The United kingdom as diverse society
The Portuguese language is one of the popular languages today. Over a two hundred million people speak Portuguese but only 10 million of the specified number live in the Portugal. These occurred as a result of the colonial history of the country. The Portuguese empire stretched from the fifteen to the late twentieth centuries.Majority of the her citizens arrived UK between 1960s and 1970s.
During the the early 1970s Portugal was one of the poorest countries in the Europe. Their economy grew from bad to worst. The manufacturing sector was struggling so offered few opportunities to the ordinary people. Furthermore many young people fled the country to avoid conscription as the Portuguese army was involved in series of wars to hold on to their colonies. Majority of the Portuguese speaking population are domiciled in Kingston, Chelsea,Lambeth and Westminster. Portuguese is one of the language of the European Union. In the past decade the Portuguese population has increasingly contributed to the culture and the economy of Britain especially in regard sports.
The English premier league has paraded a number of Portuguese players and Club managers . The most prominent is Christiano Ronaldo who was the first player from the English Premier League to win the coveted award the world footballer of the year while he was still playing at Manchester United.
For further information visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/multilingual/portuguese_history.shtml#A
During the the early 1970s Portugal was one of the poorest countries in the Europe. Their economy grew from bad to worst. The manufacturing sector was struggling so offered few opportunities to the ordinary people. Furthermore many young people fled the country to avoid conscription as the Portuguese army was involved in series of wars to hold on to their colonies. Majority of the Portuguese speaking population are domiciled in Kingston, Chelsea,Lambeth and Westminster. Portuguese is one of the language of the European Union. In the past decade the Portuguese population has increasingly contributed to the culture and the economy of Britain especially in regard sports.
The English premier league has paraded a number of Portuguese players and Club managers . The most prominent is Christiano Ronaldo who was the first player from the English Premier League to win the coveted award the world footballer of the year while he was still playing at Manchester United.
For further information visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/multilingual/portuguese_history.shtml#A
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