Lisbon

AN AMERICAN university professor has called for the deindustrialisation of Lisbon’s River Tejo waterfront. Dr Matt Kondolf, the Director of Portuguese Studies at the University of Berkley in California, says

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com ONE YEAR ago, Lisbon Câmara was at a standstill: it was virtually bankrupt, seen as incompetent, had no political consensus and had lurched from one crisis

THE COMMISSIONER of the European Union, José Manuel Durão Barroso, has been awarded the Key to the Freedom of the City of Lisbon. The golden key, awarded to those who

CROUCH END Festival Chorus will be performing four concerts in the Lisbon area between May 25 and May 30. The chorus have performed at prestigious venues across the UK, including

By CHRIS GRAEME

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com KING CARL XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden were in Lisbon for a two-day official state visit. It was the first time that the monarch had

LISBON CÂMARA is to donate 125,000 euros to the city’s schools as part of the National Reading Plan. Apart from the investment, a protocol was also signed by the municipal

AN AMBITIOUS plan to redevelop Lisbon’s riverfront and docklands has been approved unanimously by Lisbon Câmara members. It means that urban regeneration projects aimed at sprucing up a stretch of

LIVE SHOWS of Flamenco-inspired dancing will be performed by the Los Vivancos dance group at the Auditório dos Oceanos in Lisbon Casino between April 22 and May 4. The group

THE GOVERNMENT has finally chosen a section of Lisbon’s River Tejo between Chelas and Barreiro to construct a third road-rail crossing. The Portuguese National Engineering Laboratory (LNEC) is to recommend