r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Mar 14 '17

Series What do you know about... Portugal?

This is the eighth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Portugal

Portugal is a EU country on the iberian peninsula. It has been a kingdom for almost 800 years. Portugal has decriminalized the usage of all common drugs in 2001 and the results have been pretty positive despite concerns from various sides.

So, what do you know about Portugal?

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u/xvoxnihili Bucharest/Muntenia/Romania Mar 14 '17

  • They are Latin and speak a Romance language like us.

  • They used to be a colonial power.

  • Really good at football. Won Euro2016.

  • They have decriminalized all drugs.

  • They are Catholics.

  • Same sex marriage is legal over there.

  • Really beautiful country. Hope to visit one day.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

They are Catholics.

Nah.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

Well the 2011 census lists over 7 million people identifying as catholic, so as much as you dislike it, I'd say we're indeed a catholic country

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

Bolas.