The brand was founded in 1929 during the Dictatorial Portugal regime and was one of the most popular brands in Portugal during the 1980s and 1990s. However, after foreign brands were introduced and started to dominate the market, the brand gradually lost appeal to the Portuguese smoker. The original name of the brand was called "Português Suave" (literally "Smooth" or "Soft Portuguese"), but the name was changed in 2001 to respect the anti-tobacco laws that prohibit the sale of cigarettes with names like "smooth", "light" or "mild".[8]
Português was one of the first unfiltered cigarettes in Portugal, and was one of the last to be discontinued in 2003, when the brand was sold with a filter only.[8]
As of 2011, the variants "Português Vermelho (Red)" and "Português Azul (Blue)" have been discontinued.[6]
Packagingedit
The packs feature various colour patterns (red, blue, yellow, etc.) but it is mainly distinguished by the Belém Tower on the top of the pack. The reason for this, is that in its origin, Português Suave was based on the architectural style with the same name, which marked the 1930s. The suave Portuguese style emerged from a chain of architects, at the beginning of the 20th century. Also known as the Estado Novo style, it sought to create a "genuinely Portuguese" architecture. The result was the creation of a style of architecture that introduced new engineering techniques, such as the use of concrete structures, which came to revolutionize not only the way of building but also the way of thinking about buildings. The style was a mixture of exterior aesthetic elements taken from the Portuguese architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries and the traditional houses of the various regions of Portugal.[8] Various special edition versions have also been released over the years, containing other known Portuguese monuments on the packs.[9]
Controversyedit
Português cigarettes contain pesticidesedit
In November 2004, the newspaper Portugal Resident revealed that various Portuguese cigarette variants contained the toxin Dieldrin, which is a banned carcinogenic pesticide in Europe and the United States. A few variants of the SG brand were found to contain this pesticide, but this pesticide was not found in the Português cigarettes.[10] Ironically, dieldrin is less toxic than the cigarette itself.
^ abTabaqueira vai acabar com marcas Português azul e vermelho, Luís Villalobos, Público, 18 de Novembro de 2011
^"BrandPortugues - Cigarettes Pedia". www.cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ abc"Português Suave". wordpress.com. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^"Brands". www.cigarety.by. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^algarveresident (26 November 2004). "SG cigarettes contain banned pesticide". portugalresident.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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português, cigarette, this, article, contains, content, that, written, like, advertisement, please, help, improve, removing, promotional, content, inappropriate, external, links, adding, encyclopedic, content, written, from, neutral, point, view, april, 2022, . This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Portugues named Portugues Suave until 2001 was a Portuguese brand of cigarettes manufactured by Tabaqueira a subsidiary of Philip Morris International 6 7 PortuguesPack of Portugues Suave cigarettesProduct typeCigaretteOwnerPhilip Morris InternationalProduced byTabaqueiraCountryPortugalIntroduced1929Discontinued2011 13 years ago 2011 MarketsPortugal 1 2 3 4 5 Carcinogenicity IARC group 1 Contents 1 History 2 Packaging 3 Controversy 3 1 Portugues cigarettes contain pesticides 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe brand was founded in 1929 during the Dictatorial Portugal regime and was one of the most popular brands in Portugal during the 1980s and 1990s However after foreign brands were introduced and started to dominate the market the brand gradually lost appeal to the Portuguese smoker The original name of the brand was called Portugues Suave literally Smooth or Soft Portuguese but the name was changed in 2001 to respect the anti tobacco laws that prohibit the sale of cigarettes with names like smooth light or mild 8 Portugues was one of the first unfiltered cigarettes in Portugal and was one of the last to be discontinued in 2003 when the brand was sold with a filter only 8 As of 2011 the variants Portugues Vermelho Red and Portugues Azul Blue have been discontinued 6 Packaging editThe packs feature various colour patterns red blue yellow etc but it is mainly distinguished by the Belem Tower on the top of the pack The reason for this is that in its origin Portugues Suave was based on the architectural style with the same name which marked the 1930s The suave Portuguese style emerged from a chain of architects at the beginning of the 20th century Also known as the Estado Novo style it sought to create a genuinely Portuguese architecture The result was the creation of a style of architecture that introduced new engineering techniques such as the use of concrete structures which came to revolutionize not only the way of building but also the way of thinking about buildings The style was a mixture of exterior aesthetic elements taken from the Portuguese architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries and the traditional houses of the various regions of Portugal 8 Various special edition versions have also been released over the years containing other known Portuguese monuments on the packs 9 Controversy editPortugues cigarettes contain pesticides edit In November 2004 the newspaper Portugal Resident revealed that various Portuguese cigarette variants contained the toxin Dieldrin which is a banned carcinogenic pesticide in Europe and the United States A few variants of the SG brand were found to contain this pesticide but this pesticide was not found in the Portugues cigarettes 10 Ironically dieldrin is less toxic than the cigarette itself See also editSoft Portuguese style an architecture style named after the brand s former name Tobacco smokingReferences edit BrandPortugues Suave Cigarettes Pedia www cigarettespedia com BrandPortugues Cigarettes Pedia www cigarettespedia com Portugues Suave www zigsam at Portugues www zigsam at Brands cigarety by a b Tabaqueira vai acabar com marcas Portugues azul e vermelho Luis Villalobos Publico 18 de Novembro de 2011 BrandPortugues Cigarettes Pedia www cigarettespedia com Retrieved 23 December 2017 a b c Portugues Suave wordpress com 23 December 2013 Retrieved 23 December 2017 Brands www cigarety by Retrieved 23 December 2017 algarveresident 26 November 2004 SG cigarettes contain banned pesticide portugalresident com Retrieved 23 December 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Portugues cigarette amp oldid 1204180451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
