O Coradinho

All Killer, No Filler: MEO Kalorama 2023

Kalorama filled three days and three nights in Parque da Bela Vista with some of the best, biggest tunes heard in Lisbon all year

Art is Hard: bbb hairdryer and the State of the Scene

On a Thursday night in Club B.Leza, singer and guitarist Elisa Guerra and bassist Francisco Couto stand with their backs turned to the crowd, facing drummer Miguel Gomes as their

Top-Speed Tourism: How to Spend 24 Hours in Lisbon

Here’s an aggressive 24-hour tour of Lisbon that will help you get a good feel for the city of light. Our guess is after completing this itinerary, you’ll end up changing your ticket out to go for another few days at least.

Nudist Beaches in Portugal, Or How To Stop Paying for Swimwear

No shirt? No pants?! No problem.

Invisible Cities: The Disappearing of Bairro da Torre

With Torre completely demolished, its former residents have nowhere to return to if their new “rehoused” situations fall through.

Op-Ed on Mental Health Services in Lisbon: Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place… and the Floor is Lava

Are the boons of socialized mental health services really there for the taking? Is the private option even close to financially feasible? The short answer is, no.

Vibrant Matter: An interview with Sophia Vigne-Welsh and Pia Mršek

Lara Curran interviews the Irish painter Vigne-Welsh and the Slovenian sculptor Mršek about their upcoming exhibit at Galeria Augustine in Santa Apolónia and learns how two different approaches gelled in Lisbon.

Mental Health Relief in Lisbon: The Ins and Outs

The road towards a healthy mind and a happy heart is long and arduous enough. The last thing anyone needs is for the banality of paperwork and appointments to become another impassable struggle in a world of struggles.