Vigil for Palestine remembers the ‘Nakba’ and welcomes the “solidarity of peoples”
Several hundred people gathered today at a vigil for Palestine in a Lisbon garden, a solidarity movement “against war and genocide” that is intended to be permanent and to counter the “inaction of the world’s governments”. In the Amélia Carvalheira garden, in the center of Lisbon, behind the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary […]
Exhibition in Lisbon shows porcelain created by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
Porcelain, “man’s oldest artificial product” and which “survives” plastic, is the material of almost all the works by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei that make up an exhibition in Lisbon, opening on Wednesday. Entitled “Paradigm”, the exhibition will be on view at Galeria São Roque until July 31 and consists of 17 works inspired by freedom […]
Three NOS cinemas will only show Portuguese films
Exhibitor NOS Lusomundo Cinemas will dedicate three of its 214 screens to Portuguese cinema only, in Lisbon, Coimbra and Porto, to help increase the market share of Portuguese productions, director general Nuno Aguiar told Lusa today. NOS Lusomundo Cinemas is Portugal’s largest cinema exhibitor, with 40.4% of the country’s 530 cinemas on the commercial circuit, […]
Penela Medieval Fair has two-day program dedicated to King Afonso IV
Afonso IV, son of kings Dinis and Isabel of Aragon, will be the central figure at the 28th Penela Medieval Fair, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday in this town in the district of Coimbra. The Town Hall, in collaboration with the Infante D. Pedro School Group and the Association of Parents and Guardians, […]
Portuguese designer Manuel Alves died today in Lisbon from cancer
Portuguese designer Manuel Alves, 73, of the Alves/Gonçalves fashion duo, died today at Hospital da Luz from cancer, friends of the designer confirmed to Lusa. According to a family friend, Cila do Carmo, fashion designer Manuel Alves died late this morning at the Hospital da Luz in Lisbon from cancer, and the wake is due […]
Iolanda’s nails were a pro-Palestinian rallying cry. Eurovision “hid” video of the performance
Iolanda brought more than one song to Malmö, Sweden, in a final marked by incidents and the escalation of the controversy surrounding Israeli participation. “Peace will prevail,” shouted Iolanda at the end of the “Grito” she brought to the Eurovision stage on Saturday night, which earned her tenth place on the leaderboard. As well as […]
AIMA asks immigrants for 400 euros in 10 days. Government promises “response”
According to an official source in the office of the Minister of the Presidency, this procedure was based on a “regulatory decree (no. 1/2024) of January 17, 2024, approved by the previous government, which ordered new fees to be applied to the cases then pending”. The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has requested […]
Lisbon’s Jewish Museum should be ready by the end of 2027
The future Jewish Museum of Lisbon, in Belém, should be completed by the end of 2027, the Lisbon City Council’s Councillor for Urbanism, Joana Almeida, said today at a public session to present the project. “At the moment, the architectural project is being approved, followed by the entire project for the requalification of the surroundings […]
Almost 35,000 road accidents and 468 deaths in 2023
Almost 35,000 road accidents occurred last year and caused 468 deaths, 2,437 serious injuries and 41,058 minor injuries, an increase in all indicators compared to 2022, Road Safety said today. “Compared to 2022, on the mainland there were increases in all indicators except the severity index. There were 2,186 more accidents (+6.7%), five more fatalities […]
Aid for victims in Brazil could be donated to Ukraine if transportation is lacking
The SOS RS Portugal group has raised four tons of products for the victims of the floods in Rio Grande do Sul, but admits difficulties in getting the aid to Brazil, even considering donating the goods to Ukraine. “At themoment weare in contact with airlines, which have not confirmed anything, so nothing has been released. […]