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Do you know the different ways of voting around the world? Marco Neves also explores the concept of language isolates, the difference between “Irão” and “Irã”, and the uncertainty over the word “Gronelândia”.

Marco Neves brings the word 'tchau' back into the discussion, but there is still time to talk about sentence construction and the importance of punctuation: how a full stop can really change everything.

The Ministry for State Reform confirms continued investment in the strategic model, which has already shown better performance in European Portuguese than other open models.

Between the clear‑eyed melancholy of loss and the absurdity of life that goes on, the poet and translator Daniel Jonas remains an ironist, challenging the Portuguese language to go further and to laugh at itself.

Does it make sense to worry about whether to say “está a criar-se” or “está-se a criar”? Marco Neves explains the history of the word “salário” and the myth linking it to salt, and also clarifies the difference between “obrigado” and “obrigada”.

This year, the festival programme will also have a second part in the summer.
