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It was likely that sense of hurt (and resentment it produced) that lit a competitive fire in Porto's virtual heart and turned it into a creative rebel that was always happy to score on its archrival, Lisbon

Capitals are political and administrative centres. Intuitively, one would think that they are also centrally located - as well as the biggest, most significant economic and cultural hubs of their respective countries.

In reality, it was yet another link in a long chain of events cementing a unique relationship between the two countries.

Many countries have their favourite sport, and many sports are popular in multiple countries - yet, football is the only game that is practiced literally everywhere, because it requires next to no equipment.

Realistically, that leaves enough time to do justice to only one major attraction in Braga. Fortunately, there is an attraction there that is literally head and shoulders above the others.

In the "Orchestra of Portugal", Guimaraes is a piccolo flute

The castle in Lisbon, strategically located, became both a silent witness and a co-creator of every twist and turn of Lisbon's and Portuguese history.

Portuguese visual art is almost completely synonymous with "azulejos"

Portuguese Golden Age based on navigation necessary for negotiating the oceans, would have likely been impossible without a little help from their frenemies.