List of cultural icons of Portugal

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This list of cultural icons of Portugal is a list of links to potential cultural icons of Portugal. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Animals

Books and documents

Camoes' Os Lusiadas Os Lusiadas.jpg
Camões' Os Lusíadas

Buildings and structures

Jeronimos Monastery Jeronimos April 2009-4.jpg
Jerónimos Monastery
Guimaraes Castle Castelo de Guimaraes Castelo da Fundacao.JPG
Guimarães Castle
Torre de Belem Torre Belem (Lisboa).jpg
Torre de Belém

Clothing

Crafts

Customs and traditions

Forcado in a bullring Forcado numa Pega de Caras no Campo Pequeno.jpg
Forcado in a bullring

Education

Emblems

Flag of Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg
Flag of Portugal

Flora and fauna

Festivals

Fictional characters

Ze Povinho Zepovinho.jpg
Zé Povinho

Film

Folk tales

Viriathus Viriato.JPG
Viriathus

Food and drink

Bacalhau Bacalao (5480339132).jpg
Bacalhau
Pasteis de nata or pasteis de Belem (cream custards) Pasteis de Belem.JPG
Pastéis de nata or pastéis de Belém (cream custards)
Port wine Port wine.jpg
Port wine

Holidays

Music

Paintings

Saintq Vincent Panels by Nuno Goncalves Nuno Goncalves. Paineis de Sao Vicente de Fora.jpg
Saintq Vincent Panels by Nuno Gonçalves
Fado Jose malhoa fado.jpg
Fado

Periodicals

People

Actors

Architects

Artists

Athletes

Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo 2018.jpg
Cristiano Ronaldo

Explorers

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama - 1838.png
Vasco da Gama

Military heroes

Philosophers

Rulers and politicians

Musicians

Religion

Scientists

TV and radio

Writers

Fernando Pessoa Pessoa chapeu.jpg
Fernando Pessoa

Sports

Portugal national football team Portugal national football team World Cup 2018.jpg
Portugal national football team

Transport

Miscellaneous

See also

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zé Povinho</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prazeres Cemetery</span> Cemetery in Estrela, Lisbon

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading</span> Central library in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Service of the Viscounts of São João da Pesqueira</span>

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References

  1. "O galo, o Zé Povinho e o caldo verde. Breve história de 60 ícones bem portugueses" [The rooster, the Zé Povinho and the caldo verde. Brief story of 60 very Portuguese icons] (in Portuguese). Jornal i. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. Steves, Rick (2019). Rick Steves Portugal. United States: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 3–21. ISBN   978-1641710961.
  3. "Portugal's Top 10 Cultural Features". Visit Portugal. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. Simão, Bruno (4 June 2016). "Estes são alguns dos ícones de Portugal" [These are some of Portugal's icons] (in Portuguese). Público. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Welcome". 150 Years of the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Portugal. Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Bibliotecas. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. Dantas Ferreira, Rita (17 March 2019). "A cadeira portuguesa, a nossa obra-prima" [The Portuguese chair, our masterpiece] (in Portuguese). Observador. Retrieved 24 May 2020.