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Russia-Ukraine War portugal

Years After The War, Ukrainians Reinvent Themselves In Portugal And Build New Lives Far From Their Former Careers

by Maíra Streit December 4, 2025December 19, 2025

climate change climate change

Cleaning Streets With Pool Water? A Lisbon District Is Making Swimming Sustainable

by Maria Maia April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

A photograph of drama "Na boca do tubarão" performed in Lisbon.

Migrant Lives brazil

In Lisbon, A Brazilian Theater Troupe Explores A Unique Migrant Experience

by Ana da Cunha August 25, 2024May 23, 2025

Photo of people walking near the cathedral in Porto

Could Porto’s Sustainable Tourism Experiment Work In Lisbon?

by Ariana Moreira August 16, 2024May 23, 2025

Dropping some Garum, a special sardine-based sauce, on a plate of fish.

Food / Travel roman empire

In Lisbon, Caesar’s Favorite Sauce Makes A Comeback

by Álvaro Filho August 11, 2024May 23, 2025

Boats sitting on the beach near Lisbon.

climate change climate change

Aguas Grandes: How A Portuguese Town Faces A Rising Threat Of Flooding

by Maíra Streit July 2, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of a cable car in the street Lisbon

Society neighborhood

Lisbon Has A Plan To Fight Gentrification And Mass Tourism: Bring Back The Locals!

by Ana da Cunha May 23, 2024May 23, 2025

A group of cars parked on a side road in Lisbon, Portugal.

Green public transport

Lisbon Postcard: Parking Spaces And The Dilemma Of Modern Mobility

by Frederico Raposo May 16, 2024May 23, 2025

So eager to modernize, the 19th century’s rulers did not properly weigh up the potential effects of their disentailment policies, leaving a vast pool of church property unprotected. In the case of the Convent of Beato António, what the 1755 earthquake did not destroy, the expulsion of the friars did, and whatever was not later harnessed for industrial uses was left to languish until the late 20th century, when the decision was made to restore former monastic sites as convention centers.

Society portugal

Converting Convents? A Sacred Response To Lisbon’s Housing Crisis

by Ana da Cunha and Nele Van Den Broek April 30, 2024May 23, 2025

The body of the writer Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen being moved to the National Pantheon in July 2014.

Women Worldwide women's rights

Women Of Disquiet: A Loud, Hard ‘No’ To Portugal’s Paid Housewife Scheme

by Dora Santos Silva April 17, 2024May 23, 2025

Scene from Director Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing", which follows the events of the hottest day of the summer in Brooklyn, New York.

Scorcher! How The Heat Waves Of Climate Change Could Fuel Urban Violence

by Ricardo R. Santos July 10, 2023October 10, 2025

Image of students participating in an outdoor class in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.

In The News education

Vilnius, A City Becomes An Open-Air Classroom

by Catarina Pires July 5, 2023October 10, 2025

Photo of Brazilian singer Nega Jaci

The Brazilian Singer Trying To Shake The Sexism Out Of Samba

by Álvaro Filho May 22, 2023October 10, 2025

Image of people dancing, holding hands, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Marchas Populares, A Great Lisbon Tradition Is Missing Men

by Ana Narciso and Inês Leote May 13, 2023October 10, 2025

Photo of visit of Forest In The Middle Of Lisbon

In The News urbanism

How Miyawaki “Pop Up” Forests Spread Across The Urban Jungle Of Lisbon

by Ana da Cunha March 27, 2023October 10, 2025

Photo of an elderly man walking near tramway tracks in Lisbon, Portugal

Society dementia

Aging Cities Of The Future — How Urban Planning Can Factor In For Dementia

by Ana da Cunha January 23, 2023October 10, 2025

Photo of a man riding a bicycle in a lane reserved for cyclists.

Future innovation

Out With The Car, In With The Urban “Super-Island”

by Ana da Cunha December 30, 2022October 10, 2025

Single Parents In Portugal Turn "It Takes A Village" Into A Practical Reality

Society motherhood

Single Parents In Portugal Turn “It Takes A Village” Into A Practical Reality

by Maíra Streit November 22, 2022October 10, 2025

a man standing in front of a building

Society immigration

Pascoal: Born In Portugal, Citizen Of Nowhere

by Inês Leote and Catarina Reis November 17, 2022October 10, 2025

For LGBTQ+ Who Fled Bolsonaro’s Brazil, The Fear Of “Homophobe President” Winning Again

LGBTQ Plus brazil

For LGBTQ+ Who Fled Bolsonaro’s Brazil, The Fear Of “Homophobe President” Winning Again

by João Damião October 25, 2022October 10, 2025