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Summer Olympics 2012: Portugal

Let's go for at least four medals in London, Portugal! I hope we reach a new medal high in these Olympics.  I'm sure we've got a fantastic team this time around, all ready to bring home the gold, silver and bronze. Here is a link to the Portugal profile on the official Olympics site. We usually do better in the Athletics portion, but maybe this time around we will surprise people.  According to the Olympics site, we have 80 athletes competing, although some say a bit less. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page showing results, etc. Another great article about the Olympics hopes for Portugal in London 2012 - here's an excerpt: This year, the triple jump Olympic champion will not be able to attend the Olympics in July due to injuries. Staying in Portugal with him are the injured Naide Gomes, Francis Obikwelu and Rui Silva, the latter two having won silver and bronze respectively in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Vanessa Fernandes, who represented Portugal in...
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Euro 2012: Nuno Gomes Responds to Questions (from UEFA.com)

Nuno Gomes took the time to answer some questions from UEFA.com users, and here is the link to the article. I've also copied it below for your (and my) reading pleasure: Nuno Gomes will forever be remembered for scoring the Portugal goal against Spain in the UEFA EURO 2004 group stage that eliminated La Roja and sent the hosts into the quarter-finals. The tournament ended in disappointment for Portugal, though, as they lost the final to Greece. The SC Braga forward narrowly missed out on a place in Paulo Bento's finals squad but, with 29 goals in 79 appearances for the Selecção, he was the the perfect candidate to answer users' questions from our latest #Ask session. @RConcheiro: Cesc Fàbregas recently said Portugal are good on the counterattack. Is this the key to beating Spain? Nuno Gomes: Spain know that Portugal are a very strong on the counterattack with fast and technically gifted players. They're very aware of that and they'll be focusing on that as...
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Portugal Euro 2012: More "11 Por Todos, Todos Por 11" Love

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I am seriously in love with this ad campaign!  Check out the YouTube Channel here for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/onzeportodos Another one of my favorites:
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Portugal Euro 2012: 11 por todos, todos por 11 with Miguel Veloso, Fabio Coentrão, and João Moutinho

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How great is Portugal doing in the Euro 2012? Fantastic so far! Bring on the Czech Republic! Here is a great video of their campaign "Todos por 11, 11 por todos" from Galp. I love what they did (even though it looks a tad set up). The idea is great to sneak up on kids to make sure they are working hard (goes great with their all for 11, 11 for all theme obviously). Being surprised by Veloso, Moutinho and Coentrão, it not bad at all! Thumbs up!
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Pão Com Chouriço

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Just in time for lunch time, today, I wanted to celebrate a great eat whenever you are in Portugal in August (mostly).  It is the Pão Com Chouriço that you can buy a many Festas Populares. It is super yummy, and just a good reason to sit and have a drink with friends.  Plus, it makes it that much easier to watch people go by.  This is a national past time, after all. Here is an example of the type of vendors you'll find.  They go through and show you how they prepare it and everything.  Makes me miss it that much more! I also found another site that actually has a great recipe to make it at home with.   Oh my goodness, her photos are great, made me that much hungrier for pão com chouriço! Photo from Flicker .  Great shot!
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Euro 2012: Portugal Official Cheer Song & Lyrics

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Here we go! The official song for us to cheer Portugal with! Cântico da Seleção Portuguesa - Euro 2012 Temos a luz que não se apaga E a voz que ninguém vai calar Temos no peito uma vontade Que só nos faz querer ganhar Dá-lhe dá-lhe Portugal! x2 Dá-lhe dá-lhe dá-lhe Portugal Filhos da força e da coragem Donos de uma alma sem igual Uma energia inesgotável Está sempre contigo, Portugal. Dá-lhe dá-lhe Portugal! x2 Dá-lhe dá-lhe dá-lhe Portugal
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cristiano on vanity fair

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Thank-you Vanity Fair, for putting Cristiano & World Cup friends on its June cover, but also inside their pages - photos below. Here is a snippet from the article: For the June issue of Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz set out to capture some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba, Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o, and Brazil’s Kaká. Leibovitz’s portraits are, well, revealing. And underwear has never looked so patriotic. In America, these men might not enjoy the same name recognition as the stars of the N.F.L.—that game that we call football—but for most of the planet, they are more than just showstoppers. They are gods. Watch video below: Source
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