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Heróis de Portugal: Vitórias Impossíveis - Estudando números em inglês

Portugal tem uma longa história de coragem e superação. Em várias batalhas, o país enfrentou inimigos muito mais fortes e numerosos — e mesmo assim venceu. Essas vitórias mostram a inteligência, a estratégia e o espírito guerreiro dos portugueses. A seguir, conheça algumas das batalhas mais épicas da história de Portugal.


O texto a seguir conta a história de batalhas épicas de Portugal. O texto foi feito para o nível B1.

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Defying the Odds: Portugal's Legendary Battles in History


Portugal has a history of winning battles even with fewer soldiers. These victories show Portugal's skill in winning against bigger armies. Here are examples:


Battle of Ourique (1139): Afonso I led about 6,000 Portuguese against 20,000 to 50,000 Muslims. He won and became the first King of Portugal.

Battle of Ourique

Battle of Aljubarrota (1385): King João I and Nuno Álvares Pereira had around 6,500 men. They beat a Spanish army of about 31,000.

Battle of Aljubarrota

Battle of Diu (1509): Francisco de Almeida, with 18 ships and about 1,500 men, defeated a much larger joint fleet of Egyptians, Ottomans, and others totalling more than 30,000 people.

Battle of Diu

Battle of Guararapes (1648-1649): In Brazil, 2,000 Portuguese-Brazilian troops beat 5,000 to 7,000 Dutch soldiers in two battles.

Battle of Guararapes


Numbers

  • 1139 → eleven thirty-nine ou one thousand one hundred thirty-nine

  • 6,000 → six thousand

  • 20,000 → twenty thousand

  • 50,000 → fifty thousand

  • 1385 → thirteen eighty-five ou one thousand three hundred eighty-five

  • 6,500 → six thousand five hundred

  • 31,000 → thirty-one thousand

  • 1509 → fifteen oh-nine ou one thousand five hundred nine

  • 18 → eighteen

  • 1,500 → one thousand five hundred

  • 30,000 → thirty thousand

  • 1648 → sixteen forty-eight ou one thousand six hundred forty-eight

  • 1649 → sixteen forty-nine ou one thousand six hundred forty-nine

  • 2,000 → two thousand

  • 5,000 → five thousand

  • 7,000 → seven thousand


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