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Sérgio Godinho's career is just a few years older than democracy in Portugal. In 1974, the year of the revolution, he released his third studio album, 'À queima-roupa' (At Point Blank Range). The singer of the resistance was living in exile in Canada and had left behind two albums recorded during the dictatorship, the first of which, "Os sobreviventes" (recorded in 1971 and released the following year), was banned by the regime, followed by "Pré-histórias" (1972). Godinho notes the interesting coincidence between the names of the albums and the situation in Portugal: "The name 'Os sobrevivente...
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"In 1974, I was 18 and beginning my university studies in Lisbon. However, on 25 April, I found myself in Porto, seeking the tranquility of family to study. We sensed that something significant was happening, and my mother advised me to stay indoors." Now 68, Maria Gorete shares her stories with Euronews. We met her on the morning of 22 March in one of the municipal galleries of the Portuguese capital. Her eyes sparkle with a special gleam as she recalls the days of chaos and ecstasy that Portugal experienced during the Carnation Revolution. When asked about her plans for its 50th anniversary,...
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On 25 April Portugal celebrates 50 years of democracy. Since its 1974 revolution, it has embraced freedom of the press, free elections, and the right to healthcare, to strike and to education. But as with every year's April 25 celebrations, the country is discussing what still needs to be done. There is much to celebrate. Raquel Varela, social historian at NOVA University Lisbon, singles out the revolution's legacy of workers' rights, which had never previously existed in the country. She also points to the construction of the National Health Service and the education system which, in her opin...
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On 25 April 1974, Alfredo Cunha was working as a photographer for 'O Século', a daily newspaper published in Lisbon. Little did he know, when he left for work that morning, he was about to embark on a three-day, career-defining assignment. Over the next few days, Cunha, who was then 20 years-old, documented the Carnation Revolution; the nearly bloodless coup that ended more than forty years of authoritarian rule in Portugal and Europe's longest-lasting dictatorship. Today, Cunha's pictures are considered one of the most important and complete testimonies of the revolution which takes its name ...
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