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In 2007, a film festival was born in Estoril; 20 editions later, LEFFEST has Cronenberg presiding over the jury and Willem Dafoe among the guests

LEFFEST – Lisbon Film Festival reaches its 20th edition and returns to the capital’s movie theaters. From November 6 to 15, the festival, directed by Paulo Branco, will screen approximately 180 films, inc...

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In 1947, Carlos do Carmo’s parents opened a fado house in Bairro Alto; nearly 80 years later, Faia continues to feature fado every night except Sundays

On Rua da Barroca, in Bairro Alto, there is a fado house with nearly 80 years of history and a direct connection to Carlos do Carmo. Faia was opened in 1947 by the fado singer’s mother, Lucília do Carmo,...

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Cine Society screens Christmas classics at Impact Hub Penha in December; the screenings in Lisbon combine mulled wine with a toy drive

A blanket, popcorn, and a Christmas movie of your choice: from December 3 to 22, Cine Society moves indoors and sets up its Christmas season at Impact Hub Penha. The screenings cater to a variety of...

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In 1919, Fernando Pessoa met Ofélia Queiroz at an office on Rua da Assunção, in Baixa; 107 years later, she remains the only known girlfriend he ever had

In Lisbon’s Baixa district, at No. 42 Rua da Assunção, the firm Félix, Valladas & Freitas was in business. It is at this address that the story of Fernando Pessoa and Ofélia Queiroz begins: they met t...

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The foundation stone for the Ajuda Palace was laid in 1795, and it served as the residence of King Luís and Queen Maria Pia, who lived there until 1910; the west wing was not inaugurated until 2021, and a standard admission ticket costs €15.

In 1794, a fire destroyed the Real Barraca, the wooden residence where the royal family had taken up residence in Ajuda after the 1755 earthquake. The following year, on November 9, 1795, the cornerstone...

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In 1955, Amália Rodrigues moved into the house on Rua de São Bento, where she lived for 44 years; today, it houses 219 pairs of shoes and offers guided tours starting at €4.50.

In 1954, Amália Rodrigues bought a pre-Pombaline house at No. 193 on Rua de São Bento and, after renovations, moved in in 1955. She never left: she lived there for 44 years, until her death in 1999. She p...

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In 1979, António Variações opened his own barbershop on Rua de São José in Lisbon; five years later, the country lost one of its most irreverent pop stars

Long before becoming one of the most irreverent voices in Portuguese music, António Variações made a living cutting hair. And he wasn’t just any hairdresser: in 1979, he opened his own shop at No. 70 Rua...

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In 1747, construction began on the “Portuguese Versailles,” just outside Lisbon; 279 years later, the Palace of Queluz hosts state banquets and can be visited with a skip-the-line ticket for €13

A few kilometers from Lisbon, in Queluz, there is a palace that many know as the “Portuguese Versailles,” even though it is much smaller than the original French palace. Construction of the National Palac...

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Fernando Pessoa was buried for 50 years in this Lisbon cemetery, opened in 1833 because of the cholera epidemic; today it is the city’s “only open-air museum”

For half a century, this was Fernando Pessoa’s final resting place. The poet was buried at the Prazeres Cemetery in 1935 and was only reinterred at Jerónimos in 1985. This Sunday is All Saints’ Day, an...

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Poet José Fanha will curate the 4th edition of the Mafra Literary Festival; from November 5 to 8, the Torreão Sul will host a free Book Fair

Next week, the focus shifts to the Torreão Sul. From November 5 to 8, the Mafra Literary Festival returns to the Royal Palace of Mafra for its 4th edition, with a fresh new look, author meet-and-greets, po...

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