:This page is about ethnic Portuguese people. For information on the ethnic make-up of people in Portugal see Demographics of Portugal.The Portuguese ( ) are a white caucasian ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe and bordering the North Atlantic ocean. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion.
Due to the large historical extent of the Portuguese Empire and the colonization of territories in Africa, Asia and the Americas, as well as historical and recent emigration, Portuguese communities can be found in many diverse regions, and a large Portuguese diaspora exists.
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