The Twitter Post That Brought On a Reckoning with Portugal’s Colonial War: The Case of Mamadou Ba
A local anti-racism activist erupted a heated debate over the country’s colonial war with a single tweet. And now a public petition has been created to have him deported.
Illegal Immigrants in Portugal, Those Without SNS Number Can Apply for COVID Vaccine
The National Health Service has a vaccination sign-up form for those without SNS numbers.
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Immigrants in Portugal Are More Educated On Average Yet Faced a Higher Rate of Job Loss in 2020
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Portugal is Paving the Path to Resume Travel Inside Europe
A growing number of EU countries are on board with a digital green pass to allow travel.
The Twitter Post That Brought On a Reckoning with Portugal’s Colonial War: The Case of Mamadou Ba
A local anti-racism activist erupted a heated debate over the country’s colonial war with a single tweet. And now a public petition has been created to have him deported.
Illegal Immigrants in Portugal, Those Without SNS Number Can Apply for COVID Vaccine
The National Health Service has a vaccination sign-up form for those without SNS numbers.
Immigrants in Portugal Are More Educated On Average Yet Faced a Higher Rate of Job Loss in 2020
Foreign workers in Portugal faced greater job loss, lower wages, and were often more educated.
Portugal is Paving the Path to Resume Travel Inside Europe
A growing number of EU countries are on board with a digital green pass to allow travel.
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Featured Interviews
Let’s Have a Word #3: Surma
Surma is a 23-year-old hailing from Leiria. Her debut album last year was shortlisted for best European independent album of the year. She has been touring non-stop ever since.
A Q&A with Street Artist Gonçalo MAR
Gonçalo Ribeiro, or Gonçalo MAR, as he is better known, took a can of spray paint one night and made his graffiti debut on the side of an abandoned medical center
Let’s Have a Word #2: Synik
Let’s Have a Word is David Soares‘s attempt to make the Lisbon scene spill the beans. Poet, hip-hop head, and spoken-word artist Gerald Mugwenhi, aka Synik, started scribbling rhymes in
Digitizing Lisboa: A Q&A with Illustrator Gonçalo Viana
Gonçalo Viana’s illustrations bring to mind a simpler time when postcards were a thing, yet his subject matter is very much of the moment. And his clear, child-friendly technique means that his illustrations go perfectly with the articles he’s commissioned to illustrate — and, of course, children’s books.
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Momentous Eventus: Learning to Fly Edition
The seagull above speaks volumes about the current state of things in Lisbon: under a bleak, sunless sky, he or she is stoically maintaining, reflecting on the bland but still
Reflector #23: Give Until Gone – “Goodbye From Lisbon”
Fun fact: Frontman Dan Sena is the grandson of Jorge de Sena, a Portuguese poet who was exiled during the dictatorship.
Momentous Eventus: Extended Extension Edition
Two weeks isn’t such a long time, right? The current and latest in an ongoing series of now decades-spanning two-week lockdowns in Lisbon was set to end on Valentine’s Day.
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Travel back in time at Lisbon’s oldest privately-owned kiosk and titillate your palette with old school fare at old school prices.
Cais Club Kebap
A breath of fresh air if you’re looking for an authentic Middle Eastern kebab alongside a fancy brew for brunch, lunch, or dinner
Maduxa Pastanaga
A culinary trip around the world starting right here in Lisbon, led by chef Ana, who’s been everywhere, man
Lisboa Tu e Eu Bistro Flores
Five-star typical Portuguese food from a five-star Portuguese chef served on a lovely esplanade in front of a chafariz
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