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Ryan C Austin G. E-pal Project: Portugal. Geography. Portugal is on the coast of Spain and they are connected like one country. Parts are mountainous small farms and vineyards Rainy. Virginia Beach Geography. On the Beach Hot summers, cold winters Flat ground. Government.
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Ryan C Austin G E-pal Project: Portugal
Geography • Portugal is on the coast of Spain and they are connected like one country. • Parts are mountainous • small farms and vineyards • Rainy
Virginia Beach Geography • On the Beach • Hot summers, cold winters • Flat ground
Government • Prime Minister is head of government • Dominated by Socialist Liberal Powers
American Government • Run by a President • Most commonly Democratic or Republican • Divided in 3 parts Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Schooling • EsolaSecundarioCamiloCasteloBranco • They are called primary and secondary schools
American Schooling • Pre-school • Elementary • Middle School • High School • College (optional)
Similarities in School • Same types of classes • - Biology • -Philosophy • -English • -Spanish • We take English as are first language, they take Portuguese.
Family • Most families have and only child • Distant families like grandparents, aunts, and uncles are a large part of children’s lives
American Families • Most have a few kids, 2 or 3 • Bigger families are very common
Customs/Traditions • Portuguese celebrate Carnival -parades and Samba dancing. -People dressed in costumes
Comparing to America • We do not celebrate Carnival • We have holidays they do not • Thanksgiving • Memorial/Veteran’s Day • 4th of July
Current Events in Potugal • Prime Minister resigned • Trying to get out of European Union
Current Events in America • Possible shut-down of Federal Government goes up for debate • Players in NFL return to Mediation.
Comparing countries • Europeans have a main downtown area in the middle of the city • We have similar music, Coldplay and Pink Floyd are popular • We take similar classes in school
Excerpts from letters • “The only sad thing about my country is that it never snows.” • “I have six subjects in school, my favorite is biology, it’s very interesting” -Laura