The Portuguese Hymn

A Portuguesa is the national anthem of Portugal (1911).

Heróis do mar, nobre povo

Nação valente, imortal

Levantai hoje de novo

O esplendor de Portugal!

Entre as brumas da memória

Ò pátria sente se a voz

Dos nossos egrégios avós

Que há-de guiar-te à vitória.

Às armas, às armas!!

Sobre a terra e sobre o mar

Às armas, às armas!!

Pela pátria lutar

Contra os canhões marchar, marchar

Flag of Portugal

This is the Flag of Portugal! The green and the red colours that make up the background field hold a much more ambiguous and mysterious meaning than the most common explanations. The nationalists claimed that the green represented hope and the red represented the blood of those who died serving the nation, but some people think that is not true and were nothing more than propaganda to give an honorable justification to their choice! In the center, you can see the armillary sphere that represents the Portuguese discovers like Brasil and Angola and at the top of armillary sphere rests the Portuguese shield.

Portugal

My blog is about my country, Portugal (Portogallo)! I want to show to my collegues the beauty of this small country and its traditions!! I hope you enjoy!