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=Dear Pittsburgh Penguin,=

=I am a huge fan. I think you should go to Portugal. Portugal is a beautiful= =place. While you are there you can go to the capital Libson or even go to Porto. I also heard Amandora= =is a good place too. The population is 10,605,870 but most of the people live in rural areas. Spain is bordering Portugal. It's located in the south-west corner of Europe and about 2,425 miles from North= =America. Portugal's climate is 64 degrees ferinheight and a Mediterranean climate. Which means short mild winters, early springs, and long hot summers. Some sports are canoeing, cycling,diving, fishing, golf,= =horse riding, surfing, and soccer. Soccer is a famous sport there. One of the most popular food is cabidla= =it's chicken with rice boiled in blood. Staples and Caldeirada ( fist stew ) are very important to Portuguese. It includes meat,bread,fish,cheese,vegetables, and fruit. Their traditional salad includes dark green lettuce,= =tomatoes,onions,vinegar,olive oil, and salt. While lamb,beef,chicken, and rabbit are common also. In Portugal has many pastry shops. When eating fish they use a special knife or utencil. Also they take their time to eat. Most of the holidays there are very similar to the United Stated. Considering Corpus Christi occurs in June. Assumtion is celebrated 15th of August. On the 1st of November All Saints Day is celebrated. The 12th president of the European Commission was jose Manuel Barroso. Christiano Ronaldo= =is a very good profesional soccer player. Also Jose Saramago is a novel-laureate. If you are planning to go Portugal from October through December i suggest you pack comfortable tennis shoes. I highly suggest you do not pack high heels if your a women. The rainest months are November, December, and January. It usually doesnt snow in Libson. Such as once in every 50 years.=