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A Serra da Estrela

The Serra Da Estrela

A Serra da Estrela

The Serra Da Estrela

Learn about Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal. Correction on Line 5: We recorded this as...

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  • 00:00:03A Serra da Estrela é uma cordilheira montanhosa situada no interior de Portugal Continental, The Serra da Estrela is a mountain range located in the interior of continental Portugal,
  • 00:00:08onde ainda há muitas ovelhas, mas quase já não vive ninguém. where there are still a lot of sheep, but almost nobody lives anymore.
  • 00:00:12Faz parte do distrito da Guarda, que tem muitos castelos, fortes e pelourinhos. It makes up part of the Guarda district, which has many castles, forts and pillories.
  • 00:00:18A montanha mais alta do território Continental faz parte da Serra da Estrela e chama-se Torre. The highest mountain in the Continental territory is part of the Serra da Estrela and is called Torre ("Tower").
  • 00:00:24A Torre fica 1933 metros acima do nível da água do mar, The Torre is 1933 meters above sea level,
  • 00:00:28mas, para chegar aos 2000, foram lá contruídas duas torres de formato arredondado. but to reach the 2000s, two round towers were built there.
  • 00:00:34Concorrência assim, só nos Açores ou na Madeira! Competition like this, only in the Azores or Madeira!
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Vocabulary
Alterações climáticasClimate change arredondadorounded sing.,masc. autóctonenative, indigenous, autochthonous CanhõesCannons a concorrênciacompetition CordilheiraMountain range o formatoformat, shape FortesForts GuerreiroWarrior milharesthousands NascerTo be born, emerge, spring (from) a nevesnow ninguémnobody nívellevel ovelhassheep pl. os pastoresshepherds PelourinhosPillories o queijocheese RigorososSevere, strict TipicamenteTypically a torretower, turret, rook
Expressions
Calma!Calm down, Take it easy por causa debecause of, due to Para alem dissoIn addition, Furthermore Por excelênciaQuintessentially
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