Latest news and stories about social history in Portugal for expats and residents.
A master's thesis in Clinical Psychology recorded the testimonies of ten former political prisoners of the PIDE. The growth of the far-right generates disillusionment and fear, but also the will to continue fighting.
An analysis of the historical and social impact of the book 'Novas Cartas Portuguesas' (New Portuguese Letters), written by Maria Isabel Barreno, Maria Teresa Horta, and Maria Velho da Costa in 1971. The article reflects on the legacy of the Carnation Revolution, the ongoing struggle for women's rights in Portugal, and current challenges such as domestic violence and access to reproductive healthcare, as highlighted by recent Amnesty International reports.
There are many whom destiny took across the Atlantic, such as Manuel Louvadeus, Libânio, Jaime, Luís Afonso, so many, so many! Some returned and went on a pilgrimage to give thanks to Our Lady of Lapa.
'LX90 - the Lisbon where everything is possible' tells us in a book the small and large stories of a city (and a country) in the midst of the globalisation era. Joana Stichini Vilela and Pedro Fernandes continue their journey through the capital's memories - the good and the bad.
I have no way of knowing what a 'mangas' means to Greeks today. But I know what a 'mangas' was in 1960s Lisbon. A column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
Father Américo was, in his own way, a poet. In the technical sense of the word, but also in its most radical sense: he saw the invisible in what was visible, justice where others saw fatality. Opinion piece by Henrique Manuel Pereira.
“Being the Heritage of the Poor, it is also the heritage of the Nation.”
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.
Reducing human complexity to political symbols always requires the same method: choosing a fragment, amplifying it until it occupies the entire story, and letting the rest fall into silence.
The 'Portuguese of old' had very contemporary vices and were as roguish and as impertinent as those of today.
