Knowing your county better By TPN/Lusa, in News, Tourism · 23-07-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
You can now find out more about where you live in Portugal thanks to a new online portal.
Pordata (www.pordata.pt) has a new area with information dedicated to each of the 308 municipalities in Portugal, with statistical data to allow people to understand the characteristics of municipalities during a year of local elections.
About two months before the elections, Pordata, a project of the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, presents a new area in which, for each municipality, “there is a panel of 14 key indicators on the most diverse areas of society”, where it is possible to compare them with neighbouring municipalities and position them in their respective regions.
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Carnival parades are on the internet today By TPN/Lusa, in News · 16-02-2021 11:54:00 · 0 Comments
In the municipalities where Carnival is most celebrated, people are unable to parade this year due to covid-19, but many municipalities are maintaining some of the traditions over the internet. Although the Government decreed that this year there was no time off for civil servants at Carnival, there are many municipalities that give their employees Tuesday off- not least because the day is scheduled as a holiday in most public worker s labor contracts - but they are asking residents to stay at home and watch online celebrations. In the village of Pitões das Júnias, in Montalegre (Vila Real), caretos and farrapões, instead of roaming the streets, will parade “online”: the population was invited to dress up, t
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Covid-19 has also caused the cancellation of carnival celebrations across the Atlantic. Samba schools, dances and blocks – which have gained great popularity in recent years thanks to the increase in Brazilian immigration – will not be held in Portugal this year due to the worsening pandemic.
After a month of January with a general increase in new cases and deaths, the pandemic is already showing signs of decelerating in the country. Even so, the general lockdown – and its restrictions on travel and settlements – is expected to remain until mid-March.
Along with this, the mummies festivities also fell victim to SARS-CoV-2. Even before the government announced the restrictions, several organizers of samba blocks and schools had voluntarily announced the cancellation of the festivities.