Interviews

Spring: A Photo Q&A with Henri Prestes
Henri Prestes photographs the interior of Portugal — or, if you will, paints it with his camera — like no one we have ever seen before. And it all started as a training exercise.

How a New Magazine Was Born at Lisbon’s Most Iconic Cafe
Mensagem is taking community journalism to a new level — because it’s including the city’s residents in its editorial process.

Casting Off With the Artist Collective Guarda Rios on Portugal’s Rivers
Find out what four artists are doing on Portugal’s rivers, inspired in part by Huckleberry Finn and Kon-Tiki

O’Gilin’s Irish Pub Celebrates 25 Years of Pouring the Perfect Pint in Lisbon
“It’s not every day you can see a dream come true and last 25 years,” Gillen says.

Let’s Have A Word #7: Noiserv
The Lisbon multi-instrumentalist Noiserv spells out a word starting with N for us.

Q&A with Miguel Girão Ahead of His Debut Album “Prologue”
Miguel Girão is a guitarist born in Castelo Branco, bred in Lisboa, and currently residing in Glasgow. Girão stands between the worlds of classical and

Guiding in the Pandemic: A Q&A with Rita Jardim
Rita the guide gears up for life in tourism after the pandemic. “There used to be hundreds of thousands of tourists arriving in the city every single day. And now…silence, emptiness!

Sama Sama 3.0: The Next Wave
Sama Sama – Crêpe and Juice Bar officially opened its doors on May 25th, 2017. Malte Kochen — co-founder, co-designer, co-architect, co-owner, head chef, co-greeter,

Atlas Shoots the Breeze with SmokedFalmon
Get to know SmokedFalmon and fall in love with their tunes.

Meu Nome É Mariana | Behind the Scenes with Mariana Badan
Mariana Badan is energy incarnate. From her larger-than-life stage presence to the almost inhuman number of projects she is involved with, Mariana has been making

Lisbon According to Ginjinha Sem Rival’s Nuno Gonçalo Lourenço
You might know his family better than you know him: Nuno Gonçalo Lourenço is the grandson of José Manuel Lourenço Cima. Still not ringing a

Half a Bottle in Half an Hour: A Q&A With One Hour Wine
One Hour Wine does wine tasting a little differently. The company offers visitors and local Lisboetas the chance to better understand (or rather to understand