“But Here Comes the Water…” —Dam-Induced Displacement and Resettlement in the Technological and Hydroelectric Landscapes of Portugal’s New State (1933–1974) by Pereira André

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Franz-Paul de Almeida Langhans by Paulo Morais-Alexandre

“… Este trabalho faz o levantamento, registo e análise da importante intervenção do armista Franz-Paul de Almeida Langhans, que se considera o responsável pelo que de mais relevante se produziu em termos de Heráldica no tempo do Estado Novo, não obstante jamais se ter interessado pelas áreas da heráldica de família, municipal ou eclesiástica. …”
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António Ferro: mezi Mussolinim a Salazarem by Aleš Vrbata

“…He belonged to those members of the European intellectual elite who envisioned a “new order” and its construction both in Portugal and Europe. Inspired by new artistic movements and the political experience of Sidónio Pais, Gabrielle D’Annun- zio, and Benito Mussolini, Ferro had to revise his ideas under Salazar’s Estado Novo (New State), regime inspired by national and European counter-revolutionary ideas and papal encyclicals. …”
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Portuguese Architecture in Transit(ion) by Bruno Gil, Susana Lobo, José Ribau Esteves

“…In the final years of the Estado Novo regime (1933–1974), the Amsterdam Town Hall International Competition of 1967 presents the opportunity for seven teams of Portuguese architects to confront their own reality and rehearse distinct visions of building and city. …”
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« Grândola Vila Morena » : l’hymne de la contestation portugaise by Marie-Noëlle Ciccia

“…Écrite et enregistrée en 1971 par l’artiste engagé José Afonso (Zeca Afonso) en hommage à la « Sociedade Musical Fraternidade Operária Grandolense » (Société musicale Fraternité ouvrière de Grândola — petite ville agricole de l’Alentejo au Sud du Portugal), la chanson « Grândola Vila Morena » est devenue un chant à la fois politique et fortement identitaire, symbole de la contestation du pouvoir, dès lors qu’elle a été choisie par les militaires comme signal de la révolte contre le régime salazariste l’Estado Novo, et diffusée à la Radio Renascença de Lisbonne dans la nuit du 24 au 25 avril 1974. …”
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