Look, it’s not the 1600s. Idk if I’d call Portugal a major world power. I’d never heard the man’s name before this. Anyways, yeah, that definitely happened.
Yeah, that’s what I mean. I feel the same about Spain. Brazil is significantly more relevant than Portugal. They’re no Luxembourg, but they’re not Australia either.
You may feel that Spain is in the same league as Portugal, but by most metrics, it’s objectively not. It’s one of the EU’s big 4, a top 20 economy, the world’s 8th largest arms exporter, etc. Not a superpower, but definitely a power.
You’d think so, and to an extent, you’re right. But I hear about it quite a bit, more positive than negative. Portugal? Nope. Nothing. I’m not sure I could name a person or fictional character from Portugal. Brazil, I know at least a few.
I don’t keep track of Football, I didn’t know he was from there. Unfortunately, he was one of the two living people on the list of Portuguese people I’d ever heard the name of, the other individual being Shawn Mendes, who was raised in Canada. I also knew two dead ones, Magellan and Vasco de Gama. Which are from when Portugal was more of a world power. I recognized the names of 6 famous Brazilians.
I looked that up, since I’ve never heard of it, apparently he was Portuguese in that version, but he was turned Spanish in the most recent version. Damn, stealing the Portuguese rep they need. I’d like to know more about modern Portugal. I’ll probably do a little bit of research today.
No, still Portuguese. The show opens with a explainer saying the Spanish went west and Portuguese went east due to the church decreeing how the world would be split amongst the two countries.
I must ask, why did you focus on Portugal part of this article?
Surely the most important part is that a world leader called another world leader a russian asset?
That’s why they used this term. If it were any place that you would unquestionably call a major world power, then they would have used the name on the title.
Look, it’s not the 1600s. Idk if I’d call Portugal a major world power. I’d never heard the man’s name before this. Anyways, yeah, that definitely happened.
He’s head of a western european state of 10M people. Portugal is mid-tier when it comes to most metrics In the EU, but they’re not no-one.
Yeah, that’s what I mean. I feel the same about Spain. Brazil is significantly more relevant than Portugal. They’re no Luxembourg, but they’re not Australia either.
You may feel that Spain is in the same league as Portugal, but by most metrics, it’s objectively not. It’s one of the EU’s big 4, a top 20 economy, the world’s 8th largest arms exporter, etc. Not a superpower, but definitely a power.
Except being a LatAm country, they’re dismissed by the west.
You’d think so, and to an extent, you’re right. But I hear about it quite a bit, more positive than negative. Portugal? Nope. Nothing. I’m not sure I could name a person or fictional character from Portugal. Brazil, I know at least a few.
You’ve never heard of Cristiano Ronaldo? I’m impressed, lucky you.
I don’t keep track of Football, I didn’t know he was from there. Unfortunately, he was one of the two living people on the list of Portuguese people I’d ever heard the name of, the other individual being Shawn Mendes, who was raised in Canada. I also knew two dead ones, Magellan and Vasco de Gama. Which are from when Portugal was more of a world power. I recognized the names of 6 famous Brazilians.
Captain Rodriguez from Shōgun immediately came to mind for me. I prefer John Rhys-Davies’s version over the newest on-screen rendition.
I looked that up, since I’ve never heard of it, apparently he was Portuguese in that version, but he was turned Spanish in the most recent version. Damn, stealing the Portuguese rep they need. I’d like to know more about modern Portugal. I’ll probably do a little bit of research today.
No, still Portuguese. The show opens with a explainer saying the Spanish went west and Portuguese went east due to the church decreeing how the world would be split amongst the two countries.
Spaniards were half a world away.
I must ask, why did you focus on Portugal part of this article?
Surely the most important part is that a world leader called another world leader a russian asset?
Probably because I heard about the news several days ago. I appreciate it though.
That’s why they used this term. If it were any place that you would unquestionably call a major world power, then they would have used the name on the title.
Clickbait title.
If an American doesn’t say, “Who?” when you say their name, then they’re a world power.
Never heard of the guy
Portugal? You’ve never heard of the place?
I’ve only heard of Jamón ibérico.
Did I say place?
I feel like most Americans might remember the name from history class, but that’s about it.
Muricans have history classes?
Due to budget cuts, it’s only story classes now.
Yes, we do. Most aren’t very good. But they do exist.
Muricans have classes? In schools? I heard Trump ended it.
Murica still exists?