Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

It features the westernmost point in continental Europe; its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean; and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, and it is also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto, the Algarve and Madeira.

Languages

Official language is Portuguese with regional language Mirandese.

Magical Culture

• Portuguese-Romani

Portuguese witches and wizards have the option to attend Beauxbatons Academy Because of this, it can be assumed that Portuguese wizarding children learn French as a second language during their childhood as French is not a language traditionally spoken by the Portuguese.

Ministry of Magic

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Creatures

• Welsh Chimaera Fowl, first bred here but made famous in Wales
• Portuguese Long-Snout (Gerês)
• Doxy
• Dugbog
• Graphorn
• Nogtail
• Troll

Quidditch

• Braga Broomfleet are a Quidditch team from Portugal, which are considered by some "one of the best teams in the world", due to their inventive tactics.
• Portugal has its own National Quidditch team. They compete in the Quidditch World Cup.

At Absit Omen

• Alia Zamperia lives here
• Zamperia family are from here

Characters Born in Portugal

• Levi Zamperia
• Mihai Zamperia