User:Kai Maciel

About me
Hi there! Nice to meet you all!




 * I'm a college student.
 * I'm from Portugal ( I'm still waiting for him to appear, I would love to see him interact with Spain-nii-san, England-chan (they became friends when Port-chan was just 200 years old, so I guess he would call him that), and Brazil)
 * I also edit the Narutopedia Wiki, the Final Fantasy Wiki and Kingdom Hearts Wiki
 * My name on YouTube is Kari7 (I also made a vid about Hetalia)

My hobbies are:
 * reading books (any kind!)
 * watch anime (currently just Naruto Shippunden and Hetalia Axis Powers)
 * read manga (Naruto, Hetalia, Pandora Hearts, D.N.Angel, xxxHolic, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles...)
 * play ps2 and psp when I have the time

Historical Facts

 * The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (ratified at the Treaty of Windsor) between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal is the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force. It was signed in June 13, 1373.
 * During the Napoleonic Wars, Spain and France made a deal to invade Portugal and share him by cutting him in 3, however, France betrayed Spain and decided to invade both countries. Portugal started the Iberian conflict because he refused to stop trading with the UK.
 * Before Portugal's invasion, his king fled to Brazil. After the war, Portugal was controlled by British forces. Feeling that England was also taking away his independence, instead of just helping with the army, Portugal rebeled and through the British forces out.
 * After suffering from an earthquake and the Napoleonic Wars, Portugal was very weakened and desperately needed money to rebuild and pay the British. When Brazil asked for independence, Portugal accepted without a fight, with the condition that Brazil would pay England the debt.
 * During WW2, both Portugal and Spain remained neutral. However, Spain's superior had won the Spanish Civil War with the help of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy both of which were eager to establish another fascist state in Europe, so he sent Spain to help them invade the Soviet Union. As for Portugal, following the Nazi invasion of Russia which cut-off their supply of tungsten metal from Asia, Germany initiated tactics to extract tungsten from Portugal. Initially, Germany artificially ran up prices in an attempt to get the people to bypass the Portuguese government and sell directly to German agents. Portugal's superior attempted to limit this, and in Germany sank 2 Portuguese ships as a result. Despite efforts to resist, and because of the German threat to Portuguese merchant trade, in January 1942 Portugal's superior signed an agreement to sell tungsten to Germany. In June 1943, Britain invoked the long-standing Anglo-Portuguese Alliance requesting the use of the Azores, to establish an air force and naval air base. Portugal complied at once. The Allies then promised all possible aid in the event of a German attack against Portugal. Additionally, the United States and Great Britain guaranteed the integrity of Portugal's territorial possessions.
 * Portugal was the country who started the Age of Discovery (Descobrimentos). He was also the first country who reached Cape of Good Hope (who he named) and the first European country who reached Japan.
 * Portugal hold on to his colonies longer than any other country. His last colony, Macau, was only returned to China in 1999.
 * Portugal was also the one who discovered Taiwan, instead of conquering her he named her "Ilha Formosa" which means Beautiful Island.

Cultural Facts

 * While Spain loves tomatoes, in Portugal they are also a metaphor for testicles (simular to balls or nuts in the USA).
 * Friend from Peniche (Amigo de Peniche) is and expression which refers to a fake friend. It was used when the English came to help Portugal defend Lisbon but instead sacked the nearby cities.
 * Portugal created the marmalade. However, in Portugal, to say that "two people are making marmalade together" or "be in the mamalade" is a synomin of having sex.
 * England is a terrible drunk and a sore loser. When Portugal defeated him in the Euro 2004 and 2006, England made a terrible commotion and destroyed many Portuguese bars.
 * A Portuguesa (The Portuguese Hymn) is the national anthem of Portugal. Despite the fact that Portugal is one of the most peaceful countries in the world, the anthem is very belic and full of rage. It was written after England's betrayal when he forced Portugal to give his lands in Africa so England could build a railway, thus breaking the perpetual friendship treaty. Portugal was so humiliated that he made the song his national anthem. The song was changed eventually (the part where Portugal marched towards England to kill him).
 * In Portugal we call the Spanish "nuestros hermanos" (our brothers), "os avecs", "les avecs nous" and "franciús" to the French, "bifes" (steak) (don't ask me why!) to the English and "camones" (a pun of the words Come On) to the North Americans.
 * Portugal shares with Brazil his love for soccer (futebol). He also loves Brazil's soap operas (telenovelas) and keeps an eye on him (almost everyday there are news about Brazil in Portuguese news cast).
 * The Japanese word Igirisu (England) comes from the Portuguese word Inglês (English).
 * During the 60's and the 70's there was a mass emigration from Portugal to France due to Portugal's poverty and dictadorship ( fans often depict Portugal working as a maid for Francis Bonnefoy), after restoring his Republic many of them returned.
 * The English habit of drinking tea was introduced by the Portuguese Queen Catherine of Braganza (Catarina de Bragança).
 * While being ruled by a Fascist goverment, Portugal was isolated from the rest of the world and almost didn't import anything. His motto, at the time, was "proudly alone" (people used to go to Spain to drink Coca-Cola)
 * Most British consider Portugal a warm country while Brazilians consider him as cold.

Portugal in Fandom
 Name: Portugal (ポルトガル, Porutogaru)

Human Name: Most fans name Portugal Afonso ( アフォンソ, Afonshu), a reference to his first king and founder, D. Afonso Henriques. Another name used is Gabriel (ガブリエル, Gaberieru), a reference to Gabriel the Archangel and one of his patron saints.

Appearance: Fans often depict Portugal as a young man in his yearly twenties with dark-brown curly hair (slightly longer than Spain's) sometimes in a pony-tail, fair skin and hazel eyes.

Birthday: June 10th (corresponds with Portugal's Day or Luís de Camões' Day)

Personality (based on stereotypes):
 * Cheerful
 * Good Hearted
 * Prone to crying ( reference to Fado, a portuguese traditional type of song which focus on nostalgia)
 * Pitiful (longing for the times when he was a big Empire. The feeling Saudade only exists in portuguese language)
 * Proud but having an Inferiority Complex due to his continous bullying
 * Loyal (reference to his friendship with England)
 * Poor but resourceful
 * Air head
 * Independent (fought for his indenpence from Spain nearly his whole existence)
 * Not good with technology but great at ilegal downloading
 * Tendency to hold grudges
 * Peaceful
 * Religious but superstious (believes in witches, spells and curses)
 * Love for the sea
 * Dreamer
 * More of an Explorer than a Conqueror

Arthur Kirkland (England)
England has been Portugal's ally for nearly 700 years (the longest alliance in the world). Both countries fought together in many battles and had several commercial trades. Most fans depict their relationship has "complicated" due to England's betrayals and Portugal's grudges, although both of them still like each other. England is particulary fond of Portugal's beaches in Algarve.

Antonio Fernandez Carriedo (Spain)
The countries are often considered siblings (although is debatable which one is the oldest). Spain used to live with Portugal until the latter decided to be independent and live on his own. Spain loves Portugal and wants them to "live together again as a family" but Portugal hates this idea and resents Spain for not aknowledge him as a country and an equal. The brothers are known rivals but some countries still currently mistake Portugal as a part of Spain, which rages him. They have a love/hate relationship.

Spain often tried to invade Portugal but was constantly defeated. He managed to rule him breafly during the Iberian Union when Portugal's King Sebastian (D. Sebastião) disappeared, however Portugal, with the help of England, managed to threw him out.

Brazil
Brazil was Portugal's biggest and favourite colony, he was also the first to ask for indendence. Their relationship is simular to that of the UK/USA, except that while Brazil claims that Portugal ruined his life while Portugal claims that he gave him civilization. Both countries share a friendly rivalry and also a love/hate relationship.

Brazil was supposed to belong to Spain, but was accidently discovered by Portugal when the latter was trying to discover a sea route towards India. Spain first tried to have him but Brazil ended up being raised by Portugal while his other siblings from South America were raised by Spain and France. Despite their quarrelings they both deeply care about each other.

Brazil is the biggest and only Portuguese speaking country in South America.

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