O Castelo dos Mouros

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O Castelo dos Mouros
{{Castle of the Moors}}

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Os portugueses nem sempre foram um povo
{{The Portuguese have not always been a people}}

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obcecado com futebol e bacalhau.
{{obsessed with football (soccer) and codfish.}}

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Antigamente, desde o século oitavo depois de Cristo (DC)
{{In the old days, since the 8th century after Christ (AD)}}

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até uns quinhentos anos depois,
{{until some 500 years later,}}

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quem reinava eram os mouros.
{{it was the Moors who ruled.}}

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E como na época medieval não havia Netflix,
{{And since in medieval times there was no Netflix,}}

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os povos entretinham-se a andar à bulha.
{{the people entertained themselves by bickering.}}

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Assim sendo, e como era moda na altura,
{{Therefore, and as was trendy at the time,}}

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os mouros construíram castelos para defender o seu território.
{{the Moors built castles to defend their territory.}}

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Um destes castelos é o chamado Castelo dos Mouros
{{One of these castles is the so-called Castle of the Moors}}

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(nome pouco original)
{{(unoriginal name)}}

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localizado na zona de Sintra.
{{located in the Sintra area.}}

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O Castelo dos Mouros está rodeado de muralhas,
{{The Castle of the Moors is surrounded by walls,}}

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tem cinco torres, uma capela e vista sobre
{{has five towers, a chapel, and views of}}

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a Costa Atlântica e as planícies da Serra de Sintra.
{{the Atlantic Coast and the plains of the Sintra Mountains.}}

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É de facto um local difícil de atacar,
{{It is indeed a difficult place to attack,}}

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mas não servia só para defender o território.
{{but it was not only for defending the territory.}}

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Escavações arqueológicas mostram que havia
{{Archeological excavations show that there were}}

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pessoas a viver dentro das suas muralhas.
{{people living within its walls.}}

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Por exemplo, dentro e fora do castelo existem silos,
{{For example, inside and outside the castle there are silos,}}

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que são escavações na rocha usadas para preservar cereais.
{{which are excavations in the rock used to preserve grain.}}

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Graças ao microclima de Sintra,
{{Thanks to Sintra’s microclimate,}}

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toda a área está rodeada por plantas
{{the whole area is surrounded by plants}}

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que não se encontram no resto do país,
{{that are not found in the rest of the country,}}

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algumas verdadeiramente raras e exóticas.
{{some truly rare and exotic.}}

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No século XII, a guerra ainda não tinha passado de moda.
{{In the 12th century, war had not yet gone out of fashion.}}

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Aliás, surgiu um homem tão bom nessa atividade
{{By the way, such a good man emerged in that activity}}

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que combateu não só os mouros,
{{who fought not only the Moors,}}

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mas também os exércitos da sua própria mãe.
{{but also the armies of his own mother.}}

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Esse homem chamava-se D. Afonso Henriques
{{That man’s name was D. Afonso Henriques}}

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e sagrou-se o primeiro rei de Portugal.
{{and he became the first king of Portugal.}}

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Após D. Afonso Henriques conquistar Lisboa e Santarém,
{{After D. Afonso Henriques conquered Lisbon and Santarém,}}

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os habitantes do Castelo dos Mouros
{{the inhabitants of the Castle of the Moors}}

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sabiamente decidiram render-se.
{{wisely decided to surrender.}}

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Em 1995, a UNESCO classificou a Paisagem Cultural de Sintra
{{In 1995, UNESCO classified the Cultural Landscape of Sintra}}

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como Património Mundial da Humanidade.
{{as a World Heritage Site.}}

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O Castelo dos Mouros passou então a ser invadido
{{The Castle of the Moors was then invaded}}

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por um tipo de inimigo que não existia na época medieval –
{{by a kind of enemy that did not exist in medieval times -}}

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turistas.
{{tourists.}}