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Santa Maria da Feira: a coffee break… and ceramics

📍 Aveiro🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#workshops+2 more

Brush in hand, mind at ease. This is what the new Hey! Ceramic, a mix of a coffee shop and a pottery workshop, proposes. There are workshops and themed events. Put your mobile phone aside.

publico.pt1 May
Santa Maria da Feira: a coffee break… and ceramics

Comic Con Portugal comes to an end in Santa Maria da Feira: "This is our home for the next editions"

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#entertainment+1 more

The event concludes in Santa Maria da Feira, with organizers confirming the location as the permanent venue for future editions.

SAPOSAPO27 Apr

Government aims to combat road accidents with awareness campaigns for young people

📍 Aveiro🏛️ Government🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

The first initiative took place in Santa Maria da Feira, at Comic Con.

cmjornal.pt27 Apr
Government aims to combat road accidents with awareness campaigns for young people

Tom Holland? Actors from Game of Thrones? The public revealed to us who they want to see at the next Comic Con Portugal

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

The audience shared their preferences for the guest list of the upcoming Comic Con Portugal, mentioning names like Tom Holland and stars from the series Game of Thrones.

SAPOSAPO26 Apr
Tom Holland? Actors from Game of Thrones? The public revealed to us who they want to see at the next Comic Con Portugal

There is life after death in "The Walking Dead": Chandler Riggs has new adventures with Superman, Spider-Man and music

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

Chandler Riggs explores new projects in comics and music following his departure from the series “The Walking Dead”.

SAPOSAPO26 Apr
There is life after death in "The Walking Dead": Chandler Riggs has new adventures with Superman, Spider-Man and music

Comic Con at the Fair aims to surpass the 1 million visitor mark

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#entertainment+2 more

The largest pop culture event in Portugal kicked off on Thursday at Europarque. The edition, which aims to mark 'a new cycle', expects to exceed the 155,000 visitors recorded in 2024.

cmjornal.pt24 Apr
Comic Con at the Fair aims to surpass the 1 million visitor mark

Comic Con Portugal: this is the festival where fans are the stars

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#entertainment+2 more

An overview of the Comic Con Portugal event, highlighting the central role of the attendees.

Jornal de NotíciasJornal de Notícias23 Apr
Comic Con Portugal: this is the festival where fans are the stars

Public Prosecutor requests "exemplary sentence" for youth from Santa Maria da Feira accused of inciting massacres in Brazil

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report

The reading of the judgment has been scheduled for May 27.

cmjornal.pt23 Apr
Public Prosecutor requests "exemplary sentence" for youth from Santa Maria da Feira accused of inciting massacres in Brazil

Public Prosecutor requests exemplary sentence for youth from Feira accused of inciting massacres in Brazil

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report

The defendant's lawyer warned of his lack of maturity, arguing that the prison system is not prepared to deal with such young offenders.

publico.pt23 Apr
Public Prosecutor requests exemplary sentence for youth from Feira accused of inciting massacres in Brazil

Guided tour of Comic Con Portugal: a new journey through pop culture in Santa Maria da Feira

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#events+2 more

An exploration of the latest edition of the pop culture event held in Santa Maria da Feira.

SAPOSAPO23 Apr
Guided tour of Comic Con Portugal: a new journey through pop culture in Santa Maria da Feira

Lufthansa Technik in Santa Maria da Feira gets environmental green light. Construction to start in the coming weeks

📍 Aveiro💼 Work🌱 Environment#job-creation+1 more

The construction of the Lufthansa Technik factory in Santa Maria da Feira has received the green light from the Portuguese Environment Agency, the German group confirmed to ECO. Construction will begin in the coming weeks. “As expected, Lufthansa Technik Portugal has received environmental approval,” the group stated. The construction of the unit in Santa Maria da...

eco.sapo.pt23 Apr
Lufthansa Technik in Santa Maria da Feira gets environmental green light. Construction to start in the coming weeks

Comic Con Portugal begins a new cycle with the start of the edition in Santa Maria da Feira

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#entertainment+1 more

The event marks the beginning of a new phase as it kicks off its latest edition in the city of Santa Maria da Feira.

SAPOSAPO23 Apr
Comic Con Portugal begins a new cycle with the start of the edition in Santa Maria da Feira

Comic Con Portugal kicks off this Thursday in Santa Maria da Feira with a focus on 'Portugalidade'

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

The event features international guests from the worlds of comics, cinema, and television, as well as activities throughout the city.

expresso.pt23 Apr
Comic Con Portugal kicks off this Thursday in Santa Maria da Feira with a focus on 'Portugalidade'

Mobile library in Santa Maria da Feira factories: “Nothing better than books coming to us”

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#literacy+2 more

Leitura em Linhas is a municipal library project aimed at workers in 15 companies. A mobile service that also celebrates World Book Day, marked this Thursday.

publico.pt23 Apr
Mobile library in Santa Maria da Feira factories: “Nothing better than books coming to us”

Comic Con Portugal kicks off this Thursday in Aveiro

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

After being announced for March in Matosinhos, Comic Con, relocated to Santa Maria da Feira, kicks off in April with a new concept that connects pop culture with Portuguese identity.

observador.pt23 Apr
Comic Con Portugal kicks off this Thursday in Aveiro

Comic Con Portugal begins a new cycle today with the start of the edition in Santa Maria da Feira

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

The event kicks off its latest edition in Santa Maria da Feira, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the convention.

Lusa23 Apr
Comic Con Portugal begins a new cycle today with the start of the edition in Santa Maria da Feira

Comic Con Portugal begins a new cycle with the start of the edition in Santa Maria da Feira

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

The event marks the beginning of a new phase as it kicks off its latest edition in the city of Santa Maria da Feira.

Lusa23 Apr
Comic Con Portugal begins a new cycle with the start of the edition in Santa Maria da Feira

Comic Con Portugal begins a new cycle today with the start of the edition in Santa Maria da Feira

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#events+2 more

The event kicks off its latest edition in Santa Maria da Feira, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the convention.

Correio da Manhã CanadáCorreio da Manhã Canadá23 Apr
Comic Con Portugal begins a new cycle today with the start of the edition in Santa Maria da Feira

12 years in prison for killing and burying body in the backyard

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report

The Santa Maria da Feira Court sentenced a 58-year-old man for killing his partner by asphyxiation and burying the corpse in a grave in the backyard. It was proven that he slept for 36 hours next to the body.

Observador20 Apr
12 years in prison for killing and burying body in the backyard

Twelve-year prison sentence for man accused of killing another and burying the body in Feira

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report

The defendant even lay in bed with the corpse. Only when it began to smell did he drag it outside and transport the body in a wheelbarrow to a grave dug in the backyard, where he buried it.

Público20 Apr
Twelve-year prison sentence for man accused of killing another and burying the body in Feira

Twelve-year prison sentence for man accused of killing another and burying the body in Feira

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The body of the man, who had been missing since 15 April 2025, was discovered on 24 April, buried in a plot of land.

Correio da Manhã20 Apr
Twelve-year prison sentence for man accused of killing another and burying the body in Feira

Vítor Duarte, a 'malapeiro' who plants trees to preserve history and identity

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#local-history+1 more

There was once a king who liked 'malápios', the apples of S. João de Ver, so much that the inhabitants became known as 'malapeiros'. A century later, Vítor Duarte is replanting the species to prevent it from going extinct.

Público17 Apr
Vítor Duarte, a 'malapeiro' who plants trees to preserve history and identity

“This is unacceptable”: Locals outraged over unfinished section of road in Caldas de São Jorge

📍 Aveiro🏖️ Daily Life🚇 Infrastructure#public-safety+1 more

The ‘I want Justice’ segment gave a voice to the residents of a town in Santa Maria da Feira who claim that the state of a street is causing several accidents.

Correio da Manhã16 Apr
“This is unacceptable”: Locals outraged over unfinished section of road in Caldas de São Jorge

Trio suspected of robbing elderly man's home three times goes on trial in Feira

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report

The defendants, aged between 22 and 50, are accused of two counts of aggravated robbery and one count of qualified theft.

Correio da Manhã15 Apr
Trio suspected of robbing elderly man's home three times goes on trial in Feira

Imaginarius Festival presents a show about prejudice

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#entertainment+2 more

The show by Desvio Coletivo premieres on May 23rd at the Imaginarius Festival and was banned in Brazil for being considered an affront to public decency, taking precedence over freedom of artistic expression.

Observador8 Apr
Imaginarius Festival presents a show about prejudice

30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking in Santa Maria da Feira

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The suspect was approached by the GNR patrol from Lourosa.

Correio da Manhã1 Apr
30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking in Santa Maria da Feira

GNR seizes 1.5 million cigarettes in Santa Maria da Feira

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal💶 Finance#crime-report+2 more

The vehicle was transporting 150 boxes of Marlboro brand tobacco, corresponding to 7,500 packs, totalling 1,500,000 cigarettes, all without tax stamps and with English-language inscriptions.

Observador31 Mar
GNR seizes 1.5 million cigarettes in Santa Maria da Feira

Caught in Santa Maria da Feira with 1.5 million unstamped cigarettes

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The tobacco was seized and the driver was arrested. The GNR estimates the total value at 465,000 euros.

Correio da Manhã31 Mar
Caught in Santa Maria da Feira with 1.5 million unstamped cigarettes

Jorge Pinto is the guardian of the memories of the 'calling of the souls'. This year he evokes them once again

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture📜 History#traditions+3 more

Easter celebrations in Santa Maria da Feira include this year evocations of the municipality's intangible heritage. Until 50 years ago, in Caldas de São Jorge, souls were invoked during Lent.

Público31 Mar
Jorge Pinto is the guardian of the memories of the 'calling of the souls'. This year he evokes them once again

Eva Pais: From 'victim' to clear favourite to win? How the contestant is already profiting from all the controversy

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture#entertainment+2 more

The 22-year-old speech therapist is already profiting in terms of the game and her popularity on social media.

Correio da Manhã27 Mar
Eva Pais: From 'victim' to clear favourite to win? How the contestant is already profiting from all the controversy