A Portuguesa
national anthem of Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"A Portuguesa" (say: ə poor-too-GEZ-ə, meaning "The Portuguese") is the national anthem of Portugal, adopted in 1911. The music of the song was composed by a Portuguese composer and painter named Alfredo Keil. The words of the song were written by a poet named Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, in response to the 1890 British Ultimatum for Portuguese troops to get rid of their positions in Africa between the Mozambique and Angola in the Pink Map.[1]
Quick Facts English: The Portuguese, Lyrics ...
English: The Portuguese | |
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National anthem of Portugal | |
Lyrics | Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, 1890 |
Music | Alfredo Keil, 1890 |
Adopted | 1910 (de facto) 1911 (de jure) |
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