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Buying Property in Portugal (NativePortugal) by Gabrielle Collison $17.99	Portugal (The European Union: Political, So... by Kim Etingoff $21.95	The Survival of Empire: Portuguese Trade an... by G. B. Souza $31.20

According to Thomas Carlyle Economics is "The dismal science". But, Portugal was once one of the largest and most powerful political and economic nations in the world. From the 16th century to the coup d'Etat of 1974, Portugal's dominions were transcontinental, included diverse territories and a wide range of varied natural resources. It lost its last overseas provinces in 1975 after one of the most brutal European empires came to an end, and since then has redefined its role in the world as a member state of the European Union. Surely that wouldn't be too dismal to read about?