Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (in Portuguese, República Portuguesa; pron. IPA ) is located in southwestern Europe, west parts of the Iberian Peninsula, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. In addition, Portugal includes two archipelagos in the Atlantic, Azores (Açores) and Madeira Islands.

Portugal has witnessed a constant flow of different civilizations during the past 3,100 years. Iberian, Tartessian, Celtic, Phoenician and Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Germanic (Suevi and Visigoth), Semitic (Arabic, Jewish, etc.), Moorish and other cultures have all made an imprint on the country's culture, history, language and ethnic make up. The naming of Portugal itself reveals most of the country's early history, stemming from the Roman name Portus Cale, possibly a Latin name mixed with other influences, meaning "Beautiful Port". During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power, its empire stretching from Brazil to the Indies.

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Amid Financial Crisis, British Theatre Will Hurt, Not Perish
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:32:36 -0800
"Inevitably, the West End will find it harder to attract investors and harder to shift tickets," but might there be an upside for smaller companies? "Perhaps the credit crunch will mean that many more wake up to the fact that fringe tickets are often terrific value and offer an overall experience that is often far more enjoyable than that in the West End."...
Bidding Begins On Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:05:24 -0800
"The first round of bidding has begun for the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, the privately held company that controls what is probably the most valuable back catalog in the theater business. Gag orders seem to be all over the place, but word is that the bidders include Disney, Sony, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Ambassador Theater Group, a London-based company."...
More News You Can Use: Tips On Theatre Bargains In NYC
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:56:04 -0800
Far be it from us to interpret the appearance today of cheap-ticket tips in two New York City dailies as a portent of doom. Nonetheless: "The new and improved TKTS booth opens next Thursday at 3 p.m. - and not a minute too soon. With the economy tighter than the Naked Cowboy's trunks, saving dough is more than ever on everyone's mind."...
In South L.A., A Black Theatre Takes Root
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:13:04 -0800
The Ebony Repertory Theatre opens its first production tonight in South Los Angeles, an area that "has lacked a significant theater presence for more than a decade." Company founder/producer Wren T. Brown says he "wanted to ensure that the so-called minority community had a place to go see theater where the standards are high and not compromised."...
Amid the Bombs, Political Satire Plays Baghdad
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:34:06 -0800
Playing to determined crowds who travel to the National Theater after dark, Ali Hussein's cabaret-style two-act Bring the King, Bring Him "portrays Iraqi politicians as petty, corrupt and detached from the people they govern. […] So out of touch is one politician that he proposes (just like a real-life legislator) erecting a huge Ferris wheel 'so people can cool off in the summer heat'."...
Ten Things Theaters Need to Do Right Now to Save Themselves
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:57:30 -0800
Brendan Kiley has a list of urgent suggestions to save the art form from its imminent doom - from the inventive (provide child care, letting the kids play theater games in a rehearsal room while the parents groove to Pinter) to the risky (provide lots of cheap alcohol) to the unlikely (no more Shakespeare). Money quote: "Fringe theater shouldn't be in the game of ennobling, it should be in the game of debasement."...

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