The Municipality of Castro Marim won again, for the ninth consecutive time, the award “Autarchy + Family Responsible”, a distinction awarded by the Observatório das Autarquias Familiarmente Responsíveis in favor of the measures and good practices taken for the well-being of families in Castro Marim. This recognition of “Autarchy + Family Responsible” is the result of a series of initiatives in several areas, not only in direct support to families, but also in the areas of urban planning, education and training, transport, health, culture, sports and housing. Among a wide range of initiatives, measures and programs implemented in Castromarinense territory, in the most diverse areas, we highlight: · The municipal program for financing or carrying out rehabilitation works in the homes of the neediest families; · Differentiation of the IMI rate according to residence and the number of people in the household; · Exemption from paying project works and urban fees; · Social housing, intended for residents who do not have their own home and do not have an asset and/or income that would allow them to purchase one, either freely or on a lease basis; · The attribution of scholarships for secondary and higher education students and merit and […]

ESTOJO is an artistic mediation project promoted by LAMA Teatro, whose primary objective is to involve and empower young people, using performing arts as a means. With the development of this initiative, it is intended that participants have access and the possibility of acquiring tools that can contribute to the performance of an active and productive role within their community and society in general. The ESTOJO initiative is based on the creation of a theater group made up of young people, aged between 13 and 18, where artistic training will be provided, based on the different theater disciplines: orality, movement, creativity, improvisation, imagination, listening, among others. In this way, the aim is to create a platform for critical thinking about contemporaneity and the issues that affect us. The works to be developed will be coordinated by LAMA Teatro and guided by a local cultural and artistic organization. The final result of the Case is intended to be presented at MOCHILA – International Theater Festival for Children and Youth 2023. Deadline for receiving applications: February 12, 2023 Target Audience: 13 to 18 year olds Registration: Send your full name to info@lamateatro.com; date of birth and mobile phone number. Schedule of works: […]

As part of the “Música nas Igrejas” programme, on January 28th, at 6 pm, in the Hermitage of São Sebastião, the pianist and composer Luís Conceição will perform a recital. In this concert, works by classical, romantic and contemporary composers will be interpreted. Luís Conceição graduated in Musical Sciences, at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and in Piano, at the University of Évora. He holds a master’s degree in Music Teaching from ISEIT (Piaget). He has worked as an accompanying pianist, professor of piano and history of culture and arts in several national conservatories. He is currently professor of piano and history of culture and arts, at the Academia de Música de Tavira. As a pianist and composer, he performed in numerous national and international venues, solo and in chamber formations, choirs and orchestras. The professional activity of composition began in 1993, having to date more than 400 musical works. He leads several musical projects, where he emphasizes the interdisciplinarity of the arts, namely, a symbiotic relationship between music, poetry and cinema. Of these projects, “Stories to the Piano”, “Between us and words”, “Metrópolis” and “Woman of Paris” stand out. He is also the author of didactic works for children […]

GRATO – Support Group for Drug Addicts, based in Portimão, since 1995, made on April 26, 25 years, and in a press release his direction thanks the sponsorships it has received because only in this way has it been possible to help, not only users, as well as a fringe of the increasingly vulnerable population. When GRATO  started its activity it was mainly with the intention of refer drug addicts to treatment centers that recommended the Program Minesota or the “12 Steps” as it is best known. Having checked that a part was also homeless, in 2001 began the task of distributing in a  systematized form, at the time for about 10 to 15 people per day, cooked meals, and in 2003 began to receive food from the school park of the municipality. With the pandemic situation and the declaration of the State of Emergency that led to the closure of schools, GRATO returned to prepare in its facilities the meals that it then distributes, currently, for about 60 to 70 people per day. “People are not homeless because they want to,” says Joaquim Magalhães, president of GRATO, “there is many other reasons to be homeless. In this group of […]

The International Algarve Fair is back on Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 of May at the Fatacil Showground in Lagoa – be sure to book your stand today and don’t be left out of this fantastic event. The International Algarve Fair, organised by The Portugal News and supported by the Lagoa Municipal Council, is the largest annual event in Portugal for the expatriate community. The fair is a unique opportunity to meet face to face with some of the leading companies serving our community and also the perfect place for businesses to connect directly with clients from the region. Whether you are an international company looking for a show stopping display, or are a small local business hoping to attract new clients, the fair has options to suit all needs and budgets. The experienced team of organisers are able to tailor stands to meet the exact needs of all businesses with the aim of making sure that your business is seen by the thousands of visitors coming through the gates over the weekend. Make sure that your business is seen at The International Algarve Fair and book your stand today for the very best rates including early bird discounts. The […]

To the south and in the sun in a late afternoon, the participants of the first action of the initiative “End of Afternoon in Salt” were able to collect their own salt, in an experience that aims to value the profession of salt and salt flower.  In Salina Félix, in the middle of the Sapal de Castro Marim and VRSA Nature Reserve, the new salineiros learned about the whole process of artisanal saliniculture,  collecting the salt manually, with the ancestral techniques that the fresh salineiros taught them.  Home they took an enriching experience, 1 bag of the “best salt in the world” and also 2 packs of salt flower, which they themselves collected from the  herseherand.  The traditional sea salt of Castro Marim results from the conjugation of the salineiro’s work with the action of tides,  sun and winds, and is not subject to any kind of subsequent treatment, presenting naturally white and bright. The  salt flower was also observed, although atmospheric conditions did not allow collection. Also the salt flower does not undergo any kind of processing, dries in the sun and is then packed, maintaining the taste and humidity of the sea.  This initiative is part of a strategy of valorization and promotion of salineiro and, consequently, of salt, which is one of the ex-libris of Castro Marim. Providing this contact of proximity and familiarization, it hopes to increase and boost the  commercialization of local products in the tourist chain. About 2 months ago Castro Marim was also able to see legally protected the name “Sal e Flor de Sal de Castro Marim” (PDO – Protected Designation of Origin). The “End of Afternoon in Salt” is an action organized by the Municipality of Castro Marim and Odiana Association, integrated in the Blue Flag 2020 program and framed in the application “Heritage of Castro Marim: Valorization and Promotion of Local Producers and Endogenous Products”, composed by PO CRESC 2020, PADRE project, supported by Portugal and the European Union, co–financed at 70% by the FEDER.

Silves will be focusing on the orange during the upcoming festival celebrating the city as the capital of oranges. The IV Mostra Silves Capital da Laranja will take place in 2020, on 14, 15 and 16 February, with performances by Rita Guerra (14), Ana Moura (15) and De Moda Em Moda (16). The event will have its official opening at 10am. Present will be several dozens of exhibitors related to citrus, wines, agriculture, regional products, sweets, crafts and gastronomy, as well as some associations and local and regional entities. Also taking place during this most recent edition of this show that promotes the Silves Capital da Laranja brand, will be another cycle of conferences, in which national and international specialists will debate central themes for citrus production and producers. Cocktails will also return, with the “Orange Cocktail Festival 2020”. Also noteworthy is the well-known and usual Valentine’s march, a sports activity that is part of the Algarve’s march-race calendar and will be part of the event’s programme. Source:portugalnews.com

“On September 11, the “Sitio das Fontes Municipal Park”, in Estômbar, receives the show of Rede Azul, “Tell me, António” based on the work of António Aleixo.A production from  Rede Azul, integrated in 365 Algarve, “Tell me, António” is a contemporary dance show that is inspired by the universe of António Aleixo, in a tribute to his birth and his work. The movement, the word and the music in search of a poetics of the performance, in which three creators/interpreters gather to reflect on the Algarve Poet.”Tickets cost 5€ and are now available online at: https://ticketline.sapo.pt/evento/diz-me-antonio-rede-azul-51145   Artistic direction: Armando Correia, Carolina Cantinho and Pedro Pinto. Interpretation: Armando Correia, Carolina Cantinho and Pedro Pinto. Original music: Pedro Pinto “The poem, the body, the voice, the music, the audience, an audience that will be voice, a body that will be poem, a poem made region.”An original and unparalleled spectacle that you don’t want to miss…”   Fonte/Source: Municipality of Lagoa [lbg_audio8_html5_shoutcast settings_id=’2′]

PERCUSSION DAYS FESTIVAL PORTIMÃO 2022 It’s back to infect the city with music, art and joy! 2nd Edition 9th – 11th of September TEMPO – Portimão Municipal Theater | Portimão Museum Auditorium Portimonense Winning Society | December 1st Garden DPP’22 is back to bring music, art and joy to the city of Portimão! Between the 9th and 11th of September, the city of Portimão will host the 2nd Edition of the DPP – Dias da Percussão Portimão 2022 festival. and international, with concerts, fashion shows, masterclasses and workshops, during 3 intense days, where quality and versatility will be the focus of the program. This edition will bring to Portimão artists such as Simantra Grupo de Percussão & Luís Figueiredo (Portugal), Vincent Houdijk (vibraphone, Netherlands), Eixo do Jazz Ensemble (Portugal), Bomboémia (Portuguese-Brazilian percussion, Portugal) and guest musicians Tiago Manuel Soares (adufe, Portugal), Iago Fernández (drums, Galicia) and Sérgio Almeida (African percussion, Portugal). The challenging proposal of DPP’22 is the dialogue between the artists residing in the Algarve region, namely the students of the Integrated Music Course and the Jazz Instrumental Course of the Bemposta Schools Group and AGP – Algarve Contemporary Percussion Group, extending this sharing to the general public, residents […]

The country is currently experiencing a period of considerable social, economic and health vulnerability. This situation has been given the best attention and follow-up by the Municipality of Lagoa, and a plan has been drawn up to support the population, which is particularly vulnerable given the economic situation. In this sense, the project arises to provide for situations where the local residents have economic conditions, but belong to the groups with the highest epidemic risk who are without informal support network to be able to go to the supermarket and/or pharmacy. The City Council has in operation a bank of volunteers of the City Council, Parish Councils, IPSS s, Sports clubs and Associations, to be identified and supported the elderly (over 65 years)the carriers of autoimmune diseases and chronic diseases – who are without an informal support network – so that they can stay at home, and support in the need to purchase food and/or pharmaceuticals is left to the volunteer teams.

“Menino que esboça o sonho, a vontade de mudança, o querer apagar um céu riscado de tintas de medo e afins, esse menino que vive assustado e que muitas vezes tem apenas esse céu como tecto, que tem a lua como mãe e o sol como pai, criança que é cada um de nós, que sabe do dia em que com as outras crianças iguais a si, vai desenhar um novo céu com as cores da harmonia, da paz e do amor” Luís Galrito No próximo Sábado, 22 de Fevereiro, no espaço Cultugarve, vou estar à conversa com Luís Galrito. Letrista, compositor e intérprete, que nos vai falar do seu último àlbum, “Menino do Sonho Pintado”. E também das canções de Abril, de rock progressivo, da importância da paternidade…muito sobre música, mas também sobre a necessidade de mudar mentalidades, com uma mensagem que nos inspira à harmonia, paz e amor. ESPAÇO CULTUGARVE www.cultugarve.com www.radiosolar.pt 94 FM

The album is called “The Most Beautiful Skies” and it’s about individual and global battles, about small pieces of happiness that make it worth fighting for them daily so that the skies seem to us the most beautiful we’ve ever seen. Plasticine is a World Music band from the Algarve that opened this year the edition of the MED Festival in Loulé. After having had a theme nominated for the 2021 IPMA Awards in the categories of Best Instrumental Performance and Audience Choice, Plasticine also received funding from Garantia Cultura for her new album “The Most Beautiful Skies”, which will be released on September 30th. . “The Most Beautiful Skies” is an album about resilience and the calm after the storm, about the feeling when we look at the sky and it seems to us the most beautiful we’ve ever seen for we have achieved something. “The entire album is instrumental, except the first and last songs are sung: The first one is about taking care of our destiny on an individual level and the last one is about taking care of everyone. our destinies as a society, as it deals with climate change, the most pressing challenge we face […]

Cultugarve/Rádio Solar was present yesterday at the closing of the celebrations of the 190th anniversary of the birth of João de Deus, in São Bartolomeu de Messines, with the presence of the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The President of the Republic paid tribute yesterday in the Algarve to the pedagogue and poet João de Deus, claiming to have been “a lifetime waiting for this moment”, to thank him for teaching him “to love Portugal even more”. “I have been waiting a lifetime for this moment, to thank João de Deus for what he had changed in me for almost 70 years. With him, I began to learn to love Portugal more, when I still did not know what Portugal was, and I doubt I would understand better what would transform my life to know how to read and write in Portuguese. But it transformed my life. Mine and that of millions of Portuguese. Thank you João de Deus!”. At the closing ceremony of the commemorations of the 190th anniversary of the birth of João de Deus, which took place in the Auditorium Francisco Vargas Mogo, in São Bartolomeu de Messines, municipality of Silves, from where the […]

O 7º Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Lagoa prossegue no próximo dia 19 de Setembro, no Centro de Congressos do Arade com as atuações de “5EX Band” e “Galandun Galundaina”. Este espetáculo estava programado para o Parque Municipal do Sitio das Fontes, no entanto, face ao agravamento das condições meteorológicas e considerando os alertas da Proteção Civil, o local do espetáculo foi alterado para o Centro de Congressos do Arade. Formados em Outubro de 2015, os «5EX BAND» são uma banda de covers que tem um repertório muito vasto, que vai desde músicas dos anos 60,70, 80 até aos êxitos dos dias de hoje. O nome da banda surge na sequência de serem 5 ex membros de outras bandas e que se juntaram. Passando pelo Rock N’ Roll clássico, Pop, Soul procuram « MARCAR PELA DIFERENÇA», e é esse o principal lema da banda. Com músicos muito experientes a nível de «covers band» têm como grande objetivo colocar o seu público e fãs a dançar e pular do 1º ao último minuto. Galandum Galundaina faz parte da genealogia de uma região com um património musical e etnográfico único, que durante muito tempo ficou esquecido. Ao longo dos últimos 20 anos […]

With the increasingly pressing need to rethink borders, comes the responsibility of continuing to give space to different voices and geographies. Mákina de Cena, assuming its share of this responsibility as a structure of artistic creation, believes above all in dialogue with the community and is guided by the reaction to this global current, thus preparing a journey so that they accompany us in the human transformations that will come. Travel, Borders and Change are the keywords for this exciting four-month period. … The Mákina Workshops and A Mákina Vai à Escola resume, with renewed energy, reinforcing and increasing the pedagogical footprint of the programme. … The Theater Reading Club continues, resuming the 27/09 with its ‘godfather’, one of the founders of the Coimbra Reading Club and the very first guest of our Club, Ricardo Correia. In October and November, other challenges follow. … The MdC Jazz Club continues to be written at a good pace and with several new features, maintaining its monthly character and increasingly contributing to the dissemination and implementation of Jazz in the Algarve. Come and enjoy a glass of wine with us! … The new production, SAMOTRACIAS, is getting ready to premiere at the end […]

From Tuesday, 4 February, Faro will have 200 shared scooters through an electronic mobility platform that already provided shared cars and that now launches this more sustainable service, said the company responsible in Portugal. David Ferreira da Silva, responsible for the Bolt platform, told Lusa that, after the motor vehicles, the company will also provide scooters in Faro, the first Portuguese city where it will provide the service. The Algarve thus has these vehicles again, for now only in Faro, after last November – 10 months after the start of operations in the region – the electric scooters were removed from the streets of the Algarve capital and Portimão for reasons of option lack of profitability. “Right now, here in Portugal, we only have cars, although we have different types of category and for different types of users, but we also try to provide different solutions and now we are going to complement this mobility offer for users with scooters”, he said . David Ferreira da Silva said that the Algarve capital has about a dozen “collection and delivery points”, estimating that “after the summer” the service can be expanded “to other cities, either in the Algarve or in the […]

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The long-awaited launch will take place next Saturday, December 10th, at 3 pm at Casa do Meio-Dia / Sul, Sol e Sal, in Loulé, and will be attended by the members of the jury, Dr. Adriana Freire Nogueira (Regional Director of Culture of the Algarve), Lídia Jorge and Patrícia Amaral (Mákina de Cena). In 2020, the Planet was hit by the pandemic caused by the New Coronavirus – SarsCov2. During the first confinement, Time, the one we always complain about, entered our houses inside and stayed there, imposing and static. Thus, Mákina de Cena launched, still in 2020, an Open-Call of Photography, [ISO]lados, which, in the rest times that the pandemic provided, became an exhibition in the Municipal Galleries of Loulé and at the IPDJ in Faro. In 2021, upon returning to confinement, we launched another Call, this time literary: />> SLASH FORWARD, which challenged participants to dialogue with their ‘future self’. This edition is the result of that challenge, which had a total of 36 participations from all over the country, with 23 of these texts being selected for printing. With the dragging of the pandemic, the launch was postponed several times, until now. Still in the aftermath of […]

This Monday, March 23, a special campaign to clean and disinfect the public spaces of the municipality of Lagoa began, which will last at least until the next month. The Municipality of Lagoa has just purchased a biocidal product duly certified for disinfection of the public space which has already begun to be applied. It is a broad spectrum, ecological and guaranteed efficiency disinfectant, which follows the recommendations of the General Directorate of Health for the prevention of contagion and dissemination of COVID-19. This special cleaning and disinfection campaign for the municipality’s public space is mainly aimed at landfill sites, and their user contact areas, such as handles and covers, in order to minimise the risk of potential sources of contamination. But in addition to these priorities, other public facilities and spaces, such as the streets and some urban furniture, will also be cleaned and disinfected. The costs of this product and associated application services are EUR 18.400.00 (EUR eighteen thousand four hundred), plus VAT at the current legal rate. To this contracted service, the Municipality of Lagoa is adding other resources of its responsibility, and also some possible means kindly made available for this purpose, by an entrepreneur resident […]

Câmara Municipal de Lagoa em serviços mínimos após declarado estado de emergência nacional   A Câmara Municipal de Lagoa já definiu os serviços mínimos no âmbito do Plano de Contingência que tem por objetivo combater o novo coronavírus. O plano de serviços mínimos é diverso e prevê o funcionamento dos serviços de limpeza e recolha de resíduos que garante a necessária salubridade pública, os serviços de ação social que atenda às necessidades dos mais vulneráveis e o teletrabalho para trabalhadores do Município.   O Município de Lagoa está também a concentrar recursos no apoio ao combate à propagação do COVID-19 no concelho de Lagoa, em estreita colaboração com os restantes Municípios do Algarve, com os responsáveis de saúde aos níveis local e regional, e com as Uniões e Juntas de Freguesias do concelho.   Foram disponibilizados cem mil euros (100.000 €) pelo Município de Lagoa para um fundo a ser gerido pela AMAL (Comunidade Intermunicipal do Algarve), para o reforço dos meios de contenção da pandemia do novo coronavírus na região, mas sobretudo para o apoio ao tratamento dos contaminados, nomeadamente para a aquisição de ventiladores, aspiradores de secreção, monitores de sinais vitais e equipamento de proteção individual. Outro reforço de […]