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Os Azulejos Portugueses

Portuguese Tiles

Os Azulejos Portugueses

Portuguese Tiles

If you’ve ever been to Portugal, you have certainly noticed the beautiful tilework that covers many of the buildings throughout...

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  • 00:00:03O azulejo é um dos marcos da cultura portuguesa. The "azulejo" (tile) is one of the hallmarks of Portuguese culture.
  • 00:00:08Por todo o país, são muitos os edifícios decorados com episódios históricos e religiosos de Portugal. Throughout the country, there are many buildings decorated with historical and religious events of Portugal.
  • 00:00:18Esta peça de cerâmica ganhou destaque em Portugal e Espanha por influência dos árabes. This ceramic piece gained prominence in Portugal and Spain due to the Arab influence.
  • 00:00:25Mas foi em terras portuguesas que se tornou um caso único, But it was in Portuguese lands that it became [a] unique [case],
  • 00:00:30ao aliar-se à pintura e à arquitetura para homenagear a história do país. when it allied itself with painting and architecture to pay tribute to the country's history.
  • 00:00:38Numa primeira fase, estes mosaicos foram usados no revestimento de paredes de palácios, igrejas, conventos e até jardins. In the first phase, these mosaics were used in lining the walls of palaces, churches, convents, and even gardens.
  • 00:00:49Mais tarde, os azulejos entraram nas casas dos portugueses para decorar cozinhas e casas de banho. Later, the tiles entered the homes of the Portuguese to decorate kitchens and bathrooms.
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a arquiteturaarchitecture ArtísticaArtistic AzuisBlue (plural) AzulejoTile brancowhite a cerâmicaCeramic ConventosConvents a culturaculture, cultivation DecoradosDecorated decorarto decorate destaquehighlight, prominence, emphasis o edifíciobuilding EpisódiosEpisodes, events EspanhaSpain o fundobottom, base, background HistóricosHistorical homenagearto pay tribute, commemorate, honour a influênciainfluence MarcosLandmarks, milestones MosaicosMosaics PaláciosPalaces as paredeswalls passearto go for a walk, wander around, stroll a peçapiece, play theatre a pinturapainting noun ReconstruçãoReconstruction ReligiososReligious RepresentadosRepresented RevestimentoCovering, lining, coating as ruasstreets a terrasoil, earth, land O terramotoEarthquake ÁrabesArabs ÚnicoUnique
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mais tardelater Um papel fundamentalA key role Caso únicoUnique case Hoje em diaNowadays, These days
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