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The next fiction series from RTP is being filmed in Bragança. The police drama tells the story of a forbidden romance in 1975.
Designer José Santa-Bárbara, author of nine José Afonso album covers and the CP logo, died this Tuesday, according to the PCP, which remembers him as one of the greatest Portuguese artists and a “forever present” communist militant.
Freedom can be written with a capital or lowercase letter, yet they end up being slightly different concepts. The 25th of April, the 52nd anniversary of which we celebrated last Saturday, was and is—and will be, I hope—a day of Freedom. Not to fulfill a programme, however good it may be, nor to achieve 'conquests', however just they may be. The central idea—and those who were at Largo do Carmo know it—was only one: Freedom! No one thought about getting a raise, working less, or having a decent home. Only Freedom, because with it came the end of the war and, most likely, a series of other consequences that the people, in due time, would demand. It is that Freedom, with a capital letter (uppercase, as they say in typography), that many do not know how, or do not want, to celebrate.
During the week of April 25th and World Book Day, we discover whether 'liberdade' (freedom) comes from 'povo' (people) and if 'livro' (book) comes from tree bark. Marco Neves also discusses roses, Catalonia, and the myth of Shakespeare and Cervantes.
The musician and lead singer of Blind Zero, a regular columnist in the press, was unanimously approved by the mayors of the Porto Metropolitan Area.
The ‘Olá, Bom Dia!’ commentator discusses Toy’s remark at the RTP Play Awards and criticises the singer’s stance regarding the boycott of Portugal’s participation in Eurovision.
Musician Jorge Palma received the Career Award at the 8th PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards ceremony held at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon. The event, which featured performances and awards for various artists including Carminho, Mizzy Miles, and Mão Morta, also saw Palma call for the preservation of the spirit of the 25th of April revolution. Secretary of State for Culture Alberto Santos presented the award, praising Palma's unique contribution to Portuguese music.
Musician Jorge Palma was honoured with the Career Award at the 8th PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards, in a ceremony at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon, where artists such as Mizzy Miles, Sara Correia, Napa, and Calema were also awarded.
The jewellery brand Portugal Jewels launches a special campaign for Mother's Day, focusing on themes of Portuguese culture and heritage.
The novel “Âncora” by Katya Delimbeuf addresses Portuguese identity and the connection to Africa, in a narrative about roots, memory, and personal discovery.
The show that singer and actor Joaquim Lourenço premiered in 2022 will now be recorded live, in audio and video, on April 25th in Chamusca, with free admission.
Santos & Pecadores are back and are starring in a 6-episode special season of Posto Emissor, always featuring guests. At the origin of this series of conversations and musical sharing, which BLITZ presents on Wednesdays, is the project “These Songs Speak For Themselves”: in the second episode, Tim recreates ‘Não Voltarei a Ser Fiel’ by Santos & Pecadores, while the band, together with their guest, gives new life to ‘Às Vezes’ by Xutos & Pontapés.
Characters invented by Aquilino Ribeiro in his childhood novel, '5 Réis de Gente', are remembered: the bold Maria Lóia, the fairy Celidónia, and the faun Libório.
The journalist recounts that the dimension of the word in the architect's career was what 'fascinated her most' throughout the Saturday afternoons she travelled to Porto for the series of 'slow conversations'.
Santos & Pecadores star in a 6-episode special season of Posto Emissor, always featuring guests. In the first episode, the band explains how ‘Fala-me de Amor’, one of their biggest hits, was born in the late 90s, which in the BLITZ podcast gets a new arrangement by the voice of Luís Trigacheiro.
“A Morsa”, by Ana Cláudia Santos, is a collection of short stories now reissued in a new version, featuring three new pieces of fiction. In total, there are 16 texts that resemble a true thematic and stylistic laboratory.
A composer for many, from Carlos do Carmo to Bernardo Sassetti, a pianist in the early days of the Hot Club, José Luís Tinoco was also an architect, illustrator, cartoonist, and costume designer for theatre.
An untitled work by the painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992) was sold today at a Christie's auction in Paris for 241.3 thousand euros, according to the results announced by the auction house.
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”.
The book is titled “O céu cairá sobre nós” (The sky will fall upon us) and, in addition to the chronicles, it also includes the text of the speech the writer gave last year on June 10th.
A political and police thriller based on the book by Miguel Sousa Tavares premieres this Monday on RTP1 at 10:30 PM. It explores the various faces of the legacy of corruption in Portugal.
The RTP Board of Directors expressed deep sadness today over the death of Maria Emília Brederode dos Santos, whom they considered an unmissable figure in Portuguese television, to which she was linked through educational programmes.
The President of the Republic expressed sadness and dismay today over the death of the Director-General of the National Library of Portugal, historian Diogo Ramada Curto, highlighting his academic work and the “long list” of books and articles he published.
A free spirit who did not align with cliques, Diogo Ramada Curto held himself to an enormous intellectual standard, especially regarding his own work, and was one of the most complete historians of his generation.
The singer visited ‘Olá, Bom Dia!’ this Friday to present her version of the song by Quim Barreiros.
I decided to use this platform that PÚBLICO grants me for something different, a mix of review, literary suggestion, and dissertation on the dangers of the loss of collective memory or the absence of knowledge. Opinion by Analita Alves dos Santos
PZ releases a new track titled 'Empadão na Bimby' (Thermomix Shepherd's Pie) as part of his 'Álbum de Família' project, featuring a collaboration with Emmy Curl.
The 9-year-old actress, who has Down syndrome, is the new star of SIC's fiction and is moving everyone in 'Páginas da Vida'.
It is Aquilino Ribeiro in his novel about childhood, '5 Reis de Gente', who speaks of Aunt Custódia, who became a godmother and ended up being taken in at a very young age at the Freixinho Convent.
Edmundo Falé's musical career began with the group Baby Twisters at the turn of the 1960s, later joining the rock groups Ekos, where he was the lead singer, and Conjunto Mistério.
