More Portuguese artifacts in foreign hands

[FilhoDeBrites de Almeida]

Shame on the Portuguese nation!

http://1415.blogspot.com/2004/12/more-portuguese-artifacts-in-foreign.html
More Portuguese artifacts in foreign hands

This was recently posted in one of my fora, even though the news is three or four years old. The person that posted this replied that our government didn't have money to buy pieces of our national heritage, but they have money to buy dozens of luxury cars for government officials, to replace other luxury cars that were only three or four years old. Ridiculous, isn't it?

Now, I know that we can't buy everything, and it is actually a good thing that some pieces of our heritage (some being the key word) stay abroad in museums to teach foreigners something about our history. What I can't comprehend is why did we just give one hundred million Euro to Morocco to protect some of their sites with historical value, when we have dozens of medieval churches, towers, palaces and God knows what else needing urgent repairs? This is common sense!

Another thing that pissed me off happened a few years ago.

Today the Portuguese government said there is priceless diamond royal Portuguese jewellery among the pieces stolen. The museum had them on loan the government. Six of 15 Portuguese pieces, including an uncut 35-carat diamond, a cane handle of gold and jewels, a ring of gold and jewels, a diamond necklace and two brooches - all from the National Palace in Ajuda - were among jewellery stolen. The Minister of Culture of Portugal said they will change its policy of lending out royal jewels following the robbery. The value of the stolen pieces is incalculable.
Several jewels of the Portuguese Royal Family (which were property of the Portuguese State) were borrowed to a Dutch museum, where they were stolen. Now, the idiot that decided to borrow that priceless portion of our heritage excused herself by saying that the jewels were protected by insurance. SO WHAT? Is money all you care about? Will you expose the insurance money with a piece of paper reading "This is what we received from the insurance company for being stupid idiots who borrow priceless pieces of Portuguese History to foreigners without taking the necessary precautions" .


Btw guys do you know any webpages of organizations where you can make donations for preservation of Portuguese sacred relics?

[Fulano]

... donations for preservation of Portuguese sacred relics?

Sacred is human life
Sacred has no nationality
There are lots of sites where you can make donations to make children happier and healthier!
 

[FilhoDeBrites de Almeida]

... donations for preservation of Portuguese sacred relics?

Sacred is human life
Sacred has no nationality
There are lots of sites where you can make donations to make children happier and healthier!
 

I dont understand where you are coming from

[José Herculano]

I dont understand where you are coming from

Presumo que alguém cujo handle é Filho de Brites de Almeida saiba português, por isso aqui vai em luso:

Nesta questão estou ao lado do Fulano. Não me parece que hajam relíquias "sagradas" em estados laicos, nem jóias da coroa em repúblicas. Uma obra de arte ainda vale por si, agora um diamante em bruto ou polido às três-pancadas é dinheiro, e pode ser melhor aplicado. Para reis e rainhas já dei... ou melhor, deram os meus antepassados.

Mas já agora, e lateralmente à questão, convém referir que eu sou o tal que acha que a melhor retorta se um tipo for apresentado ao conde-disto ou marquês-daquilo é:

Para estrangeiro o senhor fala muito bem o Português!

O quê, não é estrangeiro?! Então donde lhe vem o título, já que Portugal é uma república?    

[FilhoDeBrites de Almeida]

I dont understand where you are coming from

Presumo que alguém cujo handle é Filho de Brites de Almeida saiba português, por isso aqui vai em luso:

Nesta questão estou ao lado do Fulano. Não me parece que hajam relíquias "sagradas" em estados laicos, nem jóias da coroa em repúblicas. Uma obra de arte ainda vale por si, agora um diamante em bruto ou polido às três-pancadas é dinheiro, e pode ser melhor aplicado. Para reis e rainhas já dei... ou melhor, deram os meus antepassados.

Mas já agora, e lateralmente à questão, convém referir que eu sou o tal que acha que a melhor retorta se um tipo for apresentado ao conde-disto ou marquês-daquilo é:

Para estrangeiro o senhor fala muito bem o Português!

O quê, não é estrangeiro?! Então donde lhe vem o título, já que Portugal é uma república?    

unfortunately my Portuguese is very bad!:( But i am learning! for xmas i ask my dad to get me some Portuguese cds to help me learn!! (i also want the new nirvana box set too!:grin anyway,I did manage to pick up what both of you have said.I agree with Fulano but i also agree with preserving national Portuguese heritage things.I just ask if any of you guys know of any webpages where i can make donations to things like museums ectect in Portugal thats all......Trust me,me and my family  make donations to church everysunday(well not every sunday for me hehe)!we even collect money (our church has these little cardboard boxs where you put in money and at the end of the month return to the church for charities to homeless and people in other countrys who need it.anway I am very Proud to be Luso American descent (my mothers family is from miranda do douro(from very humble backaround )and my dad family is ribatejonos!and that all you need to know about me!!!

[Bruno]

How many Brazilian artifacts are on foreign hands?
For God, please don't tell me!!!

How many 3rd world countries artifacts are on foreign hands?
For Allah, Odin and Toutatis, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME!!!!

Por isso, eu tento ser um cidadao do mundo, mas os Argentinos nao deixam - Brasil Pentacampeao!!!!