In collaboration with the Parish Councils, the Municipality of Albufeira presents ‘Protagonists of Our History’, which is a cycle of conversations between the municipality’s History professionals and citizens of each Parish about the memories and transformations in Albufeira society.
The sessions take place every Saturday in May, at 9pm, in the municipality’s Parish Council Hall, with the first session taking place on the 4th, in Paderne, with Domingos Coelho, with free entry, but subject to space capacity.
Every Saturday in May, at 9pm, will be dedicated to the History of Albufeira. As part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April, the Municipality of Albufeira in partnership with Parish Councils present a cycle of intimate conversations between the municipality’s history professionals and citizens.
Under the title ‘Protagonists of Our History’, the moment aims for ‘our’ historians to invite Albufeirenses to share their lives and experiences of a time, demonstrating with objects, letters, newspaper clippings and photographs, important events in local history and the main transformations in Albufeira with the ‘Carnation Revolution’.
The first session starts on the 4th, at the Parish Council of Paderne, with Domingos Coelho. On May 11th, Adriano Ferrão moderates the conversation, at the Guia Parish Council. The following Saturday, the 18th, the event will be at the Parish Council of Olhos de Água, with Maria José Leote, and Bruno Carvalho will close the cycle, at the Parish Council of Ferreiras, on the 25th.
“This initiative dedicated to local and country history is, without a doubt, an opportunity to reflect on the past, understand the present and glimpse the future, in the year in which the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April is celebrated, a date with a profound historical significance and which revolutionized democracy and fundamental rights in Portugal,” guarantees José Carlos Rolo, president of Albufeira City Council.
In each session, the book “Um sopro de Liberdade – Albufeira 1974-2024” will be offered, published by the Municipality of Albufeira.
Albufeira City Council highlights that this is an excellent opportunity to be part of this moment, where the past meets the present, and stories come to life through the voices of those who lived them.
