Funchal, Madeira, Levada Walk of Portugal 11-2013
December 2nd 2013 Portugal was one of the earliest colonising nation of Europe, starting with Ceuta (1410), Madeira (1419), the Azores (1439). In 1498, Portugal reached India, and discovered Brazil and claimed it for Portugal. The Portuguese Empire would rule over Brazil, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Mozambique, Goa, Daman, Diu, Kochi, Malacca, and Macau. Most of the African colonies
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