Tagus Chronicle of an announced death? ‘Got a cold beer?’ The bartender from the restaurant Pedro dos Leitões in Mealhada looked straight into the weary eyes of a stocky man in a blue jacket with Ministry of Environment written on it ‘Sure man, here you are. Been busy?’ ‘You say it. Took us ages to […]
21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ‘It’s violence of a racist nature perpetrated into our prison system.’ – José Pureza, MP of the Left Bloc (BE) ‘Accusations of racism, xenophobia, and torture are a shame for our country.’ – Carlos Peixoto, MP of the Social Democrats (PSD) ‘It’s a reality that […]
The most common chronic disease in Portugal is called ‘waiting list’ Patients have to wait 3 years to see a urologist in Vila Real or an ENT specialist in Leiria and 2 years to obtain an appointment with a cardiologist in Guarda. These extremes not only occur in the countryside, as the waiting list for […]
85% of all waste found on beaches in the world is plastic. Disposable cutlery (plastic plates, cups, forks, and knives) should be forbidden in the catering industry if it is up to Portugal’s left-wing parties. A draft legislation thereupon was submitted in July 2017 and discussed in Parliament early this year. Heloísa Apolónia – MP […]
PAULA REGO in ‘ALL TOO HUMAN’ Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life at Tate Britain, London February 28 – August 27
‘The question is not whether another major earthquake will take place but when.’ On January 15 at 11.15 am, the population of Arraiolos – some 120 km east of Lisbon – was startled by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale. There were no casualties and the damage was limited to […]
‘The flowers of the emperor‘ – from bulb to carpet – Gulbenkian museum, Lisbon until May 21
One or two mothers? One or two fathers? In one or two houses? With one or more sibs? From one or more parents, together as long as it takes or until ‘death them part’? ‘When I got pregnant from my first child, we had a superficial relationship in which cohabitating was never an issue. I […]
Vhils (Alexandre Farto) ‘Intrínseco’ – Streetart Lisbon, Gallery Vera Cortês 2 February – 17 March
‘We barely notice when we walk and what we step on, until walking on the pavement provides a surprise’ Ana Cannas. Sidewalks of Portugal. CTT, 2016 Portugal’s famous pavement originates from the nineteenth century. Under The Lisbon City Council has employed mestres calceteiros ( paving masters) ever since and even founded a vocational school for pavers […]