This paper intends to present relevant facts about the Portuguese culture
and history, so as to enable a better understanding of who the Portuguese are
and provide an overall perspective of the course of history in this westernmost
part of Europe. Although the choice of historical facts was subjective by nature,
it is believed it achieves the aim of presenting information in a critical but
blithesome way, with a view to also deconstructing national stereotypes, such
as that Portuguese people are always late or are crazy about football. Finally, it
focuses on some information about the Portuguese language mainly to serve as
a term of comparison with other European languages.
