Only in PORTUGAL: 16 Strange Facts and Surprising Taboos!

Portugal is famous for its stunning landscapes, rich history, and warm hospitality, but it’s also home to some surprising taboos and unique cultural facts! In this video, we reveal 16 things you should never do in Portugal, along with strange customs and practices that make this country one-of-a-kind. Whether you’re planning a visit or just curious, discover the dos and don’ts of Portuguese culture!

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[ianworley]

I moved to Portugal from the UK in 2002, initially just a temporary destination, in search of adventures and a better way of life. From the first day I arrived in my village, I fell in love with this place. I have been treated with nothing but kindness and respect. In the last 22 years, this 'immigrant' has never once been made to feel unwelcome. Not everyone who arrives is suited to life here. You have to change, adapt and thrive, things I have always been happy to do. I am devoted to my Portuguese friends, my neighbours and 'a minha terra adotiva'. I will never live anywhere else.

[carlossottomayor]

This last comment is ignorant....
Portugal has some of the best gastronomy in the world....
Maybe KFC or McDonald's is more your
Educate yourself before you go on these platforms....😂

[pedroduarte]

You can’t forget this huge detail about Salazar and Portugal.
Portugal and Britain hold the oldest European alliance (and if I’m not mistaken, the oldest in the world).
During ww1, Portuguese soldiers fought alongside the Allies, undertaking huge losses to defend their old allied country.

In ww2, Salazar managed to stay neutral, without breaking the alliance with the UK and the US, and without enraging the Germans (remember Spain had Franco and they are our neighbors).

Portugal stoped trade with all these countries, in order to avoid choosing sides and avoiding the loss of thousands of Portuguese lives.

[modulel]

Não há nem factos estranhos nem tabus surpreendentes neste vídeo, é só mais um para encher chouriços com trivialidades iguais às de dezenas de vídeos semelhantes, criados por gente que acha que está a fazer grandes revelações ao mundo. O lado mais negro de Portugal? Deve ser piada mas não vejo ninguém a rir-se.

[drummercarlos]

Not a small country...we have almost 50% of the atlantic. 😂💚🇵🇹❤️

[victorf]

I am portuguese very proud my country ....although i was born in Moçambique!!

[anadasilva]

para todos os portugueses, muitas saudades, FELIZ NATAL ❤

[leonaldobrum]

Good and historical correct vídeo. All the world should take notice- knowing the positive facts about any Country is a good thing for culture and history. Thank you.

[Roy-rh]

As an immigrant and now residencia I cannot understand the derogatory comments by Portuguese nationals in this thread. Portugal is not perfect but is far less imperfect than anywhere else I have lived. We have been made most welcome, love the variety of food and try to contribute to the local quality of life (and economics). Our only regret is that the Algarve region is now becoming over developed and losing it's charm.

[mariaf]

Portugal always is criticized but all of you come to here !

[mariosousa]

Portugal 🇵🇹 não e um Pais pequeno 😊mas sim medio Pais, dos melhores Paises do mundo para se viver ❤Paises pequeno são os que tem menos de 5 milhoes de abitantes, exemplo, North Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Wales, Uruguay, e muitos outros Portugal 🇵🇹 e dos Maiores Paises do Mundo com o Oceano Atlantico 🙏

[Alberto_Figueiredo]

Concise and stunning presentation, congratulation!

[pasqualetartaglia]

🙏 to portugal❤ the girls on the beach had gone home by the time I got there 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[fatimamelo]

Could something be said about the Açores and Madeira ?

[mariomusic]

On 27 January 1416 the Dubrovnik Republic abolished slave trading and became one of the first in Europe to do so… The decision to abolish slave trading was found in Dubrovnik's old statutes. Slavery was a legally recognised system in which people were legally considered the property or chattel of another.😄

[tuisilva]

Something that was missed about the earthquake event in lisbon, what killed most of the people back then was not the earthquake or tsunami it was fire, back then people used candles to provide light and heat to homes, so as a by product of the earthquake that hit the town since most house had candles the candles fell and caused fires. So just imagine a trifecta of earth shaking + fire + tsunami ... what killed a lot of people was sudden fire that brust due to the candles.

[Synbia]

Besides introducing tea to the English, she also taught them to use cutlery.

[paulr]

In Portugal, corruption is the norm, from politics, the military, the parliament, and others

[anttikuusmetso]

Portugal e pais muito famosa e maravilhosa, adoro muito! ❤
But! Salazar has made very much good for his county that's why many people gratefully remember him.
In comparison with real european dictators such as Stalin, Hitler etc he was very peaceful preventing participation in world war II, prohibiting capital punishment. He was univercity professor as his friends ministers and he could revive economy after chaos of revolution.

[helderpalma]

As a Portuguese citizen, thank you for this beautiful video. The general feeling of the Portuguese people is not so great, since political and economic problems are still very present and a lot to be improved still. But once again, thank you very much for honouring Portugal. Although I was born in Luxembourg, which I love very much, I love Portugal too.