Portuguese ambassador recalls April 25 at Buenos Aires Book Fair
Portugal’s ambassador to Argentina recalled the 50th anniversary of April 25, 1974 at the opening ceremony of the Buenos Aires Book Fair, which has Lisbon as its guest of honor. “If it hadn’t happened that day, that morning, I wouldn’t be here with you today (Thursday),” said José Ludovice, with a red carnation on the […]
Eight mainland districts under yellow warning for snowfall
Eight mainland districts will be under a yellow warning on Friday and Saturday due to possible snowfall, warns the Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA), which predicts periods of rain throughout the country. The yellow warning, the least serious on a scale of three, applies between 9pm on Friday and 12am on Saturday, covering the […]
Joe Biden congratulates Portugal on 50 years of democracy
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, today congratulated Portugal for the “courageous spirit” with which it carried out the Carnation Revolution 50 years ago, which allowed the return of democracy. “I congratulate the President and people of Portugal on the 50th anniversary of the return of democracy and celebrate the courageous […]
Earthquake with a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter scale felt on Terceira island
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter scale was felt today on Terceira island, in the Azores, without causing any personal or material damage, the Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA) said. According to the IPMA statement, the quake was recorded at the Seismic Network stations in the Azores archipelago at 11:21 […]
Controllers’ strike in France cancels almost 90 flights to/from Portugal
The strike by air traffic controllers in France has led to the cancellation of almost 90 flights by various airlines at Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports, according to data available on their websites. At Lisbon airport, 23 flights scheduled to arrive today from various French cities have been canceled, along with another 25 flights that […]
Guinean activists gather in protest outside Parliament
Around three dozen Guinean activists gathered today in front of the Assembly of the Republic, in Lisbon, to protest against the presence of the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, at the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of April 25. Armed with white carnations, placards reading “Sissoco Embaló Dictator” or “Marcelo side by side with […]
President of Madeira’s parliament warns of discontent
The president of Madeira’s parliament said today that ‘the three d’s of April 25 – democratize, decolonize and develop – have been replaced by three others – discredit, disbelief and discontent – and considered that to ignore this is to enter a “state of denial”. “Citizens have no faith in the way the legislative, executive […]
Two arrested and over 5,000 doses of heroin seized in the Algarve
The detainees are a 38-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man. The National Republican Guard (GNR) arrested two people for drug trafficking, in the municipalities of Loulé and Olhão, Faro district. In a statement, the GNR explains that the detainees are a woman and a man, aged 38 and 40 respectively. An investigation into drug trafficking […]
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho’s archive donated to the Ephemera archive
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho’s family has donated the April 25 strategist’s archive to the Ephemera Archive/Library, which will help to understand “the atmosphere of 1974/75”, historian Pacheco Pereira told Lusa. They are “fundamental documents because there are lots of manuscripts” by Otelo himself and other people, “meeting notes, correspondence”, “thousands of letters sent to Otelo”, […]
Films “Primeira Obra” and “Amo-te Imenso” open in cinemas today
Portuguese director Rui Simões premieres the film “Primeira Obra”, his first feature-length fiction film in 50 years of career and 80 years of life. “Primeira Obra” is a fiction film, but it is also autobiographical, taking as its starting point one of Rui Simões’ first documentaries, “Bom Povo Português”, from 1980. In the film, Michel, […]