Portugal - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
$29.78
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2023
Summary
Don’t just see the sights get to know the people.
Legend has it that when Caesar’s general arrived on Portuguese soil in the first century CE, he claimed to have discovered a country blessed with a mild climate and a beautiful coastline, but whose inhabitants were ungoverned and ungovernable. Today, the Portuguese are still impulsive, set in their ways, and resistant to change, yet they are ever charming, romantic, and nostalgic, with an unshakable loyalty toward fami…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787023338 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1787023338 |
| Author: | Sandy Pinto Basto |
| Publisher: | Kuperard |
| Imprint: | Kuperard |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 205g |
| Dimensions: | 170mm x 110mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Culture Smart! |
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”…the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries,” – Global Travel
”“Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers,” - Sunday Times Travel;“”…the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries,” - Global Travel;“…full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas,” - Observer;“…as useful as they are entertaining,” - Easy Jet Magazine;“…as useful as they are entertaining,” - Easy Jet Magazine”
About The Author
Sandy Pinto Basto
Sandy Pinto Basto is a translator, writer, editor, and relocation consultant. Educated in London (UK) and Toronto, she graduated in Film and Communications from McGill University in Montreal, and gained a postgraduate degree in Marketing from Universidade Catlica in Lisbon. A Portuguese native who spent most of her childhood abroad and has lived in several cities in North America and Portugal, Sandy has first-hand knowledge of the joys and pitfalls of encountering a new place and culture.
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