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Neo-Latin Peoples:The Portuguese

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Portuguese Portugueses Portugal People Fado St. Anthony Vasco Da Gama Magellan Saramago Amalia Rodrigues Tina Santos Barroso Luis Figo Torga Pessoa Lisboa Porto Madeira Minho Algarve Navigator Neolatin Romance Latin
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PART OF THE SERIES ON THE NEO-LATIN PEOPLES
The neo-latin peoples are descendants of the European populations latinized during the Roman Empire.Their languages, part of the Romance branch of the Indo-European language family and as such, share many similarities. This series is devoted to them, attempting to show:
a)Folklore, traditions and culture
b) Faces of ordinary people of today, human landscapes
c) Famous people of that ethnicity, in different fields.

All racist or otherwise hostile and derogatory comments will be promptly deleted, as will any history and politics-related polemics. The purpose of this video is to show people and their culture(s), their beauty and inherent dignity.
NB All images in these videos are in the public domain or used with permission.
PORTUGUESE

The Portuguese are the descendants of the inhabitants of the Roman province of Lusitania.
Famous Portuguese (from 02.20.00):
St. Anthony of Padua (born Fernando Martins de Bolhões) (1195-1231), Franciscan theologian and one of the most popular Catholic saints
Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) initiator of the Age of Discoveries
Vasco da Gama (1469-1524), discoverer of the maritime way to India
Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) (1480-1527), navigator, leader of the first expedition around the world.
Luiz Vaz de Camões (1524-1580), poet, author of the Lusiades
Fernando Pessoa (1880-1935), multilingual poet
Miguel Torga (1907-1995), poet, dramatist, novelist
José Saramago (born 1922), Nobel Prize-winning novelist
Manoel de Oliveira (born 1908), filmmaker, the oldest active film director in the world
Amalia Rodrigues (1920-1999), musician
José Manuel Durão Barroso (born 1956), politician, currently (2009) President of the European Commission
Paula Moreira (born 1975), neuroscientist, leading authority on Alzheimers disease
Rosa Mota (born 1958), first Olympic champion in womens marathon
Luis Figo (born 1972), football/soccer player
Cristiano Ronaldo (born 1985), currently (2009), most expensive football/soccer player in history
Music:Two fados:Zanguei-me com meu amor sung by Tina Santos and Uma casa portuguesa sung by Amalia Rodrigues.

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