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The Mad Baker roams the streets, getting up in men’s faces, brandishing her long wooden baker’s paddle and threatening to beat them if they’re Spanish. It’s all good fun at the medieval festival celebrating the Battle of Aljubarrota.
Mad Baker legend enlivens Battle of Aljubarrota festivities Read more
The blood-red carnations inserted into soldiers’ rifle muzzles on April 25, 1974 lent their name to the day Portugal overthrew its dictatorship – the Carnation Revolution.
Portugal celebrated 50 years of freedom after the Carnation Revolution Read more
Despite the best efforts of many ancient cultures, you can’t take it with you – and if you were ever in doubt, the bones and stones of Evora will explain it to you.
Bones and stones of Evora explain: you can’t take it with you Read more
Arrrgghh (and don’t forget to roll that rrr)! Learning Portuguese is muito difícil. I rode a confidence roller-coaster after starting our advanced class in January.
Learning Portuguese: why cram irregular verbs into senior brains? Read more