Portugal

Bartolomeu Dias Who is Bartolomeu Dias? He was a Portuguese nobleman born somewhere around the year of 1450, in Algarve, Portugal. He died on May 29th in the year 1500, on his second voyage in the ocean. Bartolomeu Dias, in full it is Bartolomeu Dias de Novais, was known as the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa in the year 1488. He’s said to have been related to Diogo Dias as well as Pero Dias ( https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bartolomeu-Dias ). However, just what…

Jews came to Portugal looking for a safe area to live when they were in bad situations in their home countries. Jews did not have easy lives in the places they lived before Portugal. The Jews that came to Portugal from Spain in 1492 immigrated because they were being forced to convert or be killed at the stake. The Jews in Spain did not have a place to practice their religion or feel safe until some immigrated to Portugal. If the places that the Jews were living in were not safe then they…

Portugal (Decriminalization of Drugs) In 2001, the small European country of Portugal decriminalized all drugs use. This allows any type of drug to be used by anyone that lives in Portugal. The government, in media reports, says that drug-related deaths, violent crimes, and HIV infections have dropped. Drug abusers in Portugal now receive intensive health treatment, rather than being charged as a criminal. “A person found in possession of personal-use amounts of any drug in Portugal is no…

Kristina Infante Professor Black Globalization Paper: The Impact of Globalization in Portugal October 19, 2015 Introduction Globalization is the process of social, political, economic, cultural, and technological integration among countries around the world. The world is currently experiencing globalization like never before because people around the globe are more connected to each other than ever before. Goods and services produced in one part of the world are increasingly available in all…

Isabella of Portugal was born in 1428 into a notable family. Her father was John, Constable of Portugal and he was the youngest surviving son of John I of Portugal. Her mother was Isabella of Barcelos and she was the first daughter of the first Duke of Braganza. Her mother’s father was an illegitimate child of John I of Portugal. This relationship caused Isabella of Barcelos to be half-niece to her own husband. Being of a royal descendant, her role was to be married off to another country’s…

Portugal: In 2001 Portugal passed legislation decriminalizing all illicit drugs. Hereto abolishing criminal penalties for all cases of low-level drug possession and/or consumption. [Drug Policy Alliance, 2015] Previously, Portugal had a strict no-tolerance policy on drug possession and use much like the US. They too relied on the threat of incarceration and the criminal justice system as the core weapon in combatting the war on drugs. Now the focus has shifted to treating drug possession and use…

Portugal, was dominated by one of the richest and most intellectually powerful civilizations in the world, the Muslims. It would take Europeans until 1492, with the help from Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile and their Reconquista and Inquisition, to expel the Moors from Spain. Immediately after, their expulsion ushered in the Spanish “discovery” of the New World which would forever impact Western Civilization. But we all know how that story goes. I would like to posit a new…

The Tale of Princess Rosita Once a long time ago there was the princess name Rosita Arialina Sanchez Chavez Rodriguez. Rosita was born on a very important day in mexico. She was born on Dia de Los Muertos, a holiday to celebrate all those who have passed to the afterlife. Rosita is like no other princesses there has ever been. She’s beautiful,charismatic, funny, outgoing, she’s the perfect princess. Rosita’s had to become a queen at young age since her parents had passed away.…

Have you ever thought about what missionary kids go through? How one day they are “normal” kids and then suddenly they move to a country where they do not know the language? My family and I moved to Portugal in 2008 as missionaries to share the Gospel to the unbelievers. At first I was happy and was still getting over the shock of living in a new country. Then as we started to get into a normal routine and become more comfortable with our surroundings I started to feel very angry. Looking back…

3. The Functioning of Bordeaux’s Market place To analyse price dynamics in a given market requires a description of the market, of which these prices are the consequence. The market place of Bordeaux is the common name for a complex system in charge of the trade of Bordeaux’s fine wines. It comprises several stages during which each actor has its attributed role. We have divided the relevant actors of this system in four main professions, namely the producers, the brokers, the traders and the…