List of cultural icons of Portugal

This list of cultural icons of Portugal is a list of links to potential cultural icons of Portugal.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Animals[]

Cavalo Lusitano
Portuguese water dog

Books and documents[]

Camões' Os Lusíadas

1822 Constitution
1826 Constitutional Charter
1838 Constitution
1911 Constitution
1933 Constitution [pt]
1976 Constitution
Charter of Law of Abolition of the Death Penalty, abolished the death penalty for civil crimes in 1867 (it had already been abolished for political crimes in 1852 and persisted for war crimes until 1911)^[5]
Os Lusíadas
Os Maias
Manifestis Probatum papal bull
Mensagem
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Zamora

Buildings and structures[]

Jerónimos Monastery

Guimarães Castle

Torre de Belém

Clothing[]

Forcado costume
Minho's traditional costume
Nazaré's seven skirts

Crafts[]

Azulejo, usually blue-hued tiles
Cork work
[pt] or Gonçalo chair^[6]
Portuguese pavement, mosaic sidewalk
Arraiolos rug
[pt]

Customs and traditions[]

Forcado in a bullring

Bullfighting

Education[]

University of Coimbra

Emblems[]

Flag of Portugal

Flora and fauna[]

Cork oak
Olive

Festivals[]

Santos Populares (Popular Saints celebrations)

Fictional characters[]

Zé Povinho

Adamastor, or Mostrengo
Zé Povinho

Film[]

A Canção de Lisboa

Folk tales[]

Viriathus

Brites de Almeida, the Baker of Aljubarrota
Rooster of Barcelos
Vímara Peres
Viriathus

Food and drink[]

Bacalhau

Pastéis de nata or pastéis de Belém (cream custards)

Port wine

Alheira (a sausage made with poultry or wild game and dried bread)
Bacalhau (codfish)
[pt]
Caldo verde (a collard greens soup with chouriço)
Canned fish
Cataplana
Chouriço
Cozido à portuguesa (literally Portuguese stew)
Feijoada à portuguesa (literally Portuguese bean stew)
Francesinha sandwich
Gaspacho
Ginjinha (sour cherry liquor)
Madeira wine
Moscatel de Setúbal
Ovos moles (soft eggs)
Pastel de nata or pastel de Belém (Belém or custard tart)
Port wine
[pt]
Sardine
Serra da Estrela cheese
Snail
[pt] (literally stone soup)
Tremoços (lupin beans)
Tripas à moda do Porto (tripe in Porto's style)

Holidays[]

Freedom Day (see Carnation Revolution)
Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities Day
Republic Day
Restoration of Independence Day

Music[]

Cante alentejano
Fado
Grândola, Vila Morena
A Portuguesa
Portuguese guitar
Tunas
Pimba Music

Paintings[]

by Nuno Gonçalves

Fado

Saint Vincent Panels, by Nuno Gonçalves
[pt], by José Malhoa

Periodicals[]

Diário de Notícias
O Século

People[]

Actors[]

António Silva
Beatriz Costa
Carmen Miranda
Manoel de Oliveira
Vasco Santana

Architects[]

Artists[]

Athletes[]

Cristiano Ronaldo

Explorers[]

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Prince Henry the Navigator
Pedro Álvares Cabral

Military heroes[]

Nuno Álvares Pereira

Philosophers[]

Rulers and politicians[]

Afonso I of Portugal, the first king of Portugal
Denis of Portugal
Sebastian of Portugal, the "king asleep" (see sebastianism)
Marquis of Pombal, the Prime Minister who rebuilt Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake

Musicians[]

Religion[]

Anthony of Lisbon
Sister Lúcia and Francisco and Jacinta Marto

Scientists[]

Antonio Damasio
Egas Moniz

TV and radio[]

Writers[]

Fernando Pessoa

Sports[]

Portugal national football team

Transport[]

Miscellaneous[]

Saudade
Sebastianism

References[]

^ "O galo, o Zé Povinho e o caldo verde. Breve história de 60 ícones bem portugueses" [The rooster, the Zé Povinho and the caldo verde. Brief story of 60 very Portuguese icons] (in Portuguese). Jornal i. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ Steves, Rick (2019). Rick Steves Portugal. United States: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 3–21. ISBN 978-1641710961.
^ "Portugal's Top 10 Cultural Features". Visit Portugal. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ Simão, Bruno (4 June 2016). "Estes são alguns dos ícones de Portugal" [These are some of Portugal's icons] (in Portuguese). Público. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "Welcome". 150 Years of the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Portugal. Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Bibliotecas. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ Dantas Ferreira, Rita (17 March 2019). "A cadeira portuguesa, a nossa obra-prima" [The Portuguese chair, our masterpiece] (in Portuguese). Observador. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[1] "O galo, o Zé Povinho e o caldo verde. Breve história de 60 ícones bem portugueses" [The rooster, the Zé Povinho and the caldo verde. Brief story of 60 very Portuguese icons] (in Portuguese). Jornal i. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[2] Steves, Rick (2019). Rick Steves Portugal. United States: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 3–21. ISBN 978-1641710961.

[3] "Portugal's Top 10 Cultural Features". Visit Portugal. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[4] Simão, Bruno (4 June 2016). "Estes são alguns dos ícones de Portugal" [These are some of Portugal's icons] (in Portuguese). Público. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[5] "Welcome". 150 Years of the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Portugal. Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Bibliotecas. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[6] Dantas Ferreira, Rita (17 March 2019). "A cadeira portuguesa, a nossa obra-prima" [The Portuguese chair, our masterpiece] (in Portuguese). Observador. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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