Interviews
The Chap Behind the Chainmail: A Q&A With Jofre Correia
Jofre Correia and his team run some of the most successful — and, from personal experience, the most worthwhile — walking tours in Lisbon. Read what he has to say about tourist traps, employing the unemployed, and wearing chainmail.
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.
Flowers are her best lovers: Q&A with Weronika Anna Rosa
Polish artist Weronika Anna Rosa came to Lisbon and fell in love at first sight. When she moved here for good, the city’s light and colors — and the country’s azulejos — would shape her paintings as well. Atlas sat down for a chat.
Kidding Around in Portugal: A Q&A with Children’s Book Artist Cale Atkinson
Cale Atkinson is an artist, author, and animator who’s worked for the likes of Disney Hyperion and Marvel. His travels through Portugal prompted a series on the country, so we decided to get in touch.
Let’s Have a Word #1: Luís Peixoto
Luis Peixoto is no doubt one of the most respected and in-demand string musicians in the realm of trad folk music in Portugal. And he recently released an LP that’s a fusion of folk and electronic music, branded as techno-folk — a style he has been touring and perfecting for the past couple of years.
Rama em Flor: Creating Space for Radical Discussion
This summer, Lisbon was home to a glorious celebration of feminism and queer culture sprawled across multiple venues throughout the city, including Zé dos Bois Gallery, Damas, Lounge, and Rua
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.
Canning with style: A Q&A with Gémeo Luís of José Gourmet
Luís Mendonça, aka Geméo Luís, is the illustrator and curator behind the well-known and -loved sea creatures on the tins of seafood by the company José Gourmet. I caught up with Mendoça to
What The Fekk? A Chat with the Fekks
After playing a live show for the Garden Collective, The Fekks sat down with Atlas to discuss their new EP, creative flow, and all things music.
What Makes Them Scared: Twelve Portuguese Directors in MOTELx’s 2018 Film Fest
Sometimes all you need is a good scare to get the blood pumping. This year’s lineup at Lisbon’s longest-running international horror film festival, Motel X, is sure to get you trembling in your seat for all the right reasons.
A Q&A with Claudio Carbone: Director of Another Lisbon Story
“Another Lisbon Story” follows the community that makes up Bairro da Torre — a Lisbon favela — and their active participation in the future of their neighborhood. Director, Claudio Carbone, who was kind enough to answer some questions for Atlas.
Lisboa Limpa: Minimising Lisbon’s Plastic Waste, One Cup at a Time
Bianca Beyer, founder of Lisboa Limpa, is aiming to eradicate the use of disposable plastic cups in Lisbon bars and replace them with reusable ones.
