Lisbon from Home #7: An entertaining evening with the Carnation Revolution
We see a lot of movies in our isolation. Just saw one about the revolution in Portugal.
Last night was dedicated to the most peaceful revolution in the world: The Carnation Revolution named after the people’s preferred weapon.
I spend the evening watching a bad quality of Capitães de Abril – an OK drama from 2000.
My curiosity took me to British Thames’ very good documentary shot only a week after the revolution.
As a curiosity I checked out the Song the kickstarted it all.
To gain a true appreciation and understanding of Lisbon’s Carnation Revolution, watch Capitães de Abril (or April Captains).
Filmed in 2000, it explores the days leading up to this historical movement in the 1970s when a military coup, led by Captain Fernando José Salgueiro Maia, ended the dictatorship.
As is common in the movies, the film added a little dramatic license to these events and not everything here is strictly factual, but for the most part the film documents history well.
Filmed in 2000, it explores the days leading up to this historical movement in the 1970s when a military coup, led by Captain Fernando José Salgueiro Maia, ended the dictatorship.
As is common in the movies, the film added a little dramatic license to these events and not everything here is strictly factual, but for the most part the film documents history well.
'Capitães de Abril' by Maria de Medeiros
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British Thames visited Lisbon a week after the revolution
Thame’sThis week was in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon one week after the Carnation Revolution which overthrew the regime of the Estado Novo.
The song the kicked off the revolution
Two songs play an important role in The Carnation Revolution. Paulo de Carvalho’s E depois do adeus that was the sign for the rebel soldiers to start up the campaign when the radio station Emissores Associados de Lisboa aired the song on 24 April at 22:50.
When the station played Zeca Alfonso’s Grândola Vila Morena people knew that the coup had taken control of strategic parts of the country.
A full program for a boring isolation evening.
Stay safe and see you on the other side…
Thomas