Short Stories

Last Saturday, 27 September, at 11 a.m., around 60 cyclists and their children gathered in Aljezur’s church square to draw attention to a traffic problem in the municipality that has …

What is more important in life and what comes first: earning a lot of money or learning to take responsibility? Let me tell you a story. Last Sunday, at ten …

I almost didn’t notice it. I was searching through my emails for that thing about the petitions, and suddenly I had two petitions in front of me – both dealing …

Bel Portugal is currently publishing its sustainability report for 2024. In it, the group reaffirms its claim to be Portugal’s most sustainable company. At least, that is what Paula Amaral, …

We need courage and must learn to take responsibility. Only a few days ago, a school friend from my youth came to visit me. I am one of those people …

In the municipality of São Brás de Alportel, more than 600 primary and pre-school children have been benefiting regularly from the free distribution of fruit under the so-called School Fruit …

Will I be able one day to leave this world, knowing I have done my best to make it a better place than when I found it in my youth? …

Portugal’s persistent packaging problem. I am standing at the reception desk at the Pingo Doce supermarket in Lagos with an empty one-litre glass water bottle in my hand. I ask …

In the municipality of M in P, a story unfolded that couldn’t have been more bizarre, because the circumstances were somewhat new and people had to get used to them …

In winter, use your gutters to help you collect rainwater, so that you can then have a water reserve available in the dry summer when climate hazards and heat waves …