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Pastel de nata ( Portuguese: [pɐʃˈtɛl dɨ ˈnatɐ]; pl.: pastéis de nata; Portuguese: [pɐʃˈtɐjʒ ðɨ-] )) is a Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon. [1] Outside Portugal, they are particularly popular in other parts of Western Europe, Asia and former Portuguese colonies, such as Brazil, Mozambique, Macau ...
ISCTE was established in Lisbon in 1972 as Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa using the faculty and facilities of the Instituto de Estudos Sociais (Institute of Social Studies, founded in 1963) as a first step towards a new and innovative public university in Lisbon. Its present designation dates from 2009.
The Siege of Lisbon, from 1 July to 25 October 1147, was the military action against the Muslim-ruled Taifa of Badajoz that brought the city of Lisbon under the definitive control of the new Christian power, the Kingdom of Portugal . The siege of Lisbon was one of the few Christian victories of the Second Crusade —it was "the only success of ...
1179 – City receives charter. 1184 – City attacked by Muslim forces under Abu Yaqub Yusuf. [4] 1242 – Convento de São Domingos de Lisboa founded. 1256 – Lisbon becomes capital of the Kingdom of Portugal. [1] 1290 – University founded. 1300 – Castle of São Jorge renovated (approximate date). 1344 – Earthquake.
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The Philippine Dynastywas the third royal houseof Portugal. It was named after the three Spanish kingswho ruled Portugal from 1581 to 1640[191]in a dynastic unionof the Castilian and Portuguese crowns.[192] The three kings, all named Philip, belonged to the House of Habsburg.
Saudade ( English: / saʊˈdɑːdə /, [1] European Portuguese: [sɐwˈðaðɨ], Brazilian Portuguese: [sawˈdadʒi] ⓘ, Galician: [sawˈðaðɪ], Northeast Brazil: [saw.ˈda.di]; plural saudades) [2] is an emotional state of melancholic or profoundly nostalgic longing for a beloved yet absent something or someone. It derives from the Latin ...
