Hello! My name is Liza and I am a 12th grade student at Sacadura Cabral Primary and Secondary School in Celorico da Beira. I came from Ukraine and have been living here for 3 years. During this time, I have noticed that there are many cultural differences between Ukraine and Portugal, but there are also similarities. In terms of Portuguese schools and education, I can say that there are several aspects that have impressed me. One of them is the freedom to leave the school du

Patris is a student in 12th grade, she came from Israel and has lived in Portugal for 3 years. Food, people, and culture are the main differences between Portugal and Israel. Here, people eat a lot of meat, and all food is very seasoned and spicy because Israeli habits have Turkish and Arab influences. In Portugal, the food is quite balanced between meat and fish, including cod. In Israel, people are more impatient, while in Portugal they are calmer and more patient. Regardi

Tobias is from Argentina, has lived here for 3 years and is in 8th grade. When asked about the similarities between Portugal and his country, in his opinion, he says that there is almost nothing in common, maybe the food, but they are not exactly the same. He explains that education, people and food, for example, are different. Regarding school, he likes the people and his friends. Education is very different between the two countries, given that the school years are differe

Ismael is Tobias's classmate, meaning he's in 8ºC. He came from Brazil and has lived here for 2 years. During this time, he's noticed many differences between Brazil and Portugal, such as the food, the people, and the beauty of the countries. Regarding the similarities between the two countries, he says there aren't that many, but one of the most obvious is the language, since they also speak Portuguese in Brazil. Back in Brazil, on school days, he had classes until noon, w

Elian is from Argentina, he's in 10th grade and has lived here for almost 3 years. He says that Argentina and Portugal have more differences than similarities. Regarding the differences, he says, the way people are, their mentality, and the traditional food are points of divergence between these countries. But the points where they converge are football and tourism. Here, he likes his friends, and for him, friendship is the best thing about school. Education, from his point

Gabriel is a 9th grade student who came from São Paulo, Brazil, and has been here for a year. He observed that the food, religion, and festivals are different in Brazil and Portugal. He believes the only thing these two countries have in common is the language. Here at school, he likes the people and has noticed that life here in Portugal is calmer, whereas in his country the schools are more "messy" and not as organized. As for studying and the Portuguese language, he thin

Skyla is in class 9B, she came from England and has lived in Portugal for 9 years. During all this time she has lived here, she has noticed that there are many more people in England and there are many differences there: in England there are many gangs, and that is why her mother took her away from there a long time ago. Regarding the similarities between the two countries, there aren't many, but people there talk to each other a lot, just like here. At school, what she lik

Samuel came from Brazil and has been here in Portugal for four months, studying in Year 9B. He noticed that the gastronomy is different between these countries and thinks that religion is too. However, some festivals are similar in both countries and, obviously, the language is the same, which gives the countries another point in common. On the other hand, people's preferences in general and the way they celebrate are different. The student liked the school, but still doesn

Evelyn came from Brazil, studies in 12ºB and has been here for 1 year and 11 months. She thinks that the main differences between Portugal and Brazil are the people. ‘In Brazil, people are warmer and the Portuguese are more reserved,’ she says. The language is the common factor between the countries. At this school, Evelyn likes the type of teaching, the teachers and thinks that people are very receptive. For her, the teaching is better here than in Brazil. Regarding the Po

Wang is 15 years old and has lived in Portugal since he was two, so he practically grew up in Portugal, but he is originally from China. He is in 10th grade and studies Portuguese as his mother tongue. As he did not study in China, but his parents did, according to what they tell him, schools in China are more difficult than here in Portugal, more demanding and there is much more discipline. The teenager finds Portuguese difficult, as Chinese is spoken at home, which makes

Jhonatas emigrated from Brazil to Portugal and has been living here for almost three years. He studies in 8th grade and already feels well integrated and, he says, that people treat him well. He thinks that, although the language is the same, people in Portugal and Brazil have a different mentality. People here are older and he believes they have different religious beliefs; even the way they celebrate in the two countries is different. There, the celebrations are more inte

Thymeo came from France, is Joaquin's classmate and has been in Portugal for four years. In his opinion, food and architecture are the factors that differentiate Portugal and France, but religion is what unites them. He likes the security at this school, as he thinks it is safer here. He also likes his classmates and teachers, but what impressed him most was the fact that the school is bigger and has more school services, such as a library, a photocopying service, a station

Joaquin is Alma's brother. They came together from Argentina, so he has also been here in Portugal for almost two years and studies in 7th grade. He thinks that the main differences between these two countries are the food and sport. Regarding the similarities, and contrary to what his sister thinks, he says that religion is more or less the same. Joaquin likes the teachers at this school better, as they are better than those in Argentina. His first impression of this school

Alma is a 9th grade student and has been in Portugal for almost two years. She says that there are not many cultural differences between Argentina and Portugal, but religion and food are perhaps the main differences. The teachers are very good and explain things well, but the school structure is different from the one she used to attend, as this one is bigger and the people here are friendly. All of this together is what makes Alma like this school. One similarity between P