s. The greatest of all Portuguese influences, is the sea. The Portuguese are very conscious of themselves as a seafaring race. Mariners like Vasco da Gama led the way in the exploration of Africa and the Americas, and until less than twenty years ago Portugal remained a colonial power. The colonies brought African and South American strands to the country's culture: in the distinctive music of fado, sentimental songs heard in Lisbon and Coimbra, for example, or in the Moorish-influenced and Manueline architecture that abounds in coastal towns like Belm and Viana do Castelo.So in conclusion Portugal is a small a country with a lot of tradition. But it’s also well known that the Portuguese people don’t stay in Portugal. In fact there is a Portuguese saying that says, “Where ever there’s in the world there’s a Portuguese person”. This can be proven because after Lisbon, the largest Portuguese community is in Paris, France....
