2.8 Iberian Union, Restoration and early Brigantine era
00:32:44 2.9 Pombaline era and Enlightenment
00:37:45 2.10 Napoleonic era
00:40:57 2.11 Constitutional monarchy
00:44:35 2.12 First Republic and Estado Novo
00:48:00 2.13 Carnation Revolution and European integration
00:53:19 3 Geography
00:55:24 3.1 Climate
01:00:53 3.2 Biodiversity
01:05:19 4 Government and administration
01:07:04 4.1 Presidency of the Republic
01:08:04 4.2 Government
01:09:18 4.3 Parliament
01:10:13 4.4 Law and drug policy
01:12:19 4.5 LGBT+ rights in Portugal
01:13:16 4.6 Law enforcement
01:13:50 4.7 Administrative divisions
01:15:40 4.8 Foreign relations
01:18:34 4.9 Military
01:21:31 4.10 Government finance
01:25:00 5 Economy
01:30:23 5.1 Primary sector
01:34:26 5.2 Secondary sector
01:35:32 5.3 Tertiary sector
01:38:04 5.4 Quaternary sector
01:41:34 5.5 Transport
01:45:56 5.6 Energy
01:48:05 6 Demographics
01:53:14 6.1 Urbanization
01:53:22 6.2 Metropolitan areas and Functional Urban Area (FUA)
01:53:39 6.3 Immigration
01:55:58 6.4 Religion
01:58:03 6.5 Languages
02:00:04 6.6 Education
02:03:57 6.7 Health
02:07:32 7 Culture
02:08:28 7.1 Architecture
02:09:13 7.2 Cinema
02:09:57 7.3 Literature
02:11:08 7.4 Cuisine
02:13:25 7.5 Music
02:16:45 7.6 Visual arts
02:18:10 7.7 Sport
02:22:23 8 See also
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SUMMARY
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Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples.
Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Despite attempts at independence since its foundation as a county in 868, only after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128, where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother, Teresa, the County of Portugal affirmed its sovereignty and Afonso styled himself Prince of Portugal. He would later be proclaimed King of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such, by neighbouring kingdoms, on the Treaty of Zamora, in 1143.In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King John II, with such notable voyages as Bartolomeu Dias' sailing beyond the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) (1488), Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India (1497–98) and the European discovery of Brazil (1500).
During this time Portugal monopolized the spice trade, and the empire expanded with military campaigns in Asia. However, events such as the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, the Industrial Revolution, the Seven Years' War, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Bra ...
o berço da naçao somos nos
- Associação VitóriaSempre - O Portal Oficial dos Vitorianos
Final da taça de Portugal 08-09
Vitória 3-2 Espinho
Lourosa x Felgueiras (1995/1996)
Resumo do jogo Lusitânia Lourosa x FC Felgueiras (1-1), da 4.ª Eliminatória da Taça de Portugal (1995/1996).
Marcadores: António Alberto (Lourosa) e João (Felgueiras)
A falta de qualidade do resumo originou-se da falta de qualidade do sinal da emissão, da degradação das cassetes VHS com o registo original, e do próprio processo de digitalização.
Charra de la muerte 2017 Allande (Subt Asturianu & English)
Charra de Cristobo de Milio Carrín, de la Fundación Belenos, en payares de 2017, na Puela d'Allande, falando del conceutu del mal na mitoloxía asturiana ya del remanecer de mitos cosmogónicos na tradición oral del país.
Artículos y llibros de Cristobo de Milio Carrín (español ya inglés) en Academia.edu
Portugal | Wikipedia audio article
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Portugal
00:03:51 1 Etymology
00:05:31 2 History
00:05:40 2.1 Prehistory
00:09:19 2.2 Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia
00:12:00 2.3 Germanic kingdoms: Suebi and Visigoths
00:17:14 2.4 Islamic period and the Reconquista
00:19:40 2.5 County of Portucale
00:22:59 2.6 Afonsine era
00:25:56 2.7 Joanine era and Age of Discoveries
00:29:37 2.8 Iberian Union, Restoration and early Brigantine era
00:32:44 2.9 Pombaline era and Enlightenment
00:37:45 2.10 Napoleonic era
00:40:57 2.11 Constitutional monarchy
00:44:35 2.12 First Republic and Estado Novo
00:48:00 2.13 Carnation Revolution and European integration
00:53:19 3 Geography
00:55:24 3.1 Climate
01:00:53 3.2 Biodiversity
01:05:19 4 Government and administration
01:07:04 4.1 Presidency of the Republic
01:08:04 4.2 Government
01:09:18 4.3 Parliament
01:10:13 4.4 Law and drug policy
01:12:19 4.5 LGBT+ rights in Portugal
01:13:16 4.6 Law enforcement
01:13:50 4.7 Administrative divisions
01:15:40 4.8 Foreign relations
01:18:34 4.9 Military
01:21:31 4.10 Government finance
01:25:00 5 Economy
01:30:23 5.1 Primary sector
01:34:26 5.2 Secondary sector
01:35:32 5.3 Tertiary sector
01:38:04 5.4 Quaternary sector
01:41:34 5.5 Transport
01:45:56 5.6 Energy
01:48:05 6 Demographics
01:53:14 6.1 Urbanization
01:53:22 6.2 Metropolitan areas and Functional Urban Area (FUA)
01:53:39 6.3 Immigration
01:55:58 6.4 Religion
01:58:03 6.5 Languages
02:00:04 6.6 Education
02:03:57 6.7 Health
02:07:32 7 Culture
02:08:28 7.1 Architecture
02:09:13 7.2 Cinema
02:09:57 7.3 Literature
02:11:08 7.4 Cuisine
02:13:25 7.5 Music
02:16:45 7.6 Visual arts
02:18:10 7.7 Sport
02:22:23 8 See also
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- improves your listening skills
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples.
Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Despite attempts at independence since its foundation as a county in 868, only after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128, where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother, Teresa, the County of Portugal affirmed its sovereignty and Afonso styled himself Prince of Portugal. He would later be proclaimed King of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such, by neighbouring kingdoms, on the Treaty of Zamora, in 1143.In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King John II, with such notable voyages as Bartolomeu Dias' sailing beyond the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) (1488), Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India (1497–98) and the European discovery of Brazil (1500).
During this time Portugal monopolized the spice trade, and the empire expanded with military campaigns in Asia. However, events such as the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, the Industrial Revolution, the Seven Years' War, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Bra ...
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Portugal
00:03:51 1 Etymology
00:05:32 2 History
00:05:41 2.1 Prehistory
00:09:20 2.2 Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia
00:12:01 2.3 Germanic kingdoms: Suebi and Visigoths
00:17:14 2.4 Islamic period and the Reconquista
00:19:40 2.5 County of Portucale
00:22:59 2.6 Afonsine era
00:25:56 2.7 Joanine era and Age of Discoveries
00:29:38 2.8 Iberian Union, Restoration and early Brigantine era
00:32:45 2.9 Pombaline era and Enlightenment
00:37:45 2.10 Napoleonic era
00:40:58 2.11 Constitutional monarchy
00:44:36 2.12 First Republic and Estado Novo
00:48:01 2.13 Carnation Revolution and European integration
00:53:19 3 Geography
00:55:24 3.1 Climate
01:00:54 3.2 Biodiversity
01:05:20 4 Government and administration
01:07:04 4.1 Presidency of the Republic
01:08:05 4.2 Government
01:09:19 4.3 Parliament
01:10:14 4.4 Law and drug policy
01:12:20 4.5 LGBT+ rights in Portugal
01:13:17 4.6 Law enforcement
01:13:50 4.7 Administrative divisions
01:15:41 4.8 Foreign relations
01:18:35 4.9 Military
01:21:32 4.10 Government finance
01:25:01 5 Economy
01:30:24 5.1 Primary sector
01:34:26 5.2 Secondary sector
01:35:33 5.3 Tertiary sector
01:38:05 5.4 Quaternary sector
01:41:35 5.5 Transport
01:45:56 5.6 Energy
01:48:05 6 Demographics
01:53:14 6.1 Urbanization
01:53:23 6.2 Metropolitan areas and Functional Urban Area (FUA)
01:53:40 6.3 Immigration
01:55:59 6.4 Religion
01:58:04 6.5 Languages
02:00:04 6.6 Education
02:03:58 6.7 Health
02:07:32 7 Culture
02:08:28 7.1 Architecture
02:09:14 7.2 Cinema
02:09:58 7.3 Literature
02:11:09 7.4 Cuisine
02:13:25 7.5 Music
02:16:46 7.6 Visual arts
02:18:11 7.7 Sport
02:22:24 8 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples.
Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Despite attempts at independence since its foundation as a county in 868, only after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128, where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother, Theresa of Portugal, the County of Portugal affirmed its sovereignty and Henriques styled himself Prince of Portugal. He would later be proclaimed King of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such, by neighbouring kingdoms, on the Treaty of Zamora, in 1143.In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King John II, with such notable voyages as Bartolomeu Dias' sailing beyond the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) (1488), Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India (1497–98) and the European discovery of Brazil (1500).
During this time Portugal monopolized the spice trade, and the empire expanded with military campaigns in Asia. However, events such as the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, the Industrial Revolution, the Seven Years' War, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the ind ...
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Portugal
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣal]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples.
Portugal as a country was established during the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD. Despite attempts at independence since its foundation as a county in 868, only after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128, where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother, Theresa of Portugal, the County of Portugal affirmed its sovereignty and Henriques styled himself Prince of Portugal. He would later be proclaimed King of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such, by neighbouring kingdoms, on the Treaty of Zamora, in 1143.In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers. During this period, today referred to as the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King John II, with such notable voyages as Bartolomeu Dias' sailing beyond the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) (1488), Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India (1497–98) and the European discovery of Brazil (1500).
During this time Portugal monopolized the spice trade, and the empire expanded with military campaigns in Asia. However, events such as the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, the Industrial Revolution, the Seven Years' War, the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil (1822), erased to an extent Portugal's prior opulence.After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established, later being superseded by the Estado Novo right-wing authoritarian regime. Democracy was restored after the Carnation Revolution in 1974, ending the Portuguese Colonial War.
Shortly after, independence was granted to almost all its overseas territories. The handover of Macau to China in 1999 marked the end of what can be considered the longest-lived colonial empire.Portugal has left a profound cultural and architectural influence across the globe, a legacy of 300 million Portuguese speakers, and many Portuguese-based creoles. A member of the United Nations and the European Union, Portugal was also one of the founding members of NATO, the eurozone, the OECD, and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.
Portugal is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy and high living standards. It is the 4th most peaceful country in the world, and its state is the 15th most stable one, maintained under a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government. Additionally, the country ranks highly in terms of democracy (10th), social progress (20th), prosperity (25th), press freedom (14th), moral freedom (3rd), LGBTI rights (7th in Europe), ease of doing business (29th) and road network (2nd).