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Books
Get under the Portuguese skin with these great reads:
Balada da Praia dos Cães (Ballad of Dog’s Beach) by José Cardoso Pires
Memorial do Convento (Baltasar and Blimunda) by José Saramago
Deus Passeando Pela Brisa da Tarde (A God Strolling in the Cool of an Evening) by Mario de Carvalho
A Ordem Natural das Coisas (The Natural Order of Things) by António Lobo Antunes
Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen
O Vale da Paixao (The Painter of Birds) by Lídia Jorge
A Ilustre Casa de Ramires (The Illustrious House of Ramires) by Eça de Queirós
A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson
Contos da Montanha (Tales from the Mountain) by Miguel Torga
O livro do Desasossego (The Book of Disquiet) by Fernando Pessoa
Films
Go on a trip without leaving the sofa:
Capitães de Abril (April Captains)
The Convent
Terra Estrangeira (A Foreign Land)
Ganhar a Vida (Get a Life)
A Lisbon Story
Noite Escura (In the Darkness of the Night)
O Delfim (The Dauphin)
Ossos (Bones)
Um Filme Falado (A Talking Picture;)
Porto da Minha Infância (Porto of my Childhood)
Festivals & Events
There are plenty of ways to celebrate a maneira Portuguesa (Portuguese style).
Carnaval, February or March, nationwide, but try Loulé or Nazaré
Procissão do Senhor Ecce Homo, Holy Thursday (usually March or April), Braga
Festival das Cruzes, May, Barcelos
Festa de Santo António, June, Lisbon
Festa de São João, June, Porto and Braga
Vilar de Mouros rock festival, July
Évora Classical Music Festival, summer
Festival do Sudoeste, summer, Zambujeira do Mar
Sagres Surf Festival, August
Feiras Novas, September, Ponte de Lima
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