- Aug 24
Portugal opens 72.84 million euro arts funding round under revised framework
Portugal's Directorate-General for the Arts opened applications on 24 August 2026 for 72.84 million euros in sustained funding across visual arts, performing arts, and multidisciplinary sectors.
- Jul 22
Luís Represas, Trovante vocalist and 'iconic voice' of Portuguese music, dies at 69 after prolonged illness
The musician, who founded Trovante in 1976 and built a celebrated solo career, passed away on Wednesday in Lisbon from lung cancer. Former President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who knew him since childhood, called the loss personal: 'Some of the best moments of my life I spent seeing him, listening to him and admiring him.'
