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A 68-year-old woman was reported missing on Wednesday at 6:30 PM from the care home where she lived in Rubiães.
The alert for the woman's disappearance was raised by her informal caregiver.
The alert for the woman's disappearance was raised by her informal caregiver.
The alert was raised by her informal caregiver. The 68-year-old woman is reported to suffer from psychological issues related to Alzheimer's disease. Searches began on Wednesday and resumed this Thursday.
Searches began on Wednesday with the aid of a drone and resumed this Thursday at around 07:00 using dogs.
A guest on a special edition of the Posto Emissor podcast recorded live at the Vodafone Paredes de Coura festival, Milhanas gave a glimpse into her second album, “Surto” (Breakdown), to be released this year: “I am very happy with this record,” she confessed.
Chronicle of an unhealthy week in Paredes de Coura
Milhanas is the guest on a special episode of Posto Emissor recorded live last week at Vodafone Paredes de Coura. In this edition of the BLITZ podcast, part of “V.Cast – A Kind of Conversation”, a podcast series held at the Minho festival, the singer-songwriter paved the way for her next album, “Surto”, and also addressed issues regarding female representation in the music industry.
This week, Gente continues to review the Pontal football match. It also recounts how the President of the Republic felt loved in Paredes de Coura.
The band The Horrors discuss their experience at the Vodafone Paredes de Coura festival and express their affection for Portugal.
Portuguese musician Noiserv shared on social media the surprise invitation he received to perform a special collaboration with Canadian artist Patrick Watson at this year's edition of Vodafone Paredes de Coura.
The 2027 edition already has dates: from August 18th to 21st.
One, two, three, four: on stage, shouted before the songs. The Australians Amyl and the Sniffers returned to Portugal for the fourth consecutive year to reignite the punk that was born long before any of its members were alive, sparking mosh pits and bringing the main activities of Vodafone Paredes de Coura to a fast-paced close.
For a decade and a half, he has occupied a place of excellence in the broad landscape of astral jazz, releasing acclaimed albums where he blends jazz, electronica, funk, and schizoid R&B, never shying away from stellar collaborations. The bassist, who was once a member of Suicidal Tendencies, proved at Paredes de Coura on the final day of the festival that 'complicated' music, divergent from the canons, is not a complicated matter here.
A rollercoaster of a concert that dodged the problematic soundbite. On the third day of the festival, Bloc Party were boring and Sérgio Godinho shone.
Just two days before the 20th anniversary of Bloc Party's first concert in Portugal, held at the very same Paredes de Coura festival that hosted them this Friday in August 2026, Kele Okereke's band—a promising name in the 2000s post-punk revival—delivered a performance where their commitment was evident, but only the songs from their distant debut album truly shone.
Ahead of her performance at the Vodafone Paredes de Coura festival, M.I.A., the controversial voice behind the hit ‘Paper Planes’, defends herself against recent controversies, namely her “expulsion” from Kid Cudi’s tour due to statements that linked her to the MAGA movement and support for Donald Trump, the cancellation of which she claims to be “a target” and not “a problem”, as well as a spiritual rebirth.
The returning Benjamin Clementine did justice this Friday to the status he has achieved in Portugal in his 26th concert here. Due to the entire connection with the audience, and all the strength imprinted in his voice and lyrics, it was probably one of his best. It was certainly one of the best of Vodafone Paredes de Coura.
António José Seguro arrived at the venue before 6:30 PM to attend the concert by Sérgio Godinho & Os Assessores with Friends.
The President expresses his condolences following a fatal incident during the Portuguese cycling tour.
Paredes de Coura hosts Sérgio Godinho, his advisors, and friends this Friday. The President of the Republic will be in attendance.
The sonic deserts of Hermanos Gutiérrez and the rave of Underworld, passing through the manifesto of A Garota Não, brought life to the second day of Paredes de Coura.
Headlining the second day of Vodafone Paredes de Coura, Underworld issued an irresistible invitation to dance to a festival that responded generously – with hands obviously raised to the sound of 'Born Slippy .NUXX', the 'mandatory' song from a duo that left the stage after bowing to the crowd, visibly ecstatic. What a tremendous discharge of delicious techno served by two nearly septuagenarian Britons.
They caused a real rush to the natural amphitheatre of Vodafone Paredes de Coura, two weeks before returning to Portugal for concerts in Porto and Lisbon. The music of Hermanos Gutiérrez is simple but spectacularly effective, leading the audience on this second day of the Minho festival to absorb every second of the calm provided by the duo. With a nod to Dead Combo.
More than 30 years after its creation, Paredes de Coura maintains the “essence” that attracts festival-goers from everywhere.
Taking over the main stage at Vodafone Paredes de Coura, A Garota Não brought an hour of combative songs and slogans to the Minho region, with a poignant reminder of Saramago and a mix of GAC and Rage Against the Machine. This is how the second day of the festival began, also featuring Milhanas, in a rock version, turning her voice into a weapon.
“I travelled alone by bike from Brussels. I don't know anyone. If you want to have a beer, let me know.” His name is Jérémy Caby, he is 27 years old, works as a data engineer in his native Belgium, and this year he did the unthinkable: he cycled about 4,000 kilometres to the Vodafone Paredes de Coura festival. BLITZ discovered a Belgian adventurer in the festival campsite with a Portuguese connection: he misses his girlfriend, but he is not stopping here.
The Paredes de Coura festival began on Wednesday to a full house. Capitão Fausto, Irish artist Cmat, and Kneecap provided the entertainment for the first night.
It feels like only yesterday we saw them on one of the secondary stages at Primavera Sound Porto 2026; just over two months later, Kneecap returned to Portugal with the same slogans, about Palestine, about the reunification of Ireland, and about all oppressed peoples, all fuelled by hip-hop choruses and great beats.
A year after her appearance at Nos Alive, Irish singer CMAT, in a clear zigzag between pop and country, stood out on a decent, but far from surprising, first day of the Minho festival.
