Tag: Portugal
A Eurovision song contributed to the fall of the dictatorship in Portugal
The song finished last in Eurovision but was the first to start a revolution. We are in Portugal, April 24, 1974, it is 10:55 p.m. sharp and the first notes…
How useful is the decriminalization of drugs? – Health
Help instead of punishment for people who are addicted to heroin, fentanyl or cocaine: Portugal has been trying this out for years, and North American regions are now doing the…
“I realized that my words had meaning, a weight,” confides Lio
On April 25, 1974, a military coup overthrew Salazar, signaling the end of more than forty years of dictatorship in Portugal. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of this…
The bakery of Véronique and Laurent Blon has reopened “in their memory” in Tarn-et-Garonne
They found their business but above all came to pay tribute to the couple who had run it for years. This Monday morning, the emotion was palpable in the town…
The trail of a privileged accidental fall
The accident “is our most probable hypothesis”, especially “after the discovery on Tuesday of a shoe and a backpack with documents belonging to the couple”, declared Commissioner Joao Gois on…
Sent off, Cristiano Ronaldo completely breaks down by raising his fist towards the referee
In 19 Champions League seasons (yes, NINETEEN), Cristiano Ronaldo has only been excluded once, during a confusing situation opposing him to Colombian defender Jeison Murillo, during a Valencia-Juve (0-2) in…
The point after the discovery of a body which could be that of the baker
Since March 16, a couple of bakers from Beaumont-de-Lomagne, in Occitania, have been missing on the island of Madeira, in Portugal. On vacation with one of their daughters, Véronique and…
Northern Lights in Portugal: The new “Lost in Fuseta” crime thriller
Northern lights in Portugal The new “Lost in Fuseta” crime thriller Isadora Jordao (Iris Cayatte, M) leads the investigative team consisting of Graciana Rosado (Eva Meckbach, l), Leander Lost (Jan…
Concern and support in the village of the couple of bakers who went missing in Portugal
In Beaumont-de-Lomagne, the village where Véronique and Laurent Blond ran a bakery, astonishment and worry dominate while the couple has been missing since March 16. On vacation on the Portuguese…
“The chances are very slim of finding them alive,” laments the daughter of the missing French couple
“We are devastated actually. » These words, pronounced with sobs in her voice, are those of Pauline Pasquier, one of the daughters of Véronique and Laurent Blond, the couple of…