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Lisbon's Bullfighting Ring  
   

Lisbon's Bullfighting Ring

Portuguese bullfighting is different from Spanish, in that they do not kill the bull in the ring. Rather, Trubadors surround the bull and subdue. The animal is slaughtered afterwards, and the meat distributed.
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July 3rd 2015
Geo: 38.7072, -9.13552The flight from London to Lisbon took almost three hours. The plane was full, so K and I were not able to get seats next to each other. Sitting at the window in the row behind K, I put my head down and was asleep almost as soon as we took off. I slept through the meal service and did not wake up until we had already started our descent into Lisbon. Bonus for me. I peek ... read more
Europe » Portugal

Portuguese Flag Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more
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