survival guide 2011

BEST Summer Course

2011 The man on the Moon, an odyssey in space engineering

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BEST Almada Tel. / Fax: +351 21 294 78 01

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia E-mail: [email protected] http://www.BEST.fct.unl.pt/

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Index

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Portugal.........................................................................................................................................4

Almada………...............................................................................................................................8

Directions....................................................................................................................................11

What to bring with you................................................................................................................18

Vocabulary……………………………………………………………………………………………19

Contacts......................................................................................................................................21

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Local Group BEST Almada

BEST Almada is a student organization recognized by the Registo Nacional de

Associativismo Juvenil (RNAJ), founded at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT) of

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and counts with about 20 members.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are part of Portugal.

For further detail: http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/Imagens/Portugal_Imagens/Territorio/CartaPortugal_o.jpg

Tourism at Portugal: http://www.visitportugal.com/Cultures/en-US/default.html

Facts:

Country foundation - 1143

Instauration of the Republic - 1910

Political System - Democracy

National symbols – National Flag and National Anthem (A Portuguesa)

National Party – 10th of July – Portugal Day, Camões and the Portugueses Communities day.

Language – portuguese (Português). Portuguese is the official language in seven other countries and it is spoken by over 200 million people.

Land Division – two “independent” regions (Açores e Madeira) and 18 districts in the mainland.

Capital - Lisboa

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Area - 92 152 km2

Population - 10 617 thousands (2007)

Active population - 5 595 thousands (2009)

Populational density per km2 - 115 (2007)

Coin - Euro

Weather (average temperature) Cost and Islands - Winter: 12º; Summer: 21º Mountain Areas: Winter: 5º; Summer: 25º

The Portuguese flag

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Cuisine

Portuguese cuisine is particularly diverse; various recipes of rice, potatoes, bread, meat, sea-food, and fish are the staple foods in the country. The Portuguese have a reputation for loving cod dishes (bacalhau in Portuguese), for which it is said that there are 365 ways of cooking it: Pastéis de Bacalhau, Bacalhau à Brás and Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá are some of the most popular ones. The art of pastry, having its origins in old and rich conventual pastry recipes, is very popular across the entire country. Desserts and cakes, such as Lisbon's Pastéis de Nata (best eaten with a strong coffee), Aveiro's Ovos-Moles, and many other, are very appreciated. Other recipes include the Feijoada, made with pieces of meat, sausages and beans served with white and dry rice and the Cozido à Portuguesa, made with various kinds of meat, rice, potatoes and other vegetables, all boiled.

Cozido à Portuguesa Mariscada

Portuguese wines have been exported since Roman times. The Romans associated Portugal with Bacchus, their god of Winery and Feast. Today the country is known by wine lovers, and its wines had won several international prizes. Many famous Portuguese wines are known as some of the world's best: Vinho Verde, Vinho Alvarinho, Vinho do Douro, Vinho do Alentejo, Vinho do Dão, Vinho da Bairrada and the sweet: Port Wine, Madeira wine and the Moscatels of Setúbal and Favaios (Douro). Porto Wine is widely exported, followed by Vinho Verde. There is also a strong beer industry in Portugal.

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Weather Portugal is one of the warmest European countries. In mainland Portugal, yearly temperature averages are about 15ºC (55°F) in the north and 18ºC (64°F) in the south. Spring and summer months are usually sunny and the temperature is very high during July and August, rounding between 35°C and 40°C (86°F - 95°F) in the interior of the country, 30ºC and 35ºC in the north, and occasionally reaching 45°C (113°F) in the south. Autumn and winter are typically rainy and windy, yet sunny days are not rare either. Temperatures rarely fall below 5°C (41°F) nearer to the sea, averaging 10°C (50°F), but can reach several degrees below 0°C (32°F) further inland. Snow is common in the mountainous areas of the north, especially in Serra da Estrela. Portugal's climate can be classified as Mediterranean (particularly the Algarve and Alentejo, though technically on Atlantic shore).

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Almada

Almada is located on the south bank of the Tejo river right across the capital city of Lisbon. Almada’s population is up to 160 000 inhabitants, with a big percentage of young population. The labour sector is distributed between industries, services and small and medium enterprises. The city is known by its different cultures living all together. From this fusion, a form of urban culture was born spreading mainly across street art and a strong musical culture.

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History

The first known human presence in the area remounts to the Neolithic period. Its privileged location, near the river and sea, brought different cultures in quest of trade commerce, among them, the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and Arabs. This mixture of cultures influenced the whole region. The settlement enlargement came on the time of the Arabic conquer of the Iberian Peninsula, has a defense point to the river entrance and also to the Lisbon settlement. At this time the city got the Arabic name Al-Madan which means “the mine” due to proximity of a gold river mine that existed there back in the day.

Hungry?

The close location to the ocean provides the restaurants with fresh fish and seafood making these their specialties, but you can also find restaurants with other variety of menus. In Cacilhas and Costa da Caparica you can find some of the best ones with good food and cheap prices.

Culture There are several cinemas, theatres and music halls to support cultural events like the International Theatre Festival, the International Tunas Festival or the Almada Fashion Week. In July you can attend the city patron festivities and experience typical food, drink and music.

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Costa da Caparica and beaches

Costa da Caparica is west of Almada and is delimited by the Tejo River and the Atlantic Ocean. In the 60’s, it was a quiet fishing village. Nowadays it grew due to the proximity to the capital and became a summer tourist destination. It integrates the Arriba Fóssil Protected Landscape, a fauna and flora natural park with 25km of clear sandy beaches. Here you can practice some beach sports like beach volleyball and football. The ocean and the close river estuary provide good quality conditions for some water sports like surf, kitesurf and windsurf.

Praia do Castelo – Costa da Caparica

Caparica Pier

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Getting to FCT-UNL There are several ways of getting here. Please let us know when and how you will be arriving so we can prepare everything. Anyway below you’ll find how to get to our Faculty, just in case.

® Are you flying here? (Lisbon Airport)

You will probably fly your way to Portugal, so after arriving at Lisbon Airport, you’ll need to get yourself across the river to the south side where our faculty is. You can do this by two different ways, the wet way, or the dry way. In both cases go outside the Airport and look for the Carris bus terminal and take one that goes to Cais do Sodré, they are: - nº 91 Shuttle Bus (direction Cais do Sodré) - nº 44 (direction Cais do Sodré) - nº 45 (direction Cais do Sodré) *the bus ticket is 1,30€, you can buy it from the driver.

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The wet way – this means you’ll cross the river by boat, go to Cais do Sodré and take a boat

to Cacilhas. Cais do Sodré (Map 1) is a station in Lisbon that combines several transport depots like Bus, Train, Metro and Boat Ferries. Once you are at Cais do Sodré, look for the Transtejo Boats terminal and take one boat that goes to Cacilhas. The boat ticket is 0,75€, you can buy it at the vending machines. Once you are at Cacilhas (Map 2), you’ll need to look for the TST bus terminal and take one of the following: - nº 124 (direction Costa da Caparica) - nº 126 (direction Marisol) - nº 127 (direction Fonte da Telha) - The bus ticket is 1,80€, you can buy it from the driver. - Ask the bus driver or someone to tell you when to get out at the University.

The dry way – this means you’ll cross the river by train, go to Entrecampos and take a train

to the south bank: Coming on the bus from the Airport, get out at Entrecampos stop. Once you are at Entrecampos train station, you’ll need to look for the Fertagus train that goes direction Setúbal or Coina (usually line nº4). After you cross the river, get out on the first station, Pragal. - the train fare is R1,65€, you can buy it at the machines.. Once you are at Pragal, look for the Metro (MTS) and take it direction Universidade. - the metro fare is 0,85€. Are you coming by train? (Lisbon Train station – Santa Apolónia) The long-distance trains stop at Santa Apolónia Train Station. From here you’ll need to get yourself across the river to the south side. - look for the Metro and take it direction Baixa-Chiado. - once you get to Baixa-Chiado, switch to the green line and head towards Cais do Sodré, follow the directions above for the wet way. - the Metro fare is 0,65€ (you only need one ticket to take all the lines). Are you coming by bus? (Lisbon Bus station – Oriente) The long-distance buses stop at Oriente (Map 3), this is a big station that combines several transport depots like Bus, Train and Metro. Now you’ll need to get yourself across the river to the south side. - go to the Metro and take it direction Alameda. - once you get to Alameda you have to switch to the green line, now for the wet way head towards Cais do Sodré, from there follow the directions above; if you want to go the dry way go to Campo Grande (direction Telheiras), once you get there, switch to the yellow line and go to Entrecampos (direction Rato), from there follow the directions above. - the Metro fare is 0,65€ (you only need one ticket to take all the lines). Are you coming by bus? (Lisbon Bus station – Sete Rios) The long-distance buses usually arrive (or at least stop) at the Oriente Bus Station. If you can get out here, just look on the way described right above. Some buses only stop in Sete Rios (Map 4) bus station. If you get out here, go to the train station and look for the Fertagus train that goes direction Setúbal or Coina (usually line nº4). Now follow the rest of the dry way to our Faculty.

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Are you driving here? If you come from the North, go to Lisbon and follow the signs that indicate Almada or Eixo N-S. Cross the river by the bridge “25 de Abril” and then exit where the signs says Costa da Caparica. After that go straight ahead until you see signs saying “Universidade” take that exit and you will reach a roundabout. You just made it to the FCT or Universidade (by IC20). If you are coming from the South, take the A2, and exit after the mall (Almada Forum) at the exit that says Costa da Caparica (entering IC20). Then exit where it says “Universidade”. The best way not to get lost is to use http://www.viamichelin.com/ Here are the transport companies’ web links: Carris - http://www.carris.pt/ Transtejo - http://www.transtejo.pt/ Lisbon Metro - http: //www.metrolisboa.pt/ Fertagus - http://www.fertagus.pt/ Metro Transportes Sul - http: //www.mts.pt/ TST - http://www.tsuldotejo.pt/

Maps:

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Subway Map

Accommodation and Food

The participants will be staying in the students’ dorm near the University “Residência Fraústo da Silva” (and about 10 minutes by bus from the beach). There will be a strolling weekend, for which a sleeping bag is necessary. Breakfast will be served by the organizers at the dorm, lunch and dinner will either be at the University’s dorm or prepared by us. We will have the lectures at the university.

Residence: http://sas.unl.pt/alojamento/rfs/frausto-da-silva-halls-of-residence?set_language=en

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Faculty Campus

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What to bring with you

- Passport (ID card is enough if you're EU citizen) - International Student Identity Card (if you have one) - Pocket money (euros), besides any money card - Towel, toothbrush and condoms - Medical and/or travel insurance - Bathing suit, beach towel, hat and sun lotion (hey, we're near the beach...) - Any kind of instrument that you can play and carry - Traditional music from your country - Drinks and traditional recipes from your country for the International Party - Comfortable clothes and shoes - Sleeping Bag - This Survival Guide - And most of all, lots of BEST Spirit!!! The official currency in Portugal is the Euro (€). In any bank, major rail stations, airports and in currency exchange stores you can exchange your money for Euros. In many places you can use your credit card, American Express, Visa, Diners Club and Eurocard/MasterCard. With Maestro, EC, Cirrus, Eufiserv, Banco, Visa Electron (and many others) you can withdraw cash from the ATMs (there are really a lot here, so don’t worry). Postal cheques/giro payment cards can be cashed at post offices. Cash is always OK of course. Banks and exchange offices are open from 9:00 until 15:00. Shops open at 9h and close at around 19h. On weekends the banks are closed but the shops usually open Saturday morning. Pubs usually are open until 2h (some of them until 4h). Clubs and discos are open until 5h or even until 14h. Tips are included in prices of taxis, restaurants and hotels.

A few prices in Portugal

Water (0.5 litter):0.75€ Beer: from 0.70€ to 1.50€ in bars Wine (a bottle): from as little as 2-3€ to all your money. McDonalds BigMac Menu : 5.25€ Bus Ticket: 1€ Postcard: 0.50€ Coca-Cola (a can 33cl): 1€ Lunch at university for students: 2.30€ Meal in a Restaurant: 5€ to 10€ Sandwich: 1.5€ T-Shirt: 5€ to 15€ A coffee with milk: 0.50€ to 1€ A coffee (espresso): 0.50€ to 1€ Newspapers: 1€ to 4€ Cigarettes ( smoking kills ): 3.50 to 4€

Chocolate ( a bar ): 1€ 3 Condoms: 2€

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Vocabulary

Basics:

English Portuguese

Hello Olá / Oi

Good morning Bom dia

Good afternoon Boa tarde

Good night Boa noite

Goodbye Adeus

How are you? Tudo bem?/Como estás?

My name is… Chamo-me …

Thank you Obrigado

Yes / No / Perhaps Sim / Não / Talvez

Sorry Desculpe / Lamento

What’s the time? Que horas são?

I don’t speak Portuguese. Não falo português.

Street Rua

Avenue Avenida

I don’t understand Não compreendo

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Where is..? Onde fica?

Where's the toilet? Onde fica a casa de banho?

Train / Bus / Taxi Combóio / Autocarro / Táxi

How much is it? Quanto custa?

What is this? O que é isto?

Wine / Beer / Water Vinho / Cerveja / Água

Coffee / Milk /Tea Café / Leite / Chá

Sugar / Salt / Pepper Açúcar / Sal / Pimenta

May I have the bill, please? A conta se faz favor.

I like you Gosto de ti

I love you Amo-te

Ass, legs, breasts, hair, eyes Rabo, pernas, peito, cabelo, olhos

Bed, shower, couch, condom Cama, duche, sofá, preservativo

On top, on the bottom, sideways Por cima, por baixo, de lado

Don’t shout so much, you’ll wake up the others. Não grites tanto que acordas o pessoal.

One more drink and I’m good to go. Mais um copo e fica fácil.

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Contacts

For any further information about the event please contact the summer course main

organizer. Thank you!

Main Organizer: Tiago Maltez Dias

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: 00351 914198669

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E-mail: [email protected]

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Monte de Caparica

2829-516 Caparica

Portugal

Phone number: 00351 212947801

Site: www.best.fct.unl.pt

Event’s site: http://best.fct.unl.pt/pt/bsc11/

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