Latest news and stories about historical figures in Portugal for expats and residents.
He went down in history as the king who abandoned the Portuguese on the verge of the French invasion. However, in a new book, Paulo Rezzutti explains why the monarch should be remembered in a different way.
Measured like Bento, Leão is as popular as Francisco, without being a populist.
Participation in the struggle for independence in Africa opened the doors of power to women such as the Angolan Maria Mambo Café and the Mozambican Graça Machel, argues British historian Paula Bartley.
Participation in the struggle for independence in Africa opened the doors of power to women such as the Angolan Maria Mambo Café and the Mozambican Graça Machel.
It fell to him to be at the centre of that generation that thought about and organised, beyond ideology, the country's collective memory, something that, regrettably, has been lost.
The appreciation of multilateral institutions tasked with promoting marine sciences and cooperation between States were ideas that never left the spirit of Mário Ruivo. Opinion by Álvaro Garrido
Creusa Raposo introduces a segment dedicated to historical heritage, focusing on the origins of the Portuguese nation.
Brazilian historian Paulo Rezzutti discusses his new biography of D. João VI, challenging the narrative that the monarch was unprepared or merely a fugitive. He highlights the king's role in modernising Brazil, his complex political balancing act between France and Britain, and the lasting impact of the Portuguese court's relocation to Rio de Janeiro.
To diminish the power of the nobility, King John II ordered the conviction of his cousin and stabbed his brother-in-law. The motto he chose shows the attention he dedicated to the people.
He coincided with some of the most difficult moments in the history of Portugal, but managed, with enormous prudence and balance, to safeguard the institution he represented for three decades.
King Sebastian invented the only Portuguese political technology that has never failed
The population of Cantanhede, the birthplace of Pedro Teixeira, welcomed the 2026 'Portuguese Heroes of Brazil' expeditionaries with curiosity about the Amazon explorer. The statue of Teixeira, created by artist Celestino Alves André, was inaugurated in 1993. During the visit, the Cantanhede City Council, represented by Vice-President Pedro António Vaz Cardoso and professors Fernando and Madalena Larcher, paid tribute to the hero. The expedition also visited Lisbon, Queluz, and Santiago do Cacém to honour figures like José da Silva Paes, Dom Pedro, and Martim Soares Moreno. In Lisbon, the group was received by Mayor Carlos Moedas. The expedition team, consisting of Portuguese and Brazilian members, is now researching the routes of the 'bandeirantes' for a potential future expedition.
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco highlights that the republican doctor Carolina Beatriz Ângelo “refused to submit to the political minority that the society of the time imposed on women.”
Statue. In the same place from which the column that would overthrow the First Republic set off 100 years ago, the largest tribute to the marshal remains preserved.
‘Pai Nosso – Os Últimos Dias de Salazar’, a film by José Filipe Costa, is a look at the dictator (played by actor Jorge Mota) after his famous fall from a chair. In a weakened state, Salazar believes he is still in charge, but it is all nothing more than a farce.
One hundred years after the coup d'état that established the dictatorship, one of the symbols that survived is the statue of Gomes da Costa. Some, including the Braga City Council, defend the role of monuments that evoke controversial figures, while others suggest their relocation; however, no changes are planned, and the redevelopment project for the area does not include any alterations to the statue.
In this episode of 'History Repeats Itself', Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho and Lourenço Pereira Coutinho discuss Father António Vieira, the Jesuit who lived to the age of 89.
'Pai Nosso - Os Últimos Dias de Salazar', by José Filipe Costa, arrives in cinemas this week.
Hurt by political power and frustrated with the country's direction, General Gomes da Costa emerged as the protagonist of the military movement that overthrew the First Republic. He was in power for only a short time.
Portugal has a complex historical relationship with its own legitimacy: in 1128 it won the battle, in 1143 it signed the treaty, and it waited another thirty-six years for external validation.
1928-2026. Painter, illustrator, architect, and cartoonist, he is known for his political cartoons criticising the dictatorship, having had a broader involvement in the arts.
In this episode of 'A História Repete-se', exceptionally without Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho, Lourenço Pereira Coutinho talks with Brazilian researcher Paulo Rezzutti — author of 'D. João VI - The untold story'.
The European Commissioner highlighted Cavaco Silva's role in the early years of Portugal's accession to the European Communities. The ceremony took place in Strasbourg, with 13 of the 20 laureates present.
Former President Cavaco Silva is awarded the European Order of Merit in recognition of Portugal's initial ten years as a member of the European Union.
Cavaco Silva also argued this morning that European integration should be deepened and that Portugal should not hesitate in this process. The former Prime Minister and President of the Republic was distinguished in Strasbourg with the European Order of Merit.
Former Portuguese President Cavaco Silva was awarded the European Order of Merit, an honour that Durão Barroso claims reflects on the country as a whole.
Former Portuguese President Cavaco Silva was awarded the European Order of Merit.
Former President Cavaco Silva is awarded the European Order of Merit in recognition of Portugal's initial ten years as a member of the European Union.
Cavaco Silva's time in government is linked to one of Europe's greatest transformations: the creation of the Economic and Monetary Union, the final phase of which would be the creation of the Euro. Today, everything seems obvious.
He laid the foundations of modern Portugal and shook the country out of its economic and intellectual lethargy thanks to the absolute power of enlightened reformism.
