In 1957, cornet player Domingos Vilaça recorded the first jazz track in Portugal (Dixieland). He and his band also livened up the rock'n'roll dance contest at the Lido in the Feira Popular. Portuguese Radio and Television covered the event, apparently with a single purpose: to denigrate Portuguese youth.
Black on White. Episode 49
Wednesday, 7 January 2026RSS
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RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal) is Portugal's state-owned public service broadcaster, operating since 1935 (radio) and 1957 (television). It runs 8 television channels (including RTP1, RTP2, RTP3) and 7 radio stations (Antena 1, 2, 3), plus international services reaching Portuguese diaspora worldwide. Funded by a broadcasting tax on electricity bills and advertising revenue, RTP serves as Portugal's cultural reference, providing quality news, education, and entertainment. Its archive represents "irreplaceable heritage in Portuguese collective memory", and it pioneered online streaming with RTP Play in 2011. RTP connects "Portugal and the Portuguese to themselves, to each other, and to the world"
