The definition of Manchurian Candidate is a person who has unknowingly been convinced to act toward some interest. The term was created by Richard Condon in his 1959 novel by the same name. The story in the novel has been used to make two movies, 1962 and 2004.
1 Their reaction is almost always one. 2  Portuguese are generally known as explorers, thanks to Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, Pedro Alvares Cabral and FernÃ£o de MagalhÃ£es, among others.  References to their wine (âportoâ), Fado music or sardines are also typical, as are their beaches.
1 Lisbon, the largest city in Portugal, is also the countryâs capital city. 2  Parliamentary democracy is followed in Portugal. 3  Majority of the Portuguese are Roman Catholic, with a very small proportion making up Protestants and other.acts About Portugal. Portugal is a European country, situated on the Iberian Peninsula. It stands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west and south and by Spain, in the north and east.