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O rio Tejo nasce em Espanha,
{{The Tagus River originates in Spain,}}
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a 1593 metros de altitude,
{{at 1593 meters of altitude,}}
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e desagua em Portugal.
{{and flows into Portugal.}}
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Desde a sua nascente, na serra de Albarracín,
{{From its source in the Albarracín Mountains,}}
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até à sua foz, em Lisboa,
{{to its mouth in Lisbon,}}
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o seu leito passa por terras como
{{its bed passes through lands such as}}
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Toledo, Abrantes, Santarém, Vila Franca de Xira,
{{Toledo, Abrantes, Santarém, Vila Franca de Xira,}}
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Póvoa de Santa Iria, Barreiro e Almada, entre outras.
{{Póvoa de Santa Iria, Barreiro, and Almada, among others.}}
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O curso de cerca de 1100 quilómetros
{{The course of about 1100 kilometers}}
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faz do Tejo um dos rios mais extensos da Península Ibérica
{{makes the Tagus River one of the longest (“most extensive”) rivers on the Iberian Peninsula}}
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e o maior rio português.
{{and the longest (“largest”) Portuguese river.}}
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Junto às margens do rio Tejo, em Lisboa,
{{Along the banks of the Tagus River in Lisbon,}}
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ficam alguns dos mais belos monumentos nacionais,
{{are some of the most beautiful national monuments,}}
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como a Torre de Belém e o Padrão dos Descobrimentos.
{{like the Belém Tower and the Monument of the Discoveries.}}
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Este último é uma homenagem às figuras históricas
{{The latter is a tribute to the historical figures}}
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envolvidas na grande aventura marítima dos portugueses.
{{involved in the great maritime adventure of the Portuguese.}}
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Uma caravela estilizada faz face ao rio
{{A stylized caravel faces the river}}
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de onde partiram as naus e caravelas
{{from which the ships and caravels left}}
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impulsionadas por Infante D. Henrique.
{{led by Prince Henry the Navigator.}}
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O estuário do rio Tejo
{{The Tagus River estuary}}
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apresenta uma enorme variedade de aves aquáticas.
{{presents a huge variety of waterfowl.}}
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Esta reserva natural chega a acolher
{{This nature reserve can accomodate}}
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mais de 120 000 aves ao mesmo tempo.
{{over 120,000 birds at the same time.}}
I found this harder than some of those at ‘medium’ level.
This was harder than expected as it had a lot of facts to try to understand.
Thanks for the feedback Joan (and Jennifer)! You’re right, this one is much trickier than it seems. It includes a lot of uncommon vocabulary related to rivers, so this would be one where it could help to spend some time reviewing the word lists before listening. Plus, I think the articles are always going to be a bit more challenging in general because, like you said, not only are you trying to understand the language, but you’re also learning new facts.