Last Sunday
The Carnation Revolution
I forgot to mention the 47th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution last Sunday. I wanted to share this Lisbon street art with you.
You may recall my mini-Portuguese history lesson from a prior post. But if you have time, watch the YouTube video below. I found comments about the influx of 500,000 Portuguese from the prior colonies particularly interesting. And don’t worry if you don’t speak Portuguese, you can turn on the English subtitles.
Absolutely fascinating to learn about the tumultuous history of Portugal. The Carnation Revolution touches on so many issues happening around the world today: the influx of people to a different country and the impact that creates on housing, the economy and public services; the vacuum that often is created when one country pulls out of another, leading to civil unrest; how the lack of education has an effect on residents; the benefits of participating in multi-national trade agreements (EU); as well as national identity and political controversy. Portugal has had it all and with a relatively short period. Just watched a Netflix movie called Fatima that takes place in Portugal during World War I, mostly because you two ladies have peaked my interest about your new home. I’ve also found a very good red blend wine from Portugal - it’s not only very good but I understand winemaking in Europe does not allowed all the fillers and additives allowed here in the U.S. Maybe fodder a future blogpost?