But the 570, 000 or so immigrants from Portugal, white and Roman Catholic, are fully assimilated.
Last year, competitors represented countries ranging from Japan and Russia to Portugal, the United States and the Philippines.
If Spain gets an easier ride than Ireland, Portugal and Greece, what happens then?
Some evidence is available on the effects of Portugal's decriminalization of drugs, which began in 2001.
Former champions Bayern Munich will start their campaign with a tie against Portugal's Belenenses.
This is the acronym that funded part of the Ireland, Portugal and Greek bailout 2.
In 2006 the company opened stores in Portugal and is currently exploring expansion into Italy.
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There is negative growth in Greece and Portugal and Ireland is at best flat-lining.
They went in and discovered Portugal with his hands bound in a makeshift apartment.
The IMF approved a 26 billion euro bailout package for Portugal on May 20.
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Spain and Portugal were turned into a playground for North Europeans and have now been dumped.
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They understand technical jargon better than those of other courts in countries like Portugal or Spain.
The chancellor said that the UK was a "reluctant participant" in the bailout of Portugal.
The Irish Republic and Portugal have both been bailed out, and Greece has been rescued twice.
In 2002 and 2006 England reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Brazil and Portugal.
The Frenchman beat Paolo Lorenzi of Italy 6-1 6-1 on the clay in Portugal.
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Although investors have become more optimistic about Spain and Italy, they remain worried about Portugal.
Will they be similar to the bailout programmes that Greece, Ireland and Portugal operate under?
If officials grapple with the Portugal issue early, and decisively, they could avoid the iceberg.
Portugal flanker Joao Uva was then sin-binned for 10 minutes after persistent handling on the floor.
He also likes Norwegian conglomerate Orkla Group and Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal, a toll-road operator.
Portugal's Jose Peseiro was sacked after the shock 2-1 defeat by Syria on Sunday.
The Figaro event starts in June taking in ports in France, Spain and Portugal.
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The Portugal debt downgrade did support the dollar index as it pressured the Euro currency.
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This helps explain why Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain keep missing their deficit and debt targets.
Portugal's Constitutional Court has ruled several key articles of the 2013 state budget unconstitutional.
The country will soon go the way of Europe or, to be more specific, Greece (sometimes Portugal).
If confined to relatively small economies like already bailed-out Ireland and Portugal this might be manageable.
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The parliament of recession-struck Portugal has passed a budget promising another year of austerity measures.
Russia was selected ahead of co-bidders Spain-Portugal and Holland-Belgium and England, which won only two votes.
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