For a critical approach to Portuguese culture in English
-Ask students if they agree, what they would change. - Rewriting activity: If the website asked them to edit this page how would they do it. Portugal - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette Facts and Statistics Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain Capital: Lisbon Population: 10,524,145 (July 2004 est.) Ethnic Make-up: homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal Religions: Roman Catholic 94% The Portuguese Language The 10-million population of Portugal speaks Portuguese , a Romance language which derived from Vulgar Latin. Galician and Mirandese, which are technically classed as separate languages, are spoken by a few thousand people in the north of the country, along the Spanish border. Portuguese Society & Culture The Family . The family is the foundation of ...