April 25: Almada Theater Company shows “A sorte que tivemos!” with the fall of the dictatorship
The luck of the generations born after April 25, 1974 is the title of the new creation by the Almada Theatre Company (CTA), “A sorte que tivemos!” (The luck we had!), which will be premiered on Friday in the city. António Cabrita (1959), Rui Cardoso Martins (1967), Patrícia Portela and Jacinto Lucas Pires, both born […]
Marcelo criticized by students, asks for applause and says “this is the 25th of April”
The President of the Republic was criticized today by students against fossil fuels at the Camões Secondary School in Lisbon, to whom he handed the microphone and at the end asked for a round of applause. “I ask for a round of applause for those who spoke, because this is April 25th. Under a dictatorship […]
April 25: Film about those who died in the revolution opens in cinemas today
The film “Revolução (sem) sangue”, by Rui Pedro Sousa, which crosses the stories of those who died in the events of April 25, 1974, as part of the PIDE attack on demonstrators, opens today in Portuguese cinemas. “Revolution (without) blood” is a fictional movie based on real events and the lives of five people who […]
April 25: Torre do Tombo shows “portrait of the country” during the Carnation Revolution
The National Archives of Torre do Tombo (ANTT) will open a photography exhibition next Monday on the Carnation Revolution, which aims to be “a portrait of the country” on April 25 and after, said Patrícia Ferreira, from the institution. Speaking to the Lusa news agency, she explained that the exhibition, entitled “Days of April: A […]
President of the Republic decorated Spínola without making it public
The first President of the Republic after April 25, António de Spínola, was decorated by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa last year, without the Presidency of the Republic having disclosed the fact, Público newspaper reports today. According to the newspaper, António de Spínola was posthumously awarded the Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty, the highest […]
Play “O 25 de Abril Nunca Aconteceu” shows in Porto a Portugal still without Coca-Cola
The 1974 coup failed, Portugal didn’t join the EEC, the escudo pays for everything, Coca-Cola is still banned and fascism survives, in the play “The 25th of April Never Happened”, premiering Thursday at the Carlos Alberto Theater in Porto. A dystopia, in the form of a tribute, of a Portugal without the April Revolution is […]
The revolution in Figueira da Foz began hours before the troops moved in
A former military officer who photographed the events of April 25 in Figueira da Foz recalled that in the barracks where he served, the revolution began hours before the troops advanced, with the arrest of the commander. A professional photographer for 50 years, as long ago as the revolution of April 25, 1974, Jorge Dias […]
April 25: Sines bets on Paulo de Carvalho performance and “large-scale” theatrical creation
A concert by Paulo de Carvalho, a “large-scale” theatrical creation and initiatives to remember José Afonso are the highlights of the 50th anniversary of April 25 in the municipality of Sines (Setúbal), the town hall has announced. The commemorative program, put together by Sines Town Hall in partnership with various local entities, focuses mainly on […]
Revolution “left a lot undone” in health and education “for example”
The President of the Republic said today, in front of hundreds of young people, that April 25 “left a lot to be done”, in education and health “for example”, so there is “a race against time”. “April 25 left a lot undone. Some it did and some it didn’t. And the things it did do […]
April 25: Mário Tomé recalls revolution to guarantee “fair life” and end war
UDP historian Mário Tomé today recalled the objectives of those involved in April 25 to guarantee a “fair life” and end the colonial war, lamenting the current pro-armament discourse. “From the first moment we celebrated April 25, we always thought it would be possible to create real conditions for a fair life, not a fairer […]