On the day authorities were concerned about a far-right march against the Islamisation of Portugal, hundreds of people ended up turning out in force against racism and xenophobia. The event filled the Largo do Intendente – the location originally chosen by Grupo 1143 to hold its protest against the surge in the number of immigrants in recent years, but which it was prohibited from holding.
Hundreds turn out in Lisbon for march against racism
One of the moments of last month's protest outside government headquarters. Image: Lusa
