Original: Portugal, particularly Lisbon, was one of the last European exit points to the U.S., and a huge number of refugees found shelter in Portugal, many of them with the help from the Portuguese consul general in Bordeaux, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who issued visas against Salazar's orders.
Simplified: Lisbon was one of the last European exit points to the U.S., and a huge number of refugees including Jews, political dissidents, and even members of the German army, found shelter in Portugal.