Discrimination sidebar Lusophobia lang pt Lusofobia is a hostility toward Portugal , a nation occupying the west of the Iberian Peninsula in south western Europe, its Portuguese people or the Portuguese language and Culture of Portugal culture . Like Lusitanic , the word derives from Lusitania , the Ancient Rome Ancient Roman Roman province province that comprised what is nowadays Portugal Central and Southern Portugal , and phobia that means fear or, more likely, aversion of . The term is used in Portuguese speaking countries, and its use in English is almost non existent. The opposite concept is lusophilia . Historical background Brazil In the nineteenth century, the term Lusophobia was often used to describe nationalist sentiments in Brazil , a former colony of the Portuguese Empire , with Liberal politicians in Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco advocating the reduction of immigrant Portuguese involvement in the Brazilian economy, though almost all were themselves of Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese descent . ref Mosher, Jeffrey C. Political Mobilization, Party Ideology, and Lusophobia in Nineteenth Century Brazil Pernambuco, 1822 1850 Hispanic American Historical Review 80 4, November 2000, pp. 881 912 ref In Rio de Janeiro Rio , the Jacobinos , a small national radical group, were the strongest opponents of the Galegos , the Portuguese immigrants, who were and still are also the biggest ethnocultural community in Brazil. ref Jacobinos versus Galegos Urban Radicals versus Portuguese people Portuguese Immigrants in Rio de Janeiro in the 1890s, June E. Hahner Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, Vol. 18, No. 2 May, 1976 , pp. 125 15, http links.jstor.org sici?sici 0022 1937 28197605 2918 3A2 3C125 3AJVGURV 3E2.0.CO 3B2 6&size LARGE&origin JSTOR enlargePage , JSTOR ref In the immediate aftermath of the abdication of Pedro I of Brazil in 1831, in favor of his son Pedro II of Brazil , the poor black people, including slaves, staged anti Portuguese riots in the streets ... more details
Lusitanian may refer to Lusitanians , an ancient people of western Iberian Peninsula. Lusitanian language , the language of the ancient Lusitanians. Lusitanian mythology , the mythology of the ancient Lusitanians. Lusitanian War , the war between Ancient Rome and the ancient Lusitanians. Lusitania , a Roman province in western Iberian Peninsula. Lusitania, New Latin designation of Portugal . Something Portuguese people Portuguese . Disjunct distribution Lusitanian distribution Lusitanian distribution , in biology, a type of disjunct distribution of certain species. See also Lusitanic Lusophilia Lusophone Lusophobia Os Lus adas dab ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2007 Lusophilia lang pt Lusofilia is the love of, or friendship or sympathy toward, Portugal and or Portuguese people Portuguese things. The word derives from Luso representing Lusitania , an ancient Rome ancient Roman province corresponding to some areas of modern Portugal and western Spain plus philia Greek language Greek , affection . The opposite sentiment is lusophobia . Lusofonia The Lusofonia or Portuguese speaking community is an obvious source of lusophilia. This includes Portuguese colonies Portugal s former colonies and Portuguese expatriates worldwide. Both past and current cultural trends or fashions born in Portugal are often followed in such territories around the world by a considerable number of native residents. This includes an extensive demand for European made music, sports particularly Association football football , television and other media, websites and consumer products from Portugal. Good diplomatic relations and Immigration to Portugal high influxes of immigrants from these former colonies to Portugal, and of Portuguese tourist s and foreign direct investment in the opposite direction, helped to preserve or even revigorate lusophilia. Citation needed date August 2009 See also Lusophobia Lusitanic Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Instituto Cam es Community of Portuguese Language Countries Os Lus adas Portuguese people Reintegrationism References Portuguese overseas empire Portugal topics Cultural appreciation Category Portuguese culture Category Portuguese language Category Foreign relations of Portugal Category Romanian culture Category Nationalism Category Admiration of foreign cultures pt Lusofilia ... more details
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