April 25: The slogans that lined the streets through the lens of Alfredo Cunha
The slogans that lined Portuguese streets in the aftermath of April 25, 1974 are the focus of the photography exhibition “Viva a Liberdade”, by Alfredo Cunha, which opens on Friday in Lisbon and includes unpublished images. Alfredo Cunha is the author of many of the images that have become symbols of an era, including a […]
April 25: Mário Laginha and Pedro Burmester tour celebrates freedom
Pianists Pedro Burmester and Mário Laginha “celebrate freedom” by performing together, in concert, themes that marked the revolutionary period of April 25, 1974, by José Afonso and Sérgio Godinho, among others. The starting point for this tour, which begins on the 19th in Águeda, in the district of Aveiro, was to celebrate the 50th anniversary […]
Concerts, fireworks and a parade mark the 50th anniversary of April 25 in Porto
Porto’s city center will commemorate the 50th anniversary of April 25, 1974 with several concerts, a videomapping show, activities for families, fireworks and the Freedom Parade, it was revealed today. In a statement, Porto City Council said today that in the commemorations “of the day that changed the country”, Avenida dos Aliados and Praça do […]
April 25: Victor Jara Brigade and youth assembly at Coimbra commemorations
A concert with the Victor Jara Brigade and a Youth Municipal Assembly are some of the proposals of Coimbra City Council to celebrate the 50th anniversary of April 25, in a program that will have several moments in September. The Victor Jara Brigade, a group that was born after the revolution in Coimbra in 1975, […]
April 25: São Carlos stages opera “Os Dias Levantados” and Lopes-Graça’s Requiem
The opera “Os Dias Levantados”, by António Pinho Vargas, returns to the Teatro Nacional S. Carlos, in Lisbon, as part of the April 25 celebrations, which include the presentation of the Requiem for the victims of Fascism in Portugal by Lopes-Graça. The Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos (TNSC), in Lisbon, announced today its special program […]
Reguengos de Monsaraz exhibits newspapers and posters from the Ephemera archive on April 25
“The revolution and what it brought” is the title of the exhibition that opens this Tuesday in Reguengos de Monsaraz (Évora), with materials from Ephemera – Library and Archive of José Pacheco Pereira, the city council announced. The exhibition, whose opening session is scheduled for 6pm, will be on display in the municipal library of […]
April 25: Carlos and Fernando tell their story to avoid silencing their desertion to war
Carlos and Fernando left the Portugal of the dictatorship because they refused to fight a war they disagreed with and which terrified their youth. Today they are reliving their stories to avoid silencing their defection and to show the importance it played in the conquest of democracy. “Even today, deserters are considered traitors to their […]
Oeiras marks 50 years since April 25 with concert by Pedro Abrunhosa, exhibitions and debates
Oeiras Town Hall will mark the 50th anniversary of April 25 with a concert by Pedro Abrunhosa, exhibitions, debates and street entertainment, the municipality in the Lisbon district announced today. In total, there will be more than 200 initiatives planned by Oeiras Town Hall to mark this anniversary, which will start next month and run […]
April 25: José Mário Branco at the Coliseu do Porto with Capicua, Carlos Tê and Luís de Freitas Branco
Capicua, Carlos Tê and Luís de Freitas Branco will jointly comment on José Mário Branco’s album “Times change, wills change” at the Coliseu do Porto on Thursday, as part of the launch of the book “A revolução antes da Revolução”. The Coliseu Porto Ageas explained today in a statement that Capicua, Carlos Tê and Luís […]
April 25: Costa says we must remember resistance to dictatorship to maintain democracy
The outgoing Prime Minister, António Costa, said today, on a visit to the works of the Museum of Resistance and Freedom in Peniche, that it is necessary to preserve the memory of the fight against the dictatorship in order to make democracy last. The National Museum of Resistance and Freedom, in the district of Leiria, […]