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Full country name: Portugal Capital City: Lisbon Currency: Euro Population: 10,1 million
People:
99% Portuguese, 1% African Time: GMT/UTC GMT/UTC ((+1 in summer)) Voltage: 220V ,50Hz
Entry requirements: Visa is none required for EU nationals. Nationals of Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the USA can stay for 90 days visa-free. Everyone else needs a visa.
How to get there: TAP (Air Portugal), the national airline, has direct flights to Lisbon from a number of destinations, including England, France, Spain, the USA and Canada. There are also international flights to Porto and Faro.
Events: Carnaval is one of the biggest events, featuring partying, parading and painted faces about six weeks before Easter. There are vast and colourful processions during Braga's Easter or Holy Week Festival. The Festa de São João in June is biggest in Porto where everyone dances through the streets, amicably hitting each other over the head with leeks. The Feira de São Martinho (Golegã, November) showcases all manner of horses, riding contests and bullfights |
