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Two perspectives on Carnaval: Brazil and Portugal
Over-the-top revelry of Carnaval in Brazil is bacchanalia tinged with impending melancholy. In Portugal, it’s a more wholesome event with biting…
Feb 15
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Good News, Good Vibes Sunday: SPECIAL EDITION
Portugal presidential election results, Bad Bunny spreads joy
Feb 9
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Justine Strand de Oliveira
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Burping the house
Strategies for damp days--and the dark blooms that result
Feb 8
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Justine Strand de Oliveira
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The currency exchange rate giveth and taketh away
Adventures in dinheiro, and DJT decimates the dollar
Feb 1
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Justine Strand de Oliveira
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André Ventura: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
On the precipice of Portugal’s runoff presidential election, Ventura goes head to head with socialist António José Seguro
Jan 25
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Justine Strand de Oliveira
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Baby it’s cold . . . inside a Portuguese house
Adapting to the seasons as we go: a repost from January 2025.
Jan 18
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Justine Strand de Oliveira
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A year on Substack
And seven years in Portugal
Jan 11
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Justine Strand de Oliveira
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Always fight, sometimes win
Mateus slowed his rig as he rounded the last curve before Boa Viagem.
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