Cip, "Viva" does not have any political meaning at all let alone being associated with Salazar.
"Viva" means cheers! It is a cheer and it is a word used by many Latin countries. Both "Viva" or "Forca" can be used and are commonly used. "Forca" had a special meaning during the Euro 2004 because of Nelly Furtado's chosen hymn (which was a great song and had a few parts in Portuguese - Forca Portugal). Best, Paulo. PS: I did say some weeks ago that a Portuguese speaking nation will win the world cup 2006. At that time, Brazil was still in the game, but now, there is only Portugal. So, 2 games remaining to see if it is going to be true this year! Viva Portugal! Given that there are now only 4 European teams and from those 4 teams Portugal holds the highest world ranking (latest FIFA rankings May 2006) http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/index/0,2548,All-May-2006,00.html I think there is a very good chance that Portugal will win the world cup. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Goa Sent: 02 July 2006 19:28 To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Subject: Re: [Goanet] FIFA : Viva Portugal Is it "Viva Portugal" or "Forca Portugal" for football? I thought "Viva Portugal" was political slogan of Dr Salazar! Just curios! Cip -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release Date: 30/06/2006 _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
