Porto was originally named Cale in the Celtic empire. The port city of Cale or Portus Cale was later renamed as just Porto. In fact, Portus Cale later turned into Portucale, from which the current name of Portugal was developed.
This has been the extent of influence Porto has had on Portugal.
When the Romans added a port, "Portus Cale", it not only gave its name to the Porto of today but...
The most well-known story says that in 1415, people from Porto won the name of “tripeiros” for...
The City's nickname is Invicta. Invicta means invincible in Portuguese. This nickname is coming...
