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- Neste mês é bom recordar a Revolução dos Cravos de 25 de abril de 1974, This month it's good to remember the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974,
- que mudou o rumo da História de Portugal. which changed the course of Portugal's history.
- Um homem que está indelevelmente ligado a estes acontecimentos é Fernando José Salgueiro Maia. A man who is indelibly linked to these events is Fernando José Salgueiro Maia.
- Salgueiro Maia nasceu em 1944 em Castelo de Vide, Salgueiro Maia was born in 1944 in Castelo de Vide,
- perto de Portalegre. near Portalegre.
- Filho único de um trabalhador dos caminhos de ferro, The only son of a railway worker,
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Vocabulary
acontecimentoevent, occurrence, incident o apeloappeal o canopipe, barrel, tube o cavaleiroknight, rider, horseman o cravoclove, carnation dispararto trigger, go off, discharge o ditadordictator a ditaduradictatorship o ExércitoThe Army golpistacoup plotter impávidounmoved os insurretosinsurgents lealloyal a liderançaleadership oporto oppose prosseguirto proceed o quartelbarracks a rendiçãosurrender a revoluçãorevolution o rumopath, direction literal or metaphorical tropastroops
Expressions
A sorte estava lançadaThe die was cast
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Comments
Muito informativo.
Obrigado.