Joana Mourão Carvalho

Culture news

New exhibition on the Portuguese 'queen of fado' Amália Rodrigues

The exhibition features video-mapping, virtual reality and a full-scale hologram of the artist who put fado on the map.

04/10/2024

Culture news

New species of 10-tonne dinosaur found on the Iberian Peninsula

A new species of sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous has been identified in the Lo Hueco deposit in Spain's central Cuenca region. The discovery reveals that there were endemic and migratory species in Europe.

03/10/2024

Europe News

Portugal to use €500 million from European funds for wildfire recovery

Portugal has received authorisation from the European Commission to access €500 million from cohesion funds to help cover the damage caused by the fires.

26/09/2024

Europe News

Portuguese prison guards decry country's penal system as 'obsolete'

Frederico Morais, President of the National Prison Guard Union, claims a lack of resources has led to poor security in Portuguese prisons.

18/09/2024

Portugal

Will Portugal's new plan to help young people buy homes actually help?

Low incomes and high house prices have long kept young people out of the housing market, but there is also a risk that a new measure to assist buyers will put more pressure on an already choked supply.

25/07/2024

World News

Abstention and EU ignorance will test Portugal's European elections

The European elections typically see the lowest turnout among citizens in Portugal. Will the Portuguese follow the trend of the recent legislative elections and participate in voting on June 9th?

23/05/2024

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