What should I absolutely not do in Portugal?

We'll not whip you or insult you. The thing we don't like is to have our culture ignorantly mistaken by the Spanish. If you politely ask “habla español?” or even better “fala espanhol?”, basically every Portuguese I know will answer positively, even though they don't speak it but rather think they do (we call it portunhol). read more

that directly does not concern to me. Second, I think that although in a way we are sibling countries, our mutual relationship is not totally symmetrical. read more

So if you would like to try barbequed chouriço, alheira frita, farinheira, paio, salame, salpicão, mortandela, morcela, chouriço de sangue or one of the many types of enchidos you can have in Portugal, do not call them sausages or you might be in for a surprise. read more