The drawing of the line of demarcation
MEDC (More Economically Developed Country)
It wasn't. Portugal appeared centuries after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Roman provinces that occupied the future country of Portugal were Tarraconensis, Lusitania and Gallaecia.
The surname Acosta comes from the Hispanic Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal). Because Spain and Portugal held colonies all over the world for several centuries families using that surname may now be found in many places outside modern Spain and Portugal.
Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas
Portugal in the 1500s onwardsfor the next two centuries - it was a trading nation rather thanseeking territory, which was also the basis of Phoenician success.
Brazil isn't a colony of Portugal. And what event are u talking about? And yes, Brazil's Economy is raising, it's supposed that Brazil Will be one of the Greaters Powers of the World in a near Future.
There are some definitions concerning on to be "strong". On which field do you want to compare Brazil and Portugal? What do you mean by "strong"? I recommend that you make another question using a valid contextual inquire. Brazil is "stronger" than Portugal on many fields, but not on all fields. Perhaps you would like to ask : Which of these two contries is more socially, culturally and economically developed? .
MEDC (More Economically Developed Country)
It wasn't. Portugal appeared centuries after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Roman provinces that occupied the future country of Portugal were Tarraconensis, Lusitania and Gallaecia.
Spain, Portugal and France did.
You mean culturally, economically or politically speaking?First culturally. Mexico and Colombia are nations once ruled by Spain; both countries are predominantly Spanish speaking, Roman Catholic nations. However, each country has faced different challenges and opportunities throughout their recorded history (both countries are some 1,826 miles or 2,939 Km apart) that have shaped their cultures in such ways that sometimes the only thing they have in common is that they belong to the Latin American region.Now, to the cold numbers:Population (July 2009 est.):Mexico = 111,211,789Colombia = 45,644,023Gross Domestic Product (2008 est.):Mexico = $1.563 trillionColombia = $395.4 billionQuality of Life (Human Development Index):Mexico = 0.854Colombia = 0.807That would be comparable to the difference between Portugal and Sweden.I hope this enlights you a bit.
that it was called the el savidor when it was under Portugal rule and now they have apparently cahanged the name and it is called Brazil and they won their indepence from Portugal after they had been under Portugal rule for over 3 centuries
Lisbon is not a country! It's the capital of Portugal. And it does not belong to the economic giants. But it is doing well and developing at a good pace.
That was the Portuguese. Portugal is noted as the first modern European country to have large numbers of black slaves. As one of the major sea powers of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, Portugal also shipped and sold large numbers of African slaves to other parts of the world. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Portugal enslaved captured Muslims as Christians engaged in the Reconquista.
Mercantilist policies made Latin America economically dependent on Spain and Portugal
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The surname Acosta comes from the Hispanic Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal). Because Spain and Portugal held colonies all over the world for several centuries families using that surname may now be found in many places outside modern Spain and Portugal.