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The Portuguese nobility retreated to their country estates, [13] isolated from Spain and the world. The Portuguese Restoration War began in 1640, with John IV of Portugal proclaimed king, but the end of the Iberian Union did not occur until 1668. This may explain why the Baroque style developed later in Portugal than in the rest of Europe.
Expo '98 (1998 Lisbon Specialised Expo) was an official specialised World's Fair held in Lisbon, Portugal from Friday, 22 May to Wednesday, 30 September 1998. [1] The theme of the fair was "The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future", chosen in part to commemorate 500 years of Portuguese discoveries.
The Portuguese World Exhibition (Portuguese: Exposição do Mundo Português) was held in Lisbon in 1940 to mark 800 years since the foundation of the country and 300 years since the restoration of independence from Spain. [1] [2] The fair ran from 23 June to 2 December 1940, [1] held on the Praça do Império, [3] and was attended by 3 million ...
Posters during wartime were also used for propaganda purposes, persuasion, and motivation, such as the famous Rosie the Riveter posters that encouraged women to work in factories during World War II. The Soviet Union also produced a plethora of propaganda posters , [ 20 ] some of which became iconic representations of the Great Patriotic War .
Year Date Event 80 to 72 BC: The Sertorian War takes place, with Quintus Sertorius, a Roman general, rebelling against Rome with the support of the Lusitanians.: 27 BC: Augustus replaces the old Hispania Ulterior and Citerior division with a new one: Lusitania (Centre and South of modern Portugal and some territory of Modern Spain, namely the capital of Lusitania, Mérida), Baetica (only ...
As Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the April 25, 1974 military coup that put an end to nearly five decades of dictatorship, the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at UMass Dartmouth ...
Alexandre O’Neill was also a reference on the contemporary Portuguese poetry. His “Adeus Portugal” (Goodbye Portugal) and “Há palavras que nos Beijam” (There are words that kiss us) are influential Portuguese poems. In more recent times, one can watch Mariza giving voice to this last poem on her musical shows worldwide.
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