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After her son turned 10, Tânia Graça decided to trade the security of home for life at sea, but not before having “a big argument” with her husband, who is also a fisherman.
“Less scrolling, more local life” is the motto of the newly launched application. Created by Portuguese developers, it is already promoting hundreds of events in Lisbon alone (for now).
Ali, Aqui premieres in cinemas on Thursday. It is a film made by residents of neighbourhoods in Monte da Caparica, Almada, who wanted to show their experiences beyond the existing stigmas.
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.
Home Food & Drink Eating out locally in the Algarve Eating out locally in the Algarve Living in the Algarve, there are hundreds of small restaurants and pastelarias around, and sometimes I wonder how they make a living.
I watch the bombings on a muted television. Images of destroyed neighbourhoods, people fleeing, and children who have forgotten how to cry after spending their childhood in conflict. I also see António Guterres, looking older and tired. Not long ago, I got lost in the Bica neighbourhood. I walked down the tracks of a stationary tram and stopped at an old cobbler's shop, perhaps the last of a Lisbon that, despite everything, still wakes up. We talked about Guterres and the days when he used to stop by to have his tired shoes repaired. David Martins, who came to the city at age 12, reflects on the past while continuing his trade in the same spot for over 50 years, witnessing the changing world around him. Seeing Guterres on television, I was reminded of David, the cobbler who remains where he has always been—the place where António needs to return to mend his soles and finally find rest.
In the second and final chapter of the sensory biography of Loulé, the city begins to reveal itself through a unique exhibition of socks at a school. A chronicle by João da Silva.
