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With an investment exceeding 220 million euros, the dam project will occupy an area of ten thousand hectares and will involve the submersion of the village of Pisão.
This Wednesday, Slow J was the headline act.
The Crato Festival, the Dino Experience, the art of Miranda Pennell and a Star Wars-themed escape room complete the programme.
One of the leading names in the current generation of Brazilian trap, Veigh will be in Portugal next week to join the lineup of the Crato Festival. The rapper from São Paulo performs on Thursday, 27 August, the second day of the event, which reaches its 40th edition and takes place in the Alto Alentejo municipality between 26 and 29 August, featuring four nights of concerts. Originally from Itapevi, in the Greater São Paulo area, Veigh began gaining prominence in Brazilian rap at the end of the last decade and reached a new level with 'Dos Prédios Deluxe', released in 2023. The album reached the top spot among global Spotify debuts and saw the artist break the record for the biggest debut of a Brazilian album on the platform at the time. After the mixtape 'Supernova Vol. 1' in 2024, the rapper released his most recent work, 'Eu Venci o Mundo', last year.
The Crato Festival returns this coming Wednesday.
The Crato Festival programme begins with an 'extra day' of free admission featuring Gipsy Kings by Diego Baliardo. Calema, Slow J, Sara Correia, and Calum Scott will also take the stage at this year's edition.
In addition to the music, visitors will be able to enjoy the works on display at the 40th Crato Handicraft and Gastronomy Fair.
The festival takes place from 25 to 29 August in the centre of the Alentejo town, in parallel with the 40th Crato Handicraft and Gastronomy Fair.
The full lineup for the Crato Festival, which takes place from August 25th to 29th, has been revealed.
The village of Vale do Peso, in the municipality of Crato, will once again become a showcase for Portuguese craft gin when GinFest Vale do Peso returns on August 7 The post GinFest returns to showcase Portugal’s craft gin scene appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Two people were arrested and 147 doses of various types of drugs were seized by the GNR near a music festival in Crato. The criminal prevention operation took place during the festival.
The music festival in Crato, Portalegre district, took place between the 16th and 17th of this month.
A woman in her 20s was not carrying any identification, and authorities are now trying to determine her identity.
A 25-year-old woman was located by passers-by who attempted resuscitation, but were unsuccessful. The Judicial Police are working to identify the victim.
A woman in her 20s was not carrying any identification, and authorities are now trying to determine her identity.
A shooting range may be necessary. But the State cannot treat the Alto Alentejo as if it were an available void. It is not.
British singer-songwriter Calum Scott is the headliner of the Crato Festival. 100,000 people are expected on the last weekend of August in the Alentejo town.
In the village of Vale do Peso, in the municipality of Crato, in the Portalegre district, there is a tavern that stands the test of time. It serves as a meeting point for those who live in the Alentejo parish and for those who return for a few days of holiday.
Much has been written since construction of the Pisão dam in Crato began in September 2025, an investment exceeding 220 million euros considered strategic for the water resilience of the Portalegre district. This Monday, the Intermunicipal Community of Alto Alentejo (CIMAA) announced a new suspension of the works by decision of...
Work on constructing the Pisão dam in Crato, Portalegre district, has once again ground to a halt following a judicial decision. The decision by the Central Administrative Court of the The post Work on Pisão dam suspended for second time appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Construction work for the Pisão dam in Crato, Portalegre district, has been suspended again by a decision from the Southern Central Administrative Court (TCAS) following a legal appeal filed by four environmental associations, it was revealed today.
The new village of Pisão will be located about two kilometres from the current one and will have more than 100 homes. Residents and owners are choosing between a new house or compensation. They are already calling it the “new Pisão”.
The new village of Pisão will be identical to the one that will be submerged in 2029. The last such case occurred in 2002 with the village of Luz.
The new village of Pisão will have 114 homes across 8.1 hectares, with construction starting in 2027. It is intended to be a “replica” of the current village and will be built two kilometres north of the site that will be submerged, near the locality of Monte da Velha.
The Minister of Environment and Energy argued this Friday that the construction works for the Pisão Dam, in Crato, Portalegre district, must proceed “relatively quickly” so as not to jeopardise its funding. “We now have the funding guaranteed, if we do not move relatively quickly we could also put the Sustainable 2030 programme at risk.”
The municipality has “no issues” with hosting the initiative but will maintain “some reservations”. The company expects to complete the project—which includes the construction of an extra-high voltage line—in the fourth quarter of 2030.
Environmentalists have filed an urgent request in court to maintain the suspension of the construction work.
Four non-governmental environmental organisations filed an 'urgent request' this Wednesday to once again suspend construction on the Crato Multi-Purpose Hydraulic Development project, known as the Pisão Dam. They claim the current suspension is not being upheld, while environmental authorities and the Intermunicipal Community of Alto Alentejo argue that nothing prevents work on the site. The Minister of Environment contests these 'dilatory tactics to delay the implementation of investments'.
The accident occurred in the Vale do Peso area, where an off-road motorcycle race was taking place.
A 38-year-old man died and a 25-year-old man was seriously injured in a collision between two motorcycles on a dirt road in the Crato municipality, Portalegre district, this Saturday, March 14, according to Civil Protection. The Alto Alentejo Sub-Regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection reported that the accident, alerted at 12:12, occurred in the Vale do Peso area, where an off-road motorcycle race was taking place. The 38-year-old's death was declared at the scene by a doctor from the emergency medical vehicle (VMER). The seriously injured man was airlifted by an INEM helicopter to a football field, from where he was to be transferred by ambulance to a hospital in the Lisbon area. A source from the GáfeTTe off-road motorcycle event organization stated that the accident occurred off-track, noting that one of the motorcyclists involved was a participant in the competition. Rescue operations involved 20 personnel from the Crato, Nisa, and Alter do Chão fire departments, the GNR, and INEM, supported by eight vehicles and a helicopter.
