It is a historical review of the band written by Manuel Faria.

This is the story of one of the largest Portuguese bands, the Trovante, reported by one of its members, Manuel Faria. It is a self-portrait depicting shamelessly ​​a career of ups and downs, in a country after April 25th. The author decided to show us the backstage, of let us say, one of the most iconic groups of the Portuguese music scene. I will not go so far as to say that it is a biography, it is more a travelogue with nearly two decades, underlining the most important moments that marked the course of the band. The writing reflects this intimate universe, Manuel Faria, is not a writer, nor aspires to be one, the idea is to show some of the most hilarious situations and other less fun of the roadless Portugal, improvised concerts in places without any conditions, the generosity of the public who always supported them, some of the new festivals they attended, having always as a backdrop, the 70 and the famous '80s. What is striking in this book is the spirit of unity and sacrifice that has made Trovante one of the greatest musical references at a national level. It's also a great memory for the thousands of fans, including myself, whose soundtrack of their lives is Trovante and also is an important statement for those who begin to know the reality of the musical world. It is a sense testimony for later days. Good reading.

It is a journey through the memories of a region of Mozambique, described by Francisco Camacho.

It's the return to a past that he is completely unaware of. A man in search of his family roots initiates a trip to Mozambique, where he will find not only the answers he need, but will also rediscover a young nation. The action has its epicenter in the region of Niassa and it is from this colossal overview that the protagonist seeks to decipher the motives that lead his brother and his father to stay in a country that rejected them. Note on the writing of Francisco Camacho the affection he feels for Africa, describes it with great mastery without resorting to major stylistic features, allowing us a "journey" through these lush landscapes, confronting the reality of the current populations with the history conveyed by the colonial power. It is not a patronizing portrait, rather an objective one, is the result perhaps of this career in journalism, there are no value judgments, or lame justifications, yes, there is a pragmatism view by the main character, which looks at Mozambique as a whole new reality, because the emotional memory towards the country of his birth is scarce and scattered. So let yourself go to Niassa and discover what he found. Good reading.

It is one of the novels of author Rosa Lobato Faria.

It is an imagined biography, told in first person by a an old lady of 90 years old more than a record of her life is a confession of the thoughts that populated her mind, the unmentionable desires that were kept silent and deep love that crossed her restricted existence. The story begins in 1902, the king Carlos still reigned in Portugal and Camilla with only 13 years is betrothed to a man of 40 years old, the royal doctor. A mature woman goes back to her childhood memories, Paca, her dear nanny, the home of her uncles and shows us the seemingly golden mundane and the tumultuous life of a woman in a new fresh twenty century in Portugal. This is not a historical novel, be warm, the regicide, the first great war and the republican movement are just a backdrop to the female character. It is a reading that raises a smile as we devoured the pages, because our interlocutor does not look like to see herself as a mere victim of circumstances, the tone of the writing is not of a mere regret, but rather the story of a pragmatic person that tells us what it was like to be a woman in the last century. Over time, we also witness her intellectual and sexual maturation and Rosa Lobato Faria has a gift that is almost set a musical tone on her sentences, the writing is fluid, concise and without too many frills, goes to the essence and tells you a story, of Camilla. My text is also intended as a small tribute to another woman in this book, the artist, Rosa Lobato Faria who over the years has gave us many words to read while also graced us with her presence on stage and on television.

It is the first novel in the Young Filipa Ribeiro Cruz. This is a book that addresses the issue of traffic of human beings, the unconditional love that is never lost in time and reflect on the existence of angels in a human form.

I liked what you had addressed the issue of human trafficking. What did you know about it? Did you do some research?
Filipa Ribeiro da Cruz: I first started researching on the subject, also coincided somewhat with the materials that I was studying in school, in Geography, I started to interest me more and I thought it was a topic that does not always come fowards in today's society. Since this is such an important issue was natural for me to raise much interest.

How would you define the book you wrote? Sounds like a mistery book, but at the same time is based on a novel.
FRC: I think that this book that I wrote is a mix of these genres, on one side has a mistery, has all those components, unveils a crime. On the other, I think it is an intervention novel, because it focuses on global social issues and taking into account that has a life story inevitably ends up being a novel.

Why that title?
FRC: The title just came to me at the end of writing this book was a bit for people to reflect on the theme, even before reading. Is the need for angels, t good people to release the evil of this world. What is the fate of these people? What is their role? And the need we have of good people to fight these evil.

Bianca has just a set destination early in the book, why?
FRC: From the moment she enters a path of no return, because we know what happened to her, there is no great opportunity to rewind. I thought the purpose of this character is somewhat glorify the good people who give so much to the world, despite knowing there whereabouts, what will happen to them in the end and was above all, demonstrate that good people do not always have the justice they deserve, but they still fighting for their beliefs, for their dreams despite their difficult life.

Singer Ana Moura is one that breaks the barrier of traditional and reinvented the way of singing fado

Hearing Ana Moura is dreaming of a voice that fills the soul with warmth. Not being a great fan of the fado, cannot resist the voice of this artist, especially her last album, “lead me to the fados”. Her greatest quality is how she approaches the music, is not enough to sing it beautifully, you must feel it and she shows that to the audience.

Her voice surrounds us, hypnotized us without even glanced a  look at her splendid figure. We forget everything and we are  blessed by a warm and serene wind. It’s like a addiction, we heard it over and over again, without feeling the need to cry, because the maturity of her voice embraces the lyrics and enriches them with her intonation.

It also has another quality that is choosing the repertoire, which ranges between pain, cumplicity and a more rascal fado. “Towards the south”, is an innovation, a theme that speaks of a beautiful day for a trip to the south, somewhere inside the country ... or not. I can understand why the Prince fell in love with the artist.

The special appearence of Amelia Muge who signs the lyrics of "a almost normal fado" and the contributions of António Branco, always with the precious help of musician Jorge Fernando, on guitar, make this last work of Ana Moura a secure record of a career expected to be long, an album that oscillates between the traditional and more innovative without ever forgetting the roots of fado. When "leads me to the fados"was released it reached almost imediatly the gold and platinum shortly thereafter. Not surprisingly, portuguese love fado. And Ana Moura is one of the most influential of fado singers in our country. And rightly so ... Needless to say. Silence,  fado is been sang!


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It is a tribute to the Portuguese, written by Jaime Cortesão.

It is one of the books that are part of the national plan for reading and for a good reason and it is one more suggestion for reading to children. This is a story about enchanted men versed in the magical arts, bishops, warriors and mermaids. It is a fable about the deeds of almost legendary Portuguese who have long been fascinated generations of young readers. It is the genesis of national identity explained to younger, peppered, of course with lots of fantasy. The narrative is mostly based on the story of two characters Don Froiaz and Dona Marina, a love that melts the earth and sea. It is a beautiful metaphor for Portugal and its Atlantic flank, one country by the sea. Indeed, the novel has a strong maritime component; there is a close connection between the characters and the Portuguese discoveries. It's a read that I recommend to a younger audience by not only for the prose, but by its surroundings and by the magic of the plot where there enchanters, undines and Moors hovering the enchanted islands accessible only to a few and it do not appear on maps. It is also a very personal interpretation of the legends of the Azores and of Madera; hence the name enchanted islands and a beautiful simple example of history telling the feat of our heroes just before bedtime. Good reading and good dreams!

It is one of the novels of Angolan author Ondjaki.

Grandmanineteen and the Soviet secret is a novel that has the contours of fable. Its words are sweet and the dialogues are a bewildering innocence, the author dilute thru the voices of the children, through a juicy language, full of unusual sonorities that grant a great stylistic beauty to the prose. I do not know if I made ​​myself clear? What I mean is that only when we are children the world takes the shape of a rainbow and transport that purity for paper requires a great writer, or someone that still keeps the child within, which is the case of Ondjaki in both of the statements. You know what is blue screaming? It's a matter of finding out by reading this book. The story revolves around the construction of a mausoleum that will house a prominent figure in Angolan politics, for this purpose, the neighborhood surrounding of this monumental building will be reclassified, which means it will disappear from the map. The population is not at all happy with this outcome and two children decide to alter the reins of these events. How? By blowing out the building. Meanwhile, life happens at the house of the grandmother of one of the children which houses many others and there is still room for a Soviet, the guard from mausoleum, who falls in love for the lady of the house. Is that his secret? Confused? A little ? Much? Let yourself be infected by the writing this novel that does not follow a guessed finale and find out what will happen to the infamous mausoleum, to the children, the grandmother and the Soviet. Good reading.

2011 and 2012 were declared as the International Year of the Bat. Dates who wish to draw attention to the importance of this small endangered mammal in the global ecosystem. Only in Portugal there are 27 protected species which represent a third of mammals that occur in our country.

The bat was always one of those animals misunderstood by the general public, and in this respect have contributed greatly to the image conveyed by the blood suck horror movies about vampires, the legends that unfairly associate this small mammal to evil practices and the fact that its essentially nocturnal and lives in caves. Okay, I recognize that this is not na animal in the category of "cute", quite the opposite is ugly as a demon (just a joke), but we must conceded that the bat needs a twist in his public image! Just because it's different and does not fit the parameters of beauty that we attach to certain animals, that doesn't mean it is less important to the environment. And to demystify this idea, I might add that the major contribution of this mammal in the wild is pollination. "The many species of bats are pollinators and disperse seeds of many trees in tropical and temperate forests, thereby helping the regeneration and maintenance of the forest environment which corresponds to about a third of Earth's land surface. While in Portugal in a small scale, the bats continue to be critical to the balance of ecosystems in the forest environment, these data was provided by Eurobats (agreement on the conservation of bat populations in Europe). That is to say, bats are vegan! Jokes aside, these animal eat mostly fruit, however, there are also a large number of species that eat insects, a feature of this small mammal species in the ecosystem that can not be underestimated, given that "The association between bats and forests is particularly strong in arboreal species, specially species that live in cavities or under the bark of trees. However, all species of bats may use different types of natural forests and semi-natural habitats to feed, often exploring specific areas in the forest environment, such as ponds, streams or clearings, where the insects tend to be more abundant. The distribution, density and diversity of bats depends on forest type and how it is managed. It is therefore vital to take measures to reconcile the exploitation of forest products and the preservation or enhancement of the conservation status of bat populations. "
Having said this, and to "combat" prejudice you should considered to join a "night with the bats" and learn how this mammal detects the world around them through ultrasound, since it is almost blind and how it relates in their community. A leisure activity that can and should be doing with your family. To watch bats all you have to do is just sign up in the many activities that are available to you organized by the various entities that have joined the project. Have a pleasent evening...with bats!

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It is an invention made in Portugal, a machine that allows convert vegetable used oil and turn it into candles.

The Oon Candlemaker came to the market to revolutionize the way we look at the waste from our kitchen. This is a machine that re-used cooking oil, common in any Portuguese cuisine, and turns it into candles with delicious scents. An innovation designed and made reality by Mario Silva, who is already a bestseller in our country, so that the Pestana Group of hotels, already uses this device to take advantage of all the burnt oil produced in their kitchens. Having thus a double gain, have a way to used a compound with no additional costs and  create candles for decoration of their own resorts.
The concept of Oon  is simple, the premise was: How to reuse waste oil without polluting? A recurring problem for any of us with environmental concerns. And although the answer may seem obvious, yet the materialization of the idea took some time and many studies. The final product is a machine that is 100% recyclable, all its components are made from recycled plastic. The candles have a zero impact of carbon into the atmosphere. And there are various colors available depending on the customers taste. And despite the high cost of Oon, about 300 euros, have regard to the financial capacity of the Portuguese, according to the head of brand communication, Carlos Carvalho "The cost of Oon Candlemaker is justified since it is a global innovation, made with materials sustainable and in a responsible manner. We are not available to exploit anyone or to produce products that create problems to solve others. This means, for example, to produce with a high percentage of recycled plastics truly (the highest possible with the technology to date),  obtaining  components in Europe, without much energy or environmental costs of transport, and fewer still explore our partners and suppliers . I alert to the fact  that our production does not create toxic waste or hazardous to the environment or to public health. "
The company also offers a set: Accessory allowing quickly creating candles with various scents, eliminating thus any kind of odor and waste that arise from the oil. However, the price is once more a factor to take into consideration, which is higher than a paraffin candle, about this observation the developer of Oon, states that "the candle is made with vegetable CANDLEPODS at that last 4 times longer than paraffin candles, have a cleaner burning and prevent water contamination. These features are unique and will not find in the candle market with the same characteristics. If we compare only the unit cost of candles oon (1.9 €) with other candles saving is significant: the oon candles cost is  at least 3 times higher, whereas paraffin candles have an equivalent cost but have a duration of burning 4 times lower, so in reality, they are more expensive. " However, he adds "Nevertheless, I can assure that we work hard and as quickly as possible to provide the lowest possible prices, without ever putting  into question the quality of the product or the justice of the value chain."


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From Paulo Jose Miranda, a poet that decided writing prose.

This is a book of dualities. The past and the present of a family. The fate of two sister nations, Brazil and Portugal. Death and life. The different world views that oppose fathers and daughters. Paulo Jose Miranda decided to write about women, about the life of one in particular, Maria de Fatima and the love of her life, John Cabral. It is the saga of this family in the land of Vera Cruz that we follow over time, in eighteenth-century Brazil, on the island of exile, Florianopolis. The time jumps somehow forwarded me to the writing António Lobo Antunes. The curious thing is that this novel patriarchal strain and somewhat generational is a metaphor for the relations between the two countries, although siblings lived times of stress. The prose is gorgeous, just read the first passage to realize a script full of juice, perhaps due to his poetic vein. However, the ending is confusing, often when the authors do not know what to do with certain characters terminate their cycle of existence in an almost unfair way. Banal, and summarizing, nobody deserves that. After all, I recommend this "daughters" and just to finish this author was awarded the literary prize José Saramago. Good reading.