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I Don’t Know How to Be Portuguese

I Don’t Know How to Be Portuguese

What history do we talk about when we talk about Portugal? And who really lived it?
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I Dream of Many Houses, but Above All a Truly Beautiful One

I Dream of Many Houses, but Above All a Truly Beautiful One

On daydreaming about basic needs, such as having a safe roof over our heads. But not any roof, a truly beautiful one
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A Latte Between Us: The Strangeness of Connection

A Latte Between Us: The Strangeness of Connection

Inside a Portuguese café, reading Albert Camus's “The Stranger” and looking around while trying to find me
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I Confess I Miss Portugal

I Confess I Miss Portugal

Missing a land while living in it
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September 19 — the Day Portugal Burned and Spain Didn’t Notice

September 19 — the Day Portugal Burned and Spain Didn’t Notice

What we felt about leaving the wildfires and escaping to Salamanca
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The Last Days of Light: A Portuguese Summer Farewell

The Last Days of Light: A Portuguese Summer Farewell

Life in Portuguese Magic Mountains: sardines, sun, and summer stories
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The Unseen Rules of Portuguese Body Privacy: What’s Hidden Beneath?

The Unseen Rules of Portuguese Body Privacy: What’s Hidden Beneath?

On the little-known aspects of Portuguese body privacy and what they reveal about the culture (and how you may be doing it all wrong)
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From Time to Time, an Entire Village is Plunged into Silent Pain

From Time to Time, an Entire Village is Plunged into Silent Pain

About Fernando, the man who passes by my house daily at 4 pm.
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Why Portugal’s Welcoming Attitude Is Backfiring: The Impact of Wealthy Expats

Why Portugal’s Welcoming Attitude Is Backfiring: The Impact of Wealthy Expats

On Portuguese identity, economic disparities, and the arrival of the indecipherable rich
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A Typically Atypical Portuguese Summer

A Typically Atypical Portuguese Summer

Summertime in my small rural Portuguese town
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