Portugal

Culture news

'I'm a believer' says UN chief as Media Cities network lights up Braga

Teeming with artists and energy, the XVI annual UCCN conference seeks to improve cultural life across the globe. But did you know it existed?

08/07/2024

Portugal

Euro 2024: Ronaldo says he is playing his 'last European Championship'

Ronaldo scored more than anyone else throughout a record six editions between 2004 and 2024.

03/07/2024

Culture news

Exclusive: Miguel Gomes on winning the Cannes Best Director Prize

The Portuguese film-maker has returned from Cannes with the Best Director award under his arm. The success of "Grand Tour" could be the ticket to directing an epic film that he has been planning for several years.

18/06/2024

Earth News

This European country is about to build its largest ever wind farm

The wind farm will be incorporated into the Tâmega hydropower complex, one of the largest hydroelectric projects completed in Europe in the last 25 years.

17/06/2024

Travel News

World’s longest circular hiking trail to open in Europe this summer

Portugal’s tourist hotspots are overwhelmed with visitors. A new hiking trail aims to restore balance.

10/06/2024

Europe Decoded

Portugal toughens migration rules ahead of upcoming EU elections

The Portuguese government has put an end to an exceptional regime that allowed foreigners to enter Portugal and then apply for a residence permit.

04/06/2024

Partner content

Communities in Portugal’s drought-prone Algarve region take water management into their own hands

Partner content presented by Copernicus

Water, an essential natural resource to life on earth, is under threat. Water scarcity and insecurity, driven largely by climate change, have become critical issues worldwide, further exacerbated by inefficiencies in water use and management.

23/05/2024

Creators

Explosive street art: Meet Vhils, Portugal’s ‘urban archaeologist'

“I say that I'm kind of an urban archaeologist because I basically carve on the walls of the city,” says Vhils, who is considered one of the world's top urban artists.

14/05/2024

Earth News

Renewables covered 95% of Portugal’s power needs last month

Portugal has made huge progress in renewable power, up from 27 per cent in 2005 and 54 per cent in 2017.

10/05/2024

Design

Sámi Museum Siida named European Museum of the Year

The awards honoured museums and leaders across categories including inclusion, sustainability and community participation.

07/05/2024

Ecotech

How climate change is threatening one of Portugal’s best carbon sinks

For each kilogram of cork produced, the trees can capture 73 kg of CO2, according to Portugal's leading cork company.

28/04/2024

Portugal

Portugal's far-right seduces youth, 50 years on from dictatorship

Portugal’s far-right Chega party made historic gains in the country’s national elections held in early March. Taking 18% of the vote, the party sought to seduce Portugal’s youth, in a year which marks 50 years since Portugal overthrew its dictatorship.

26/04/2024

Culture news

Sérgio Godinho's 25 April: From exile in Canada to freedom in Portugal

"I learnt about the revolution from a newspaper article while I was in exile in Canada", says Sérgio Godinho, one of the loudest resistance voices of the Portuguese revolution.

25/04/2024

Culture news

Buñuel's Phantom of Liberty inspires Portugal's Surrealism biennale

Portugal is marking the 50th anniversary of its Carnation Revolution by celebrating Surrealism and revolutionary zeal in a festival based on the film 'Phantom of Liberty' by Spanish director Luis Buñuel.

25/04/2024

Portugal

50 years since the revolution, where is Portugal today?

Portugal is better off today than it was at the end of its military dictatorship. But where does it stand compared to other European countries?

25/04/2024

Culture news

Alfredo Cunha: The photographer who defined the Carnation Revolution

Fifty years after the Carnation Revolution, Cunha's photographs continue to immortalise the military coup that changed the course of Portuguese contemporary history.

25/04/2024

Healthcare

Portugal is a major medical cannabis grower but not for local patients

In 2023, Portugal exported 11 tonnes of cannabis but only 17 kg were sold within its borders. Patients still resort to the black market although the plant is legal in the country

21/04/2024

Art

Artist Mónica de Miranda examines Portugal's colonial history

Euronews Culture's Artist in Residence Mónica de Miranda is exploring our year-long theme 'Being Human' examining who we are in today's society. In this exclusive work, she talks about some of her most iconic images that form part of her presentation for Portugal at this year's Venice Biennale.

20/04/2024

Portugal

Portugal’s new government aims to outmanoeuvre radical populist rivals

Portugal's center-right minority government began its term on Tuesday, facing challenges and opportunities after a radical right party's popularity surged.

02/04/2024

Smart Regions

Discover Lisbon's historic Técnico Innovation Centre

In partnership with the European Commission

This state-of-the-art space is an ideal meeting point for scientists, students and entrepreneurs.

01/04/2024

Portugal

Portugal’s centre-right wins election, populists fight for government

Head of the centre-right Democratic Alliance coalition Luis Montenegro led his party to victory, while the left continue to cling onto political sway within parliament.

21/03/2024

Portugal

Centre-right and centre-left neck and neck in Portugal's tight election

Meanwhile in third place the far-right Chega (Enough) party surged in popularity. It's on course to get 18% - 11% more than in the previous election in 2022.

10/03/2024

Portugal

Polls open in Portugal’s general election

Polls opened in Portugal's general election on Sunday, with mainstream moderates trying to keep populists at bay.

10/03/2024

Portugal

Over nine million Portuguese to take to the polls on Sunday

More than nine million Portuguese are expected to go to the polls next Sunday to vote in early legislative elections. Voting began with almost 1.6 million Portuguese voters living abroad and asked to exercise their right to vote by mail.

07/03/2024

Culture news

Horror, humour and music: Is Fantasporto the ultimate film festival?

The 44th edition of the Porto International Film Festival has a varied selection for all tastes, with around 100 films on show at the Batalha Cinema Centre.

06/03/2024

Sport

Turkey takes home two gold medals at final day of Judo Grand Prix

Mihael Zgank secured a tough win for his country while Hilal Ozturk fought hard to secure her first Grand Prix Gold.

29/01/2024