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{SPEAKER name="Jeanne Porterfield "}
Football's a popular sport, only here the opposing team — is a bull. On this play, it's Coimbra's ball, with the bull fast gaining.

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Every spring this amazing football game takes place, along with one of the most extraordinary sports of all.

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The object of the game is for the boys to bring the bull to a complete standstill. They are rarely hurt, as the lead boy knows just how to land between the horns.

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The rest join in to bring the indignant bull to a halt.

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The next event was billed as the 'twist of the ballerinas', or as the program said, "Bottoms Up!".

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{SPEAKER name="Unknown Male "}
Alright, stand by please.

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{SPEAKER name="Jeanne Porterfield "}
The most outstanding one is dramatically located seven miles at sea, on the rocky island of Berlenga. Here this isolated old monastery fort has been ingeniously converted into another enchanting pousada. Repeat page five.

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The most outstanding one is dramatically located seven miles at sea, on the rocky island of Berlenga. Here this isolated old monastery fortress has been ingeniously converted into another enchanting pousada.

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Surrounded by— Repeat page five.

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{SPEAKER name="Unknown Male "}
Go back to the same thing: 'the most outstanding'

{SPEAKER name="Jeanne Porterfield "}
Alright. —— Surrounded by the sea, the views are wonderful, and this view is no exception. Well, except for one thing, it's from our own pousada.

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The vast stretches of deserted beach provided a perfect place for setting up what we called our "portable pousada".