![]() Maybe by knowing this, the lyrics will make more sense when you hear them. So, in this context of aroused nationalism, the Portuguese anthem was created. ![]() In fact, this was considered as a political outrage by politicians and historians in Portugal, as England and Portugal had been allies for ages prior to this. When this happened, the Portuguese Republicans were not happy and they blamed the Portuguese Government for it, making it fall. England being the strongest country of the two at the time, didn’t leave much room for negotiation, and Portugal ended up retreating and giving the power to England. This had to do with economic interests (of course!) that were overlapping. This anthem was put together after England gave Portugal an Ultimatum, saying that either the Portuguese would retreat from Africa (and leave the coast free to the British) or measures would be taken that would leave the Portuguese in a bad position. The history behind Portugal’s National Anthem Nevertheless, I do like our national song and in this post I would like to tell you a little bit about it and how it came to be. The Portuguese National Anthem is, in my opinion, a musically beautiful anthem with somehow “harsh” lyrics.
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