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Imagem da vida na cidade do Porto sob os arcos dos edifícios, 1984. Crédito: Nuno Félix da Costa.
Imagem da vida na cidade do Porto sob os arcos dos edifícios, 1984. Crédito: Nuno Félix da Costa.
Portugal was like this

The memory of a recent Portugal, one that we no longer recognise, in 17 photos. Photos taken on trips to the north and south of the country and on the...

19/11/2024
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O passado pela frente
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Gina Tomé
She is an education psychologist and a clinical and health psychologist, with advanced specialisation in psychotherapy and community psychology at the Portuguese Psychologists Association (OPP).
She has been an assistant professor at the European University of Lisbon since 2023. As a researcher, she has worked at the University of Lisbon Environmental Health Institute (ISAMB) and on the “Social Adventure” project.
She is a member of the “International Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children” (HBSC) network and the ”Cross-National Project on Positive Youth Development” (CN-PYD).
She is a coordinator at a number of institutions (ES’COOL project, Promoting Mental Health in Schools; the “Hand in Hand” (HAND:ET) project and the SuPERA project at the European University of Lisbon).
She has a Master’s degree in Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy and a PhD in Education Sciences from the University of Lisbon. She did a postdoc in Psychology at the School of Human Motricity, funded by the FCT.

Last updated: May 2025
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Tânia Gaspar
She is an associate professor with aggregation at Universidade Lusófona and Director of the Psychology, Innovation and Knowledge Service (SPIC) at that university.
She is Lead Investigator for Portugal, coordinator of Zone A (Mediterranean Countries) and a member of the International Coordination Commission for the “Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children” study by the World Health Organisation.
She coordinates the Portuguese Laboratory of Healthy Work Environments and is the president of the “Social Adventure Association”. She is a member of and an expert on the Ministry of Health’s Ethics Commission for Clinical Research (CEIC)/INFARMED.
She is an aggregate professor of psychology and has a PhD in Psychology, a PhD in Management, a Master's degree in Public Health and a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Psychology.

Last updated: May 2025
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Cristina Castel-Branco
Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Lisbon School of Agriculture (ISA). She got her PhD in 1993 and is a professor at the same school. She directed the Botanic Garden in Ajuda. She designed the amphitheatre and has been in charge of restoration work at Quinta das Lágrimas since 2004. She is an international member of ICOMOS (UNESCO) on the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes. She founded the Historical Gardens Association in 2002. She is a corresponding member of the Academy of Fine Arts (2016) and was honoured by France with the «Ordre d’Officier des Arts et des Lettres» (2013). She also received a Special Commendation from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Last updated: may 2025
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Ana da Cunha
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre-Performance, a postgraduate degree in Dramaturgy and Scriptwriting and a master’s degree in Journalism.
She won the Aldónio Gomes Prize for her work (Out of)Control in 2016.
She is a journalist at the «Mensagem de Lisboa».

Last updated: may 2025
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Joana Gonçalves de Sá
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics (IST-UL) and a PhD in Systems Biology (ITQB-NOVA), having done her thesis at Harvard University in the USA.
She was principal investigator at the Gulbenkian Institute of Science and director of the Science for Development Postgraduate Programme, a PhD programme aimed at PALOP (Portuguese-speaking African countries).
She was a professor at Nova SBE and has been coordinating the multidisciplinary research group «Social Physics & Complexity» — SPAC at the Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics Laboratory since 2020.

Last updated: april 2025

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Ricardo Peixoto
Professor at the Catholic University of Portugal in Braga since 2006 and a researcher at the Centre for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies.
He has a Master’s degree in Psychology – specialising in Family Psychology, from the Catholic University of Portugal School of Philosophy in Braga.
He has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Porto School of Psychology and Education Sciences.

Last updated: april 2025
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João Gobern
Studied law before graduating to newspapers and magazines. He wrote regularly about music for almost 40 consecutive years.
He has two weekly radio programmes on Antena 1 («Bairro Latino» and «As Regras da Atração»).
He has been on the panel of commentators on «Trio d’Ataque» (RTP3) since 2012.
He previously published the book «When TV Used to Bring the Country to a Halt», which was followed by «Something to Talk About and Sweet Mouth». He also has other books in his portfolio.

Last updated: april 2025
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José Carlos Barros
He has a Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Évora. He was Director of the Ria Formosa Natural Park and the Marshland Nature Reserve of Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo. He has written three novels and won the LeYa prize for «The Invisible People» (April 2022). Slippery Slopes – Selected Poetry, revisiting twelve poems, is his most recent book.

Last update: january 2025
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Rafael Vieira
In addition to being an architect, he is also a freelance journalist.
He was an activist with the Wake Up Lisbon Movement, editor of «DIF» and «Le Cool Lisboa» and journalist for «Coimbra Coolectiva» magazine.
He took second place in the Fundação Casais/CEiiA Prize for «Journalism for Sustainability 2023», received an honourable mention in the «2023 Journalism and Local Power» Prize from the Association of Portuguese Municipalities and an honourable mention for journalism from «Associação Corações com Coroa» in 2024.
He has a Bachelor's degree in Architecture form the Coimbra School of Artistic Technology and a Master's degree in Building Rehabilitation from the University of Coimbra.

Last updated: january 2025