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5 July 2024
This month we have a drink with Benjamim, the artist with as many identities as stories to tell.
May 6 2025
We went backstage at Indie Lisboa to speak with Rachel Daisy Ellis, producer of the award-winning film “The Last Blue”.
April 24th 2025
April 25th Special: Two distinct generations talk about the values of the revolution
19 December 2024
Lugar Comum is made up of unique people who tell us about what matters to everyone.
JUNE 02, 2025
In 2010, in Portugal, marriage lost its heteronormative connotation. The National Assembly voted positively on the proposed law that recognized LGBTQI+ unions as legitimate. Same-sex marriage became legal. The legitimacy brought by civil unions helped to demystify prejudices and combat homophobia. For many couples, it is still a necessary political statement. The fight is not over, they say, since discrimination has not yet disappeared.
MAY 12, 2025
In recent years, there has been a growing trend in Europe towards criminalising climate activism, with authorities using new laws and legal proceedings to stop environmental protests. Portugal is not immune to this phenomenon: from symbolic actions on the streets of Lisbon to blockades of infrastructure, several Portuguese climate activists have faced arrests and formal charges – including heavy fines – for exercising their right to protest.
MARCH 3, 2025
Seven years ago, at the same time as it became a World Agricultural Heritage Site by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Barroso found itself at the epicentre of the European race for lithium, considered a precious metal in the movement to decarbonise contemporary societies. “Where the mine tears the mountain” is a three-part investigation dedicated to the problem of lithium mining in Covas do Barroso.
JANUARY 20, 2025
For lesbians in Portugal, their visibility is an act of resistance and normalization of their identities. However, the meaning of the word “lesbian” has changed in recent years and continues to change.
