Momentous Eventus: Good Bye Summer Edition
“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.”
Anton Chekhov.
Momentous Eventus: Unmasking Midnight Edition
“Are you not aware that there comes a midnight hour when everyone must unmask?”
Soren Kierkegaard.
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Portuga Ranked #1 by Condé Nast Readers
Readers of the luxury travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler have put Portugal ahead of New Zealand, Japan, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Italy, Iceland, Greece, Croatia, and Turkey, among the Top 10
Justin Amrhein’s 3D Blueprints of Imaginary Machines From Cais to Santos
How the ancient bollards along Lisbon’s waterfront got a makeover that was inspired by covid, azulejo tiles, blueprints, machinery, and graffiti.
Momentous Eventus: Good Bye Summer Edition
“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.”
Anton Chekhov.
Momentous Eventus: Unmasking Midnight Edition
“Are you not aware that there comes a midnight hour when everyone must unmask?”
Soren Kierkegaard.
Portuga Ranked #1 by Condé Nast Readers
Readers of the luxury travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler have put Portugal ahead of New Zealand, Japan, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Italy, Iceland, Greece, Croatia, and Turkey, among the Top 10
Justin Amrhein’s 3D Blueprints of Imaginary Machines From Cais to Santos
How the ancient bollards along Lisbon’s waterfront got a makeover that was inspired by covid, azulejo tiles, blueprints, machinery, and graffiti.
Record haul of cocaine seized from sailboat off Portugal’s coast | Reuters
Portugal to give booster COVID-19 shot to older adults | Reuters
More than 100 Afghans from music school flown out of country, head to Portugal | AP News
As it happens
Portugal budget bickering risks triggering snap election | Reuters
Afghan girls’ soccer squad find new home in Portugal | Reuters
Greece: Afghan refugees fly to Portugal for resettlement | WGN Radio 720
The UK is no longer desirable for Portuguese nurses | BOB FM
Tens of thousands expected in Lisbon for November’s Web Summit | Reuters
Featured Interviews
Getting Giffy Wit It: A Q&A With Miguel Feraso Cabral
Local gif hero Miguel Cabral doesn’t only use his artistic talents for the sake of Público, one of the top news outlets in Portugal, where he’s a web designer on a
A Chat with the Artist: Valdemar Dória
Caravan as exhibited at Ordem dos Avogados view map, January 2015 in January 2015, Ordem dos Avogados hosted a dozen recent paintings and drawings by Valdemar Doria, a São Tomé artist
Carpe Diem: A Guided Tour with David Oliveira
David Oliveira’s wire sculptures aren’t just about lines— they are also about what’s between them. He freezes motion in time and, through the use of wire, marries the movement it
Seventeen Restaurants Deep: A Q&A with Chef José Avillez
José Avillez isn’t slowing down his quest to maintain his reign as the king of cuisine in Lisbon (and Portugal). Here’s what we found out about what makes him tick.
Culture
Momentous Eventus: Immersive October Edition
“An immersive experience pulls a viewer into another real or imagined world, enabling them to manipulate and interact with their environment. Immersive experiences use a blend of visuals, sound and technology to deliver unforgettable and engaging worlds.”
Google.
Momentous Eventus: Changing Leaves Edition
“And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves…” Virginia Woolf.
Momentous Eventus: Embracing the Fall Edition
“Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.”
Friedrich Nietzsche.
Latest Food & Drink Reviews
Quiosque de São Paulo
Travel back in time at Lisbon’s oldest privately-owned kiosk and titillate your palette with old school fare at old school prices.
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
Toca do Grilo
A touch of the grill on a “piano of pork” is just the thing at this roadside restaurant.
Featured Events in Lisbon
to Dec 31 | OUTDOOR MULTIMEDIA EXHIBIT | Dante Plus 700 | FREE
to Dec 12 | HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT | Lisbon Gardens: From the Middle Ages to the 21st century | 3€
to Dec 31 | HISTORICAL EXHIBT | New long-term exhibition at the Lisbon Museum | 3€
to Nov 29 | DRAWING EXHIBIT | Dante’s Visions: Hell according to Botticelli | 10€
to Jan 17 | ART EXHIBIT | Fernão Cruz: Morder o Pó | FREE
to Jan 28 | PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT | Aqui Lisboa: anos 80 by José Vieira Mendes | FREE
to Oct 31 | GROUP ART EXHIBIT | A Arte de Nos Virmos | FREE-3€
to Nov 14 | MULTIMEDIA EXHIBIT | O Caminho para a Luz porque Passa pela Luz | 4,50€
From the Archive
Eight Cafes for You and Your Laptop Around Lisbon
Momentous Eventus: March Sadness Edition
The Best of Lisbon 2021
Lisbon by Bike: Routes, Rentals, and Rules
Tasca Kome
Burguers and Beer – R.I.P.
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