kungshamra71

PORTUGAL As always, I choose to use this contest to show every year a different part of Portuguese music. Last year I showed something from the North of the country, this time I share with you something from the South, from a less known area between Lisbon and the south beaches of Algarve (very popular among the british ). This region is called Alentejo, it's the biggest region of the country, but has a very low population density, with either villages or small cities spread around a landscape that is very typical of this area, with different traditions and costumes than the rest of the country. It was also from Alentejo that were many of the men who, more than 500 years ago, went on ships traveling on sea journeys across the world, to places they don't even knew if they existed, and not knowing also when or if they would return home. This song is precisely that: the Alentejo way of singing (which is actually UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage) and a song about the mens who are leaving to the sea and hope to return one day to their homes. PORTUGAL Vitorino - Vou-me embora, vou partir

is in!

Indeed! All five gold medals were in Athletics actually: 2 in Marathon, 2 in Triple Jump and one in 10000m.

I woke up at 4am to see this and it was totally worth it! GOLD! F***ING GOLD!! For mostly everyone it’s something normal but you need to realize Portugal, in ALL history of Olympic Games, had (before today) only 4 gold medals! So this fifth one is a really huge thing It also sets Tokyo 2020 as the best Olympic Games ever for Portugal: neve before had we managed to get more than three medals at the same edition!

So close to Silver.... still, second olympic medal for this guy, it's quite an achievement for a portuguese! Also, fun fact, with this Bronze Portugal has three olympic medals. This is only the THIRD time we get this much medals, with the only other games where this happened being Los Angeles 84 and Athens 2004!

Yes, k1 1000m, men’s triple jump and judo (with Jorge Fonseca and Telma Monteiro) were my hopes for medals. wasn’t counting on this one, neither on the super final result by Auriol in women’s shot put, super proud of them ?

Silver medal!!! Wasn’t expecting this at all, awesome Patricia!! Also two medals in the olympics for Portugal ?? , sounds like little but it’s the first time it happens since Beijing, really great!!

Loved this entrance and loved the party spirit, even in such depressing stage! No matter what happens on this two weeks, those guys deserve to celebrate the fact that they managed to get there!!

Really sad that there are no people in the stadiums, i really miss the fans vibe, this sounds totally not like Olympic Games... And this is just the football, i think i'm gonna get the bigger shocks on the upcoming weeks... But oh well, it is what it is

I guess they did (as hosts ), so i'm guessing Denmark is still the only who failed to qualify and then got to be in the tournament and win it

Another curious fact: the last 5 European championships were won by the infamous PIGS countries (an acronym used to refer to the economical bad countries of EU: Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain)

Interesting fact, England played ALL games at home, except for one, which was played in Rome.... which is precisely to where football is coming tonight!

Let's take a moment to thank english football fans for all their successfull work in uniting the whole divided Europe into cheering for once for the same thing: wanting football to not come home In a more serious note: congrats to Italy, well deserved!!!!

In one way I’m sad that Brazil didn’t won because I also cheer for them (Portuguese speaking brothers, our “país irmão”), but in the other hand it’s good to see finally Messi win a trophy with Argentina It’s nice to see the two best of their time winning all the trophies and it would be really unfair if Messi didn’t ended up having a NT title like Ronaldo.

Thank you for Deco. My football team is Fc Porto so he was my favourite player!

Just give the danish keeper all the awards today!!

What’s the biggest ever victory in an Euro? I remember something like 6-0 in 2000 against serbia/yugoslavia

Sad to Ukraine, this will end very bad probably

Really happy with Denmark in this tournament. After what looked like a nightmare in the first game with what happened with Erisken, seeing them fighting and playing as they do it’s really nice. If Ukraine manage to beat England today I find myself for the first time with a semi final set where I can’t decide who do I want to be the winner, because I would like all the 4 teams

Yeah I know. im just trying to jinx them (but honestly I think that, if they pass Rome, and playing at home, they have all it takes to reach the final and win)

So England will be our first finalist…. Playing at home I don’t see them loosing against any of their possible opponents...

I’m pretty sure this happened after the referee mentioned he liked pizza with pineapple on it

European Champion and World Champion both out of the Euro so quickly, quite a tournament this one

i'm gonna just take my "spain vs croatia is the best game of the euro" back and reuse it on this one..... 14 goals so far in a day. in two matches!