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This traditional Portuguese pastry contains no cream, despite its creamy-sounding name.
What are Pastéis de Nata?
This colorful rooster symbolizes faith, justice, and good luck in Portuguese culture.
What is the Rooster of Barcelos?
This sector makes up 15% of Portugal's GDP and plays a major role in attracting global visitors.
What is tourism?
This colorful palace in Sintra looks like it's straight out of a fairy tale.
What is Pena Palace?
This lively June celebration in Lisbon honors Saint Anthony and includes colorful parades, grilled sardines, and dancing in the streets.
What is the Festival of Saint Anthony?
Vinho Verde, meaning “young wine,” is known for being light, slightly sparkling, and perfect for this season.
What is summer?
The world’s oldest operating bookstore, founded in 1732, is found in this capital city.
What is Lisbon?
Portugal’s 2025 nominal GDP is forecast at around this amount.
What is $321.4 billion?
Portugal is one of the top producers of this material used for bottle stoppers.
What is cork?
This sweet fortified wine, named after a northern Portuguese city, is often enjoyed as a dessert drink.
What is Port wine?
Portugal has over 365 recipes for this cold-water fish, many of which come from places like Iceland.
What is codfish?
Legendary waves in this coastal town helped Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa set a world record in 2017.
What is Nazaré?
Portugal’s youth unemployment rate in 2025 is high, at this approximate percentage.
What is 21.2%?
This famous Portuguese explorer helped find a sea route to India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
Often seen at folk festivals, this Portuguese dance style involves lively footwork and is particularly popular in the Algarve region.
What is Corridinho?
A “second breakfast” often happens in one of these cozy spots filled with coffee and pastries.
What is a pastelaria?
The record-breaking wave surfed in Nazaré measured approximately this tall in feet.
What is 82 feet?
This long-term issue is creating labor shortages and increasing healthcare costs in Portugal.
What is an aging population?
In Portuguese towns, these bright objects hanging above streets create shade and art.
What are umbrellas?
Portugal’s architectural style known as Manueline reflects the country's fascination with this theme, a result of its global explorations.
What is maritime discovery?
To beat the winter blues, Portuguese families gather every Sunday for this 3-hour comfort meal.
What is an assado (Sunday roast)?
Located in Lisbon’s Chiado district, this bookstore earned a Guinness World Record.
What is Livraria Bertrand?
Despite EU support, Portugal’s public debt stood at this percentage of GDP in 2024.
What is 94.9%?
These natural underground formations near Lisbon are filled with stalactites and stalagmites
What are the Belém Caves?
These Portuguese crafts, often created using needlework and fabric, are especially famous in the Madeira region for their intricate floral patterns.
What is embroidery?