Which countries between Italy, Spain, and Portugal is easy for a Brazilian nationality to get a resident permit?
Definitely Portugal.“Same” language, the Portuguese economy is doing better which translates into more job opportunities. The gastronomy. We all know Italian gastronomy is very popular but it is mostly pasta. Portugal has a very rich gastronomy too: pasteis de nata, francesinha, cataplana, porco à alentejana, bacalhau à gomes de sá, etc.Portugal is more open-minded and liberal in comparison to more conservative Italy.
Is Italy a first world country?
Yes.
Is Portugal a third world country?
Either that's provocative or ignorant or lazy (not to check that out so easily in books and on the web). I'm guessing the first. It's a developed country by all means, but much less developed than, say, Germany. It discovered and conquered a large part of the world, it was always located in Europe, it belongs to Europe and to the Eurozone, it belongs to Schengen, to the OECD, to NATO, now you tell me: does that sound third world to you? Of course, the pressures to make things easy on students and the widespread corruption isn't helping Portugal much. The first is kind of recent and will have devastating effects (I believe it already has when I notice how ignorant, rude and uninterested most people are). The second has been going on for centuries and really needs to be fixed. But that doesn't make Portugal third world by any means. For instance, I don't know if you're American, a Brit, whatever. But take a look at a huge part of the States: so underdeveloped! Does that make the US third world? And take a look at how much such a huge chunk of the UK is so depressed: does that make it third world? I guess that answers your question.
Why were european countries, such as spain and portugal, prepared to embark on voyages of discovery?
The reason w hy the "Age of Discovery" came in the late 15th. Century was because, earlier in that Century, the Turks had at last succeeded in taking Constantinople. This virtually closed down the overland trade route to the East - valuable and essential commodities such as silk and, above all, spices, had been carried westward along the "Silk Road", and then collected by the ships of Venice and Genoa and brought into Europe. Now, it was necessary to find a sea-route to the "Spice Islands" of the East Indies, which meant finding a way round Africa. Those countries with an Atlantic coast-line - Portugal Spain and England - had developed far more seaworthy ships than had the Italians, and then came the addition of the Arab "lateen" for-and-aft sail to the "square rig" of the traditional West European "Cog", converting it into a "caravel". These had a much greater ability to beat to windward, and became THE vessel of the Portuguese "explorers" who gradually worked their way down the West coast of Africa, and the Portuguese Prince "Henry the Navigator" correlated all the new information which each voyage revealed. Bartholemew Diaz reached the Southern tip - the "Cape of Good Hope" - Vasco da Gama rounded it and sailed North again to reach India. With Portugal controlling this eastern route, Spain had to find a westward one, hence its backing for the Columbus 3-caravel expedition of 1492, which seemed to have found the Indies - it wasn't possible to determine longitude at that time, and he didn't realize that he hadn't gone far enough. The Pope then drew a North-South line down the map and decreed ".Everywhere found to Eastward - Portuguese, to Westward - Spanish". When the Columbus error was realized, Spain had to find a way westwards around South America, which the Magellan expedition achieved, and, having to continue westwards, carried out the first circumnavigation as well. Meanwhile, John Cabot in the Bristol caravel "Mathew", reached what he mistakenly thought was China, but realized his mistake on his second voyage. and Sebastian Cabot then tried to find a "way around" via a "North-West Passage", but was stopped by ice The "Atlantic coast nations" were thus the "explorers" because they had the necessity/incentive, the type of ship, and the sea-going experience required to "open up" the world.
Why are Spain, Greece, and Italy said to be "poor" countries?
As a British citizen who has been living in Spain for the past 14 years I think I’ll be able to give my perspective based on my experience here. I have been sucked right into the epicentre of their culture and I love it. I would never go back to live in England or any other north European country.Also, I have just come back from a volunteering trip in Kenya, where poverty does greet you on every corner. Spain is definitely not a “poor” country. There is a high unemployment rate and I have to say there are not many choices when it comes to educational courses, apprenticeships and alternative professional development compared to other European countries. However things are improving.I live in the south east of Spain in a place called Murcia. People do complain about job security and work conditions and In a lot of cases remuneration is just minimum rate. In spite of such trivialities, people still have time to eat out, buy clothes, have food on the table and pay the bills. Almost every family has a car and without a doubt, virtually everybody has a telephone and the internet. So in most cases people earn enough money to get by and have a roof over their head. Nevertheless the living conditions have to be improved to be within European standards but using the word “poor” is simply just a naive misjudgment.Many of the traditions here in Murcia might seem quite poor at first glimpse, especially to European tourists who are use to living in cities and built up areas. Many older generations have not yet adapted to “ modern Spain” so could easily be judged as “poor” just because they don’t thrive in a modern lifestyle.That leads me to my next point. Here in Murcia, Spain there’s still an essence of humanity. They are not robots living to compete and beat everyone at work to make themselves look better. Many families are bound together by intrinsic love and a family gathering is not so much seen as an obligation but a way to cherish the moment: to eat, drink and banter . They value love, health and quality of life which when you think about it makes sense: Harbor what you have rather than sacrificing it.Having said this, Spain will soon be sucked into the European typhoon and for future generations life and family will not be “nurtured” in the same manner. So on the outside it might look poor to a tourist’s eye. But let us leave this down to a common misconception.
Is Spain a third world country?
ABSOLUTELY NOT!! Spain a very rich and advance country. It's a "first world" country like Canada and the United States A third world country means a very poor country like Ethiopia. First world, second world, and third world countries were terms created during the Cold War. A first world country is an advance country like Spain, France, Canada, Japan, etc A second world country are communist countries like USSR, East Germany, Poland, etc. But the USSR and the countries like it are gone so the term "second world" is no longer in use A third world country is a poor country