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And here we are, in full-country mode, discussing Margarida's dress which, following Carolina's skirt, has become the centre of the great and renowned national forum for textile analysis. A column by Carmen Garcia.
Candidates arrived with their children and set the tone for a pilgrimage to the João Rocha Pavilion, where the new generations prevailed. But there was more, including an unlikely presence, a minister, and various symbols.
Mário Centeno signed an agreement with Banco de Portugal this week to retire. After a 35-year career at the institution, the former governor accepted a retirement proposal initiated by the bank, now led by Álvaro Santos Pereira. Centeno served as governor of Banco de Portugal from 2020 to 2025 and was currently working as a consultant for the institution with a gross monthly salary of nearly 17,000 euros. For now, the former governor will focus on teaching; according to the digital newspaper Eco, he will spend the next three weeks as a visiting professor at the University of Miami before returning to ISEG. Mário Centeno, who served as Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2020, was a candidate for the vice-presidency of the ECB but withdrew in January due to a lack of sufficient support. The position was ultimately filled by the Croatian Boris Vujčić. Meanwhile, direct elections for the Socialist Party (PS) conclude this Saturday with Carneiro's re-election guaranteed, and Deco advises families to adopt a more strategic approach to budget management.
The 'Valentino' who annoyed the bunch with nothing better to do.
SPA recalls “the much” that Mário Zambujal did “for journalism and literature”.
The former Minister of Finance and former governor of the Bank of Portugal has accepted the institution's proposal and will retire, reports Eco.
The former governor will teach at the University of Miami, in the USA, as a visiting professor.
A Cannes Gold Lion is all that is missing for the audacious streak of this journalist, a professional card holder, who does not feel the slightest tremor from trampling on the ethics that should guide her activity.
The President of the Republic, António José Seguro, expressed his sadness today at the death of journalist and writer Mário Zambujal, at the age of 90, whom he remembered as “proudly Alentejan” and “a maverick” with a “striking sense of humour”.
He was 90 years old.
Mário Zambujal is remembered by the head of state, António José Seguro, as “proudly Alentejan”.
He was 90 years old.
Nuno Markl returned to the Rádio Comercial studios to host his segment 'O Homem que Mordeu o Cão' live for the first time since suffering a stroke last year. The 54-year-old broadcaster, who is still in recovery, joked about his condition while sharing his excitement to be back on the day of the station's 47th anniversary. Markl clarified that he is not fully back yet and will continue his weekly contributions from the hospital, noting that the left side of his body is still slowly recovering.
He slept at the JS headquarters, distributed condoms in Bairro Alto, and always showed an extraordinary capacity for work. Seguro, or Tozé, took office a few days ago, but he already seems older.
“Fast, timely, insightful. You have always had the gift of not leaving anyone indifferent” - José Luís Arnaut's tribute to the former minister and politician.
Changing the buttons on the Valentino dress that Margarida Maldonado Freitas wore at the inauguration does not violate copyright, but it could be an “offence to creative identity”, says a lawyer.
It was “one of the happiest days” of António José Seguro's life. The confession came from the man himself yesterday, leaving the Casa da Música in Porto just after midnight, where he received birthday wishes for his 64th birthday today. Earlier, he was welcomed by Pedro Duarte, who called for “an end to the degrading and paralysing centralism.”
It was “one of the happiest days” of António José Seguro's life. The confession came from the man himself, as he left the Casa da Música in Porto.
A friend told me that during a particularly difficult time, when people distance themselves and the phone stops ringing, he received a daily call from Luís Marques Mendes. He would ask how he and his family were, offering encouragement. When asked why he was so diligent, Mendes replied that he knew how deafening loneliness could be. Once the friend's situation improved, the calls stopped. This story defines the man whose political defeat in the last presidential election led many to abandon him. Having attended the new President's inauguration and bid farewell to his friend Marcelo, Mendes returned to his own desert. I wanted to offer him the same kindness: 'Dear Luís, my friend, are you well? How is the family? Stay strong. Do not give up on the country; I will call you tomorrow.'
The author reflects on his medical career, beginning with his graduation in 1973 and his professional registration signed by Miller Guerra. He pays tribute to Miller Guerra, a distinguished neurologist, academic, and politician, recalling a 1966 lecture where Guerra argued that modern, effective medicine is a relatively recent development, spanning only about 100 years. The author supports this view by highlighting the dramatic increase in life expectancy from the mid-19th century to the present, driven by key scientific breakthroughs such as anesthesia, antisepsis, the germ theory of disease, X-rays, aspirin, and radioactivity.
Acasos Objetivos, with Carlos Magno
Helena Matos, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analyses what separates António José Seguro from the former President of the Republic
An analysis of the political perspectives of Seguro regarding the current state of global instability.
