April 25th. Anniversary celebrated in London with joy and emotion
Joy and emotion marked a traditional lunch of anti-fascist opponents in London, which had a record turnout today, bringing together several generations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the revolution of April 25, 1974. Around 90 people gathered in a Portuguese restaurant in the British capital, where they sang “Grandola, Vila Morena”, the song that […]
Joe Biden congratulates Portugal on 50 years of democracy
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, today congratulated Portugal for the “courageous spirit” with which it carried out the Carnation Revolution 50 years ago, which allowed the return of democracy. “I congratulate the President and people of Portugal on the 50th anniversary of the return of democracy and celebrate the courageous […]
Portugal celebrates 50 years of the Carnation Revolution with an extensive program
Portugal is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April today with an extensive program of commemorations that includes the traditional solemn session in parliament and the parade on Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon, but with initiatives throughout the country. The Commemorative Commission’s program for the 50th anniversary of April 25 begins with a […]
Guterres highlights the role of the people in consolidating democracy after April 25
The UN Secretary-General highlighted the role of the people and popular will in consolidating democracy, referring to the mobilization of the Portuguese in the Carnation Revolution, but also in the post-25 April period. At an event organized by the Portuguese Mission to the United Nations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, António […]
Videomapping and concert in Terreiro do Paço celebrate the Revolution
The Terreiro do Paço, in Lisbon, is the stage tonight for the show “An Idea of the Future”, which includes ‘videomapping’ of photographs taken in April 1974 and a concert that will bring together 180 musicians on stage. In what is one of Lisbon’s main squares and where the Captains’ Movement experienced some of its […]
Portuguese diplomacy in the US brings communities together for the 50th anniversary of the Revolution
Portuguese diplomats in the United States are preparing a series of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, in a program that includes events at universities, meetings with communities and a celebration at the United Nations. In the Boston consular area, Harvard’s Center for European Studies will host a special event on […]
April 25: António, Rosa and Lino went from fear to labor victories at STCP
“Life was hard. When I went there, I started at 8:00 and left at 18:00. Back then you worked nine hours a day. And on Saturdays until noon. That was 48 hours a week,” he recalls. Claiming today that he doesn’t have a party and that before April 25 he left the front line of […]
President of Timor-Leste visits Portugal on April 25th
The President of East Timor traveled today for an official visit to Portugal, during which he will take part in the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April, which he recalled as the realization of the “dream of freedom”. During his visit to Portugal, which ends on April 28, José Ramos-Horta will […]
Elvas brings together Monda, Rui Veloso, Vitorino and cante alentejano for April 25th celebrations
A concert by the group Monda, with guests Rui Veloso and Vitorino Salomé, is one of the main attractions of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of April 25 in Elvas (Portalegre), the city council has highlighted. In a statement published on its website, the Municipality of Elvas indicated that the show, scheduled for 22:00 […]
April 25: Journalists premiere Saramago’s “The Night” and fight rumors of the death of the profession
On the 25th, a group of journalists will premiere a performance of José Saramago’s “A Noite” (The Night) at the Constantino Nery Theater in Matosinhos, about the dawn of April, when they are interrupted by the rumor of the death of journalism, and then everything starts all over again. Written in 1979, the work portrays […]
