Interesting Facts about Portugal

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9 curious facts about Portugal.

• Portugal's natural resources include cork, tungsten, coal, iron, uranium, pyrite and marble.
• Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, found a route to the Far East in 1498, six years after Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic. Pedro Alvares Cabral landed in South America in 1500.
• In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal's seagoing strength gave it naval superiority and a privileged economic position in Europe.
• The bullfights in Portugal are very different from those of Spain and South America. In Portugal it is illegal to kill the bull during the fight.