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Politics

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Topo poder local
Topo poder local
Local Government Barometer

How do the people rate the quality and effectiveness of local policies? What characteristics do voters value most in their choice of a mayor? In the...

05/09/2025
29 min
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Author
Vania Baldi
He is an associate professor in the Sociology department at the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) and a researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology at the same institution.
He is the author of several articles published in scientific journals and five books - «O Direito de Não Ser Desinformado - Media, fact-checking e literacias em Portugal» is the most recent, published in 2025.
He has a PhD in Ethics and Anthropology from the University of Salento in Italy and did his post-doctorate at the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra.

Last updated: January 2025
Author
Paula Guerra
She holds a PhD in Sociology from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto (FLUP). She is professor in the department of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto and integrated researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the same university (IS-UP).
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Master in Sociology at the University of Porto, she is also part of other international research centres: Associate Researcher in Centre for Geography and Spatial Planning Studies (CEGOT); CITCEM – Transdisciplinary Research Centre «Culture, Space and Memory» and Dinâmia’CET - Iscte IUL.

Last updated: january 2025
Author
José Pedro Vasconcelos
Actor, television host and author.
He has been hosting the RTP1 programme «Alguém tem de o fazer» since 2024. That same year, he was part of the cast of Leonel Vieira's film ‘O Pátio da Saudade’.
He attended the Lisbon Theatre and Film School.

Last updated: January 2025

Author
Teresa Martinho
Research fellow at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa (ICS-ULisboa). She specializes in the study of the culture sector, and in particular cultural policies, cultural occupations and the consequences of the digitalization of culture.
In addition to the culture sector, her areas of interest are biographical research related to post-colonial studies and to the contribution of women to social theory.
She holds a doctorate in Sociology, awarded by ISCTE-IUL, and she was visiting assistant professor at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, where she taught the Introduction to the Social Sciences class in the Psychology course (2016-2023).
Between 1990 and 1996 she was a journalist, focusing mainly on the arts and culture.
She was a researcher at the «Observatório das Actividades Culturais» (Cultural Activities Observatory).

Last updated: january 2025
Author
Ana Galvão
Radio and TV host.
In 2017, she left ‘Antena 3’ to work for «Rádio Renascença». She has been presenting the programme «As Três da Manhã» since 2019.
Since 2024, she has also presented the programme «Temos de Falar» on SIC Mulher.

Last updated: January 2025
Author
João Murias
Journalist. He works at the production company ‘Farol de Ideias’.
He has a degree in Communication Sciences: Journalism, Consultancy and Multimedia from the University of Porto.

Last updated: january 2025
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Cláudia Semedo
Actress and television host. She is president of the Companhia de Actores and artistic director of the Amélia Rey Colaço Municipal Theatre.
She also does voice-overs and has written and illustrated books.
She has a degree in Journalism from the Escola Superior de Comunicação Social and also completed an acting course at the Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais.
She won the «Bernardo Santareno» and «Porto's África» revelation actress awards, and twice the «Best Acting» award at the «48 Hour Film Project».

Last updated: January 2025
Author
Bordalo II
Visual artist.
The public space is where he develops his artistic work, currently centred on questioning materialist society.
He studied Painting at the Faculdade de Belas Artes in Lisbon.

Last updated: January 2025
Author
Andreia Criner
Festival promoter.
She was communications and marketing director for «Last Tour» between 2022 and 2025. Previously, she held the same position at «MEO Kalorama», «Everything is New» and «Música no Coração».
She has a degree in Business Communication and Public Relations from the Escola Superior de Comunicação Social.

Last updated: january 2025