Tag: portugal

Punishment of a slave in Brazil, picture by Mauricio Rugendas (circa 1830) - Public domain

How Romanticization of the Past Makes Portugal Deny Its Racism and Reality of Colonialism

The slogan: “Portugal is a country of gentle manners” was crafted by Portugal’s former ...

Slave ship

How Brazil Used Cachaça, Tobacco and Gold to Keep Slave Trade Going

Sections of a Brazilian slave ship from the 19th century. Robert Walsh, as shown ...

The "confused" lady is a character from a 2004 soap opera who kidnapped a baby and killed some people | Image: Twitter/Reproduction.

Trying to Understand Brazilians? Start by Their Memes

You have probably already stumbled upon a Brazilian meme on one of your internet ...

Bronze sculpture of Zumbi dos Palmares, in Salvador, Bahia state

Palmares, Brazil’s Slave Rebellion, Still Going On 400 Years Later

The Quilombo dos Palmares was a nation of fugitive slaves, Indians, and a few ...

Portugal Wants Large Telecom with Brazil to Promote Portuguese Language

Portugal's prime minister, José Sócrates, defended the creation of a large Portuguese and Brazilian ...

Brazilian Aircraft Maker Embraer to Invest US$ 241 Million in Portugal

Portugal's government has approved on Thursday, September 11, contracts for Embraer investments in Évora, ...

Brazil’s Embraer to Invest US$ 231 Million in Portugal Units

Embraer, Brazil's aircraft maker, is going to set up two new industrial units in ...

Portugal Company Has Energy Plans for Brazil Including Wind Power

Portuguese energy sector company Energias de Portugal (EDP), is discussing with the Algerian Sonatrach ...

Portugal Invests Over Half a Billion Dollars in Brazil. A 49% Jump

Direct investment in Brazil from Portugal rose 48.9% in 2007 in comparison with the ...

Brazil and Portugal Join Forces to Sell the World Green Fuel

A joint venture between the Brazilian oil company Petrobras and the Portuguese Galp for ...

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