Tracking culture for Portugal — coverage from the newsroom in Lisbon.
Tourism · CultureSudoeste festival seeks sponsors for potential 2027 return to Zambujeira do Mar. What the 30th anniversary comeback means for Alentejo tourism and summer plans.
CultureCristian Mungiu wins his second Palme d'Or at Cannes with "Fjord," exploring child welfare system overreach—echoing Portugal's debates over CPCJ powers.
Culture · TourismDiscover Festa do Avante's 50th anniversary: €35 tickets, diverse artists, camping near Lisbon. Your complete guide to Portugal's largest cultural festival in Seixal.
Tourism · CulturePortugal formally invites the Pope to Fátima in 2027 for unprecedented triple anniversary: 110 years of apparitions, 500 years of Vatican ties. €20M economic boost expected.
CulturePortuguese novelist António Lobo Antunes honored at Madrid Book Fair closing June 14, 2025. Bilingual tribute explores humor in his celebrated works.
Culture · National NewsJoão Salaviza heads Shanghai jury while completing Awkê, his Krahô indigenous collaboration with Renée Nader Messora, targeting Cannes 2027.
CulturePortuguese singer-songwriter PAMA releases new single "Rapariguinha" and lines up shows at Cineteatro Messias in Mealhada and free FNAC Sessions in Coimbra, NorteShopping, Leiria and Almada.
Culture · HealthA Gleeden international survey finds 71% of women on the platform have fantasised about other women, blurring the line between sexual identity and desire in Portugal and beyond.
Culture · TourismFree salsa & reggaeton classes at Centro Colombo for Bad Bunny's May 26-27, 2026 Lisbon concerts. Register via app for dance workshops, silent discos & photo ops.