The People's Blog to Lisbon

Portugal’s Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 295, State of Emergency Extended to Apr. 17

April 5, 2020

The Portuguese Parliament voted to renew the state of emergency until April 17.

Easter-geddon: The Prolonged State of Emergency

April 3, 2020

Between 00h00 on 9 April and midnight on 13 April, it’s against the rules to travel outside your municipality. Stay put, people!

Coronavirus: It’s Gonna Get Worse, Or Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

April 3, 2020

We got too relaxed, just like Antonio Costa and other responsible adults around the world warned us not to. And we’re — you know what, scratch that — YOU’re gonna pay for it, you life-hacking geniuses.

Porn, Tarkovsky, Sea Lions, and Other Free Ways to Self-quarantine with Meaning

April 1, 2020

It’s official: out of the roughly 7.8 billion humans on the planet, almost 2.6 billion are now on lockdown. That’s a third of the Earth’s population. If you’re reading this, then chances are that you too are a locked-down human, and fortunate enough to have internet. But even with internet and relatively good physical health, […]

Support Your Local Restaurants! Delivery Options in Lisbon

March 29, 2020

We want to celebrate the smaller, perhaps less advertised businesses employing Lisboetas braving the streets and keeping these restaurants open.

Lisbon Walls: A Dose of Street Art in Times of Quarantine

March 26, 2020

“Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don’t come up with a picture to cure world poverty, you can still make someone smile while they’re having a piss.”Banksy. First off, we recommend having your piss indoors today. Communal hygiene seems more important than ever […]