Short Stories

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 …

Better than nothing? Subsidies. Sometimes a decision is made that leads in the right direction, and yet it is only a drop in the ocean. If a state has four …

Gastronomy, tourism, audiovisual production, human resources, digital marketing, decoration, carpentry, event spaces, coaching and training and family support services were the areas represented by new entrepreneurs from São Brás at …

Today, on 17 June 2025, I remember a holiday that was celebrated in Germany during my childhood. On the morning of 17 June, an enormous protest broke out across the …

Anyone who, like us in Portugal, is currently aware of the foul smell and plumes of smoke originating from the forest fires in Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada knows that …

There are people who turn a blind eye to major problems that they are perfectly capable of solving; then they sit in a corner and wait for the problem to …

Monchique. Are we going to the village? Is this already the cultural highlight of the year or just simply the start of the season? Vamos a Vila, the annual festival …