10 RAZÕES PARA VIVER E INVESTIR EM LISBOA Lisbon is looking for and beginning to attract new blood. Europe’s forgotten “sleeping beauty” of the 20th century woke up after 1998’s World Fair, and local and foreign residents are injecting doses of cutting-edge creativity despite all the economic hardships. It’s on its way to becoming one [...]

VIDA NOVA PARA OS PALÁCIOS ABANDONADOS DE LISBOA After Venice, Lisbon is probably the city with the most abandoned palaces in Europe. Many are former homes of noble families whose heirs can’t agree on what to do with them, in other cases the owners simply can’t afford the renovations, and a large number are actually [...]

QUEM QUER SER VISIONÁRIO? – LISBOA RE-IMAGINADA A positive future for Lisbon will come from its own culture as inspiration. Economic adversity can actually make the city a hotbed of creativity, turning it into a dynamic new place with a style of its own. We’re playing the role of visionaries and imagining a Lisbon that [...]

A BAIXA RENASCE COM ESTILO RUA DOS CORREEIROS | MERRELL | MUSEU DO DESIGN E MODA A grid of eight streets running north-south between the city’s main squares, and another eight running east-west. All flat streets, some pedestrianized, in the capital with the most sunny days in Europe. That should naturally make the area an [...]

UM PASSEIO VIRTUAL POR ALFAMA The medieval village in the center of Lisbon that is the Alfama neighborhood is a wonderful time warp to get lost in. Time traveling through this former Moorish and Jewish quarter is walking through a dreamlike maze of alleys, staircases, courtyards, arched entrances, and a panoply of colors. Aimless strolls [...]

A LISBOA DO FUTURO Lisbon will unveil several ambitious projects within the next couple of years, most along the riverfront. From the Belém district to Parque das Nações, there will be new public spaces, hotels, and architecture by internationally-renowned architects. The most daring is the transformation of Vasco da Gama Tower (one of the city’s [...]

How Lisbon is Going from Relic to European Capital of the Future Lisbon is the oldest European capital after Athens and it certainly looks it. Most of its central districts were built centuries ago and the last major renovation of downtown was in the late 18th century after the 1755 earthquake. It is the most [...]