The Portuguese people (Portuguese: os Portugueses; literally the Portuguese) are the ethnic group or nation native to the country of Portugal, in the far west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Portuguese is their native language and Roman Catholicism is their predominant nominal religion.
Once the builders and owners of a global empire, due to maritime discovery, colonization and emigration, Portuguese people-related communities can ...
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The Portuguese people (Portuguese: os Portugueses; literally the Portuguese) are the ethnic group or nation native to the country of Portugal, in the far west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Portuguese is their native language and Roman Catholicism is their predominant nominal religion.
Once the builders and owners of a global empire, due to maritime discovery, colonization and emigration, Portuguese people-related communities can be found in the most diverse regions of the world beyond their native Portugal, from North and South America to Africa and Asia.
Modern Portuguese are an Iberian ethnic group and their ancestry is very similar to other western and southern European peoples, particularly from Spain, with whom it shares ancestry and has some cultural proximity. It is largely consistent with the geographic position of the western part of the Iberian peninsula, located on the extreme southwest of continental Europe. There are clear connections with Mediterranean...
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