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 .