Applications open for the 2028 Portuguese Capital of Culture
The winning city will be announced on December 9th.
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Latest news and stories about culture in Portugal for expats and residents.
The winning city will be announced on December 9th.
Painting the 25th of April exclusively in pastel tones, without shadows, without costs, and without legitimate unresolved debates, is not patriotism: it is historical infantilism with pedagogical pretensions.
António Ferro was an essayist and novelist. As a journalist, he interviewed Hitler and Mussolini, and reported from Hollywood, proving his cinephile streak. In 1933, Salazar entrusted him with promoting the image of the State. Once a cursed figure, he is now the subject of master's and doctoral theses. The fourth of six episodes of the narrative podcast 'António Ferro: genius or propagandist?' is now available. It is dedicated to the relationship between the journalist and Salazar. The text and interviews are by Leonídio Paulo Ferreira, with narration and sound design by Nuno Braga.
The minister rules out an inflation-adjusted update for the DG-Artes quadrennial grants. She also reveals that the competition for the 2028 Portuguese Capital of Culture will take place in the coming days.
“Whoever drafted the law could indeed have accounted for inflation, but that is not what happened,” stated the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport regarding one of the sector's most recent demands.
A revision proposal will be presented by the end of September by a working group. In July, there will be a 'public consultation session', says Margarida Balseiro Lopes.
The collection 'Os Livros de Culto da Cozinha Portuguesa', a partnership between PÚBLICO and the publisher A Bela e o Monstro, was considered a 'notable contribution' to the promotion of national cuisine.
Portugal is showcasing its literary tourism offerings at an event in Buenos Aires.
It may be the most recent and innovative sugarcane processing unit in the region, but it has a long history, as we discovered during a visit in the middle of the harvest season.
A new chapter in the almanac book series by Joana Stichini Vilela about the second half of the last century in Lisbon. An account of the final decade of 'unique culture' before the spread of the internet.
A temporary exhibition showcasing the Cunha e Costa collection, highlighting a shared Portuguese identity.
An exhibition at the Carmona e Costa Foundation in Lisbon reveals a revealing understanding of the discipline of drawing.
Culture professionals are protesting this Friday at Praça do Município on a day of general strike. With the administration under the City Council, the union is demanding a 150-euro raise and denouncing the “instability”.
The installation will occupy the space of the Livraria Lello expanded by Siza Vieira, which will be shown to the public on June 24, the start of Babell. The announcement comes on the day the Government formally refuses to recognise the Livraria Lello Foundation for “strict legal reasons”.
“I never thought I would have so much pleasure in giving,” says José Teixeira, the president of DST, about the Muzeu, which is inaugurated today. A room dedicated to Anselm Kiefer will be the “anchor” of the new space.
The definitive story of the right man in the right place at the right time. He spoke loudly, sang out of tune, never backed down, and was mistreated after making history. He deceived, for as long as he could, what sadness had taken from him in childhood and in death—the right to what is due. Salgueiro Maia, a Portuguese hero. Republication of the Expresso documentary produced in 2016.
A cultural and gastronomic reflection involving the symbol of the Carnation Revolution and local coastal traditions.
Ponta Delgada, a city located on the island of São Miguel, was the one chosen for this year.
The Ribatejo region is now part of the first network of literary-themed lodgings in Portugal.
Camila Rodrigues (Miminhos da Camila), Rita Dias (Bordados Dados), and Mário Ortega (Cut Out) are three examples of how the 25th of April 1974 continues to gain meaning in the present.
We should not let a good moment to drink a good Port wine slip away. It is an element of celebration of life, family, and the joy of being alive and together.
The Portuguese cardinal, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Culture and Education, argues that faith “needs contemporary narrators” to engage in dialogue with the world.
The mix of 'pagan' and 'Christian' traditions that results in Entrudo, an 'explosion of joy'. The parade, the prizes, and the secrets shared with everyone, as well as parts of a donkey's body.
This page would not be enough to describe the Babel of that avenue.
A selection of 10 iconic and historic cafés that serve as landmarks of Portuguese culture and history.
Ruy de Carvalho was honoured this afternoon at the Assembly of the Republic, showing great emotion at the end of the ceremony. The centenarian actor also asked everyone to take care of culture and to “love and protect democracy”.
We celebrate Friar Joaquim de Santa Rosa de Viterbo, son of a stonemason, an 18th-century Franciscan friar born in Gradiz, author of the 'Elucidário' who left us a treasure chest of memories.
The Portuguese city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, will be the European Capital of Culture in 2027. In this 'Falar Global', learn about the role that science and tourism will play.
Diogo Ramada Curto died this Saturday at the age of 66. He was a historian, full professor, director of the National Library, and a long-time contributor to Expresso.