Meet the program..
Open workshops at the museum - Museu Regional de Faro
Don't miss the opportunity to enter the Handsome Festival's open workshops. There are six workshop spaces in which the public can participate freely, with no prior registration required. Just come and choose what you want to do: palm brooms, tile painting, a cane box, fig stars, working with esparto, or trying your hand at weaving a board mat.
Participation in the workshops is subject to places available throughout the schedule.
Palm work
Cane tube-box
Tile Painting
Fig Stars
Creative experiment with esparto
Steeplework
(participation is free and there is no enrolment required)
Closing event of the project Algarve Craft&Food
Learn how the Algarve Craft&Food project has stimulated the development and internationalisation of cultural and creative industries based on local crafts and agri-food products in the Algarve. At this event, in which the results of this project are shared with the public, the Awards will be presented to the winners of the best tourism products and programmes created. The event includes a moment of conversation with some of the protagonists involved in the actions and musical entertainment.
16h30 - Welcome session (RTA)
16h45 - Project balance (Tertúlia Algarvia and QRER)
17h15 - Award presentation ACF
17h30 - Creative talk - "Creative Tourism in the Algarve: the perspective of the protagonists" (Alexandra Santos, Designer; Lilia Lopes Ceramist; Chef Bruno Viegas and Chef Alexandra Caetano) (Moderation: Marco Lopes, Director of the Algarve Regional Museum)
18h15 - Closing moment with musical entertainment
(prior enrolment required via e-mail: planeamento@turismodoalgarve.pt )
Algarve Craft&Food crafts exhibition
The exhibition presents a collection of pieces resulting from the collaboration between chefs, designers and craftsmen, to create solutions combining gastronomy and craftsmanship aimed at restaurants and the domestic environment. One of these pieces was the winner of the "best craft product" category held within the Algarve Craft&Food competition.
The exhibition will be available on June 23rd and 24th, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Museu Regional de Faro.
(participation is free and there is no enrolment required)
The orange and a story of globalisation and the power of words
In times gone by, oranges were used to decorate Christmas trees in the Algarve, highlighting the significance of this citrus fruit to the region's culture.
The aim of this workshop is to build storytelling around a product. We will explore how stories develop identities that represent places and products and determine people’s perception of places. We will show participants the historical and cultural importance of this fruit with a visit to a region where the orange is king.
Touted as the "orange capital", the municipality of Silves boasts some of the best orange groves. We’ll have the opportunity to visit a family-owned orange grove in the city and to make the famous torta de laranja or “orange roll”.
Facilitator
Doçaria do Sul
Participants
Max. 8 people
Duration
2:30h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Observation
Ideal for active creatives, interested in artistic activities and local culture, makers...
Children aged 7+ must be enrolled and can participate as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Enrolment required
Guided tour and wine tasting with tapas
During this guided tour participants will learn about the history of our family, who are from the village of Tôr, and the steps involved in wine-making.
With views over the transitional area of the Algarve countryside known as the “Barrocal”, we round off the tour with a tasting of four of our wines, our homemade bread with olive oil, and a board of cheeses, chouriço (traditional Portuguese sausage) and presunto (raw cured ham).
We want you to leave having enjoyed a small taste of our customs and our most genuine delicacies in a serene and family-like communal setting.
Participants
Max. 6 people
Duration
2:30h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Observation
Activity for ages 18 and over.
Enrolment required
"A day in Zambujal" - Practical class on how to cut cured ham with tastings / refreshments
Learn the best technique for cutting ham and indulge yourself with the tasting that follows.
Zambujal is a small village in the municipality of Alcoutim. It has been our family homestead for many generations and is where our company name stems from. Our business purpose is the rearing and production of pork and pork products. We use an extensive farming system to rear pigs for the production of Iberian pork products such as sausages, hams and an infinite number of smoked and salted products, making sure to use the whole animal.
Additionally, to promote our products and later because our customers and the market demanded it, we began to host tastings, lunches and dinners for groups, by reservation. Almost all of the ingredients used to make the meals are produced at Zambujal, including the meat, processed meats, wine, produce from our vegetable gardens, herbs from our river banks, traditional sweets, and aguardente (local brandy) from "next door." An abundance of flavours and textures that are unique thanks to the quality of their authenticity.
In summer we make the most of our outdoor space, but on the long cold winter nights, our distiller, which works on the next batch of aguardente, creates a warm and cosy ambience. Meals usually finish up with a guided tour of our facilities, which allows guests to learn about the way our products are made, with chats and explanations on processes that almost all of us know a little bit about, given that pigs have been an integral part of mountain traditions since ancient times...
Facilitador
Feito no Zambujal Lda.
Participants
Max. 6 people
Duration
2h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
The activity can only be performed by those over 18 years old
Enrolment required
We're sorry, but there are no more slots available for this activity.
Vinegar Tasting
Vinegars produced with the appreciation and promotion of fruits, vegetables and aromatic herbs from the Algarve region in mind, with huge potential to produce unique products.
The vinegars are produced using fruits selected at their ideal level of ripeness, through one of the oldest production methods, known as the “Orleans” method. This is a slow and traditional process for making vinegar. Due to the presence of residual alcohol, which encourages the development of esters and other volatile chemicals, this technique enables the creation of a final product that has distinctive organoleptic properties. Acetification takes place in oak barrels that have been prepared for this purpose.
The vinegars resulting from this process have a very intense aromatic component and a clear appearance with the presence of some sediment and a complexity of various flavours, allowing for a large variety of uses.
Facilitator
Fateixa Vinagres | David Santo
Participants
Max. 6 people
Duration
2h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
The activity can only be performed by those over 18 years old
Enrolment required
Creative talk - "Perspectives for a Cultural and Creative Tourism in the Algarve"
Cultural and experience tourism, including creative tourism, have recently been subject of study in the Algarve. At a national level, "Turismo + Sustentável" is underway, with a dedicated chapter for culture. And in the new financial programe “Portugal 20-30”, there is a strong focus on sustainability and on low density territories. How all of these aspects come together in a region that seeks to grow and enhance its heritage? Let's talk about it!
Guests: Carlos Martins (Opium); Leonor Picão (Turismo de Portugal); Aquiles Marreiros (CCDR Algarve); (Moderation: Dália Paulo, Câmara Municipal de Loulé)
(participation is free and there is no enrolment required)
Guests
Carlos Martins
Aquiles Marreiros
Dália Paulo
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Education
Economics Degree by Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto. Post-Graduation in Cultural Tourism by the University of Barcelona.
PhD in Geography by the University of Porto (not concluded).
Professional Experience
Founder and partner-manager of Infeira - Gabinete de Consultoria, Lda.
Founder and managing partner of Inpublic, Consultores, Lda.
Founder and managing partner of Opium, Lda, a company dedicated to cultural, territorial and economic planning.
Founder and managing partner of Local Heroes, Lda, a company specialized in gastronomy and tourism communication projects.
Founder and managing partner of Live Art, Lda, a company specialized in digital content. He was a consultant at Deloitte.
Councillor for Culture, Tourism and Economic Development of the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira (1999-2005).
President of Sociedade de Turismo de Santa Maria da Feira SA (2000-2004).
President of the Board of the Regional Development Agency of Entre-Douro-e-Vouga. (1999-2003).
Coordinator of the City Animation Program in the scope of Euro 2004. (2003-2004) He was assistant to the secretary of State for Youth. (2006)
Coordinator of the Macroeconomic Study "Desenvolvimento de um Cluster de Indústrias Criativas no Norte de Portugal" and co-author of the Management Plan for the Oporto Historical Center - World Heritage of UNESCO. (2007)
President of ADDICT - Creative Industries Development Agency. (2010-2012)
Member of the National Council for Culture - Arts Section - Ministry of Culture (2014-2017).
Coordinator of the Candidature and Executive Director of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture and the City of Guimarães Foundation. (2009-2013)
Coordinator of the candidacy of Braga to UNESCO Creative City - Media Arts. (2016- 2017)
Coordinator of the project "Lugares Património Mundial do Centro" promoted by Entidade Regional de Turismo do Centro and the project "Plano de Desenvolvimento Turístico da Ria Formosa" developed by Turismo de Portugal. (2016-2020)
Founder of the European network "Next Culture Network". (2018)
Member of the Culture and Sport Commission of the Portuguese Olympic Committee. (2018-...)
Commissioner of the program "Which Culture for the Cities of the 21st Century" - Serralves Foundation. (2020)
Consultant to the Mission Structure of the Commemorations of the V Centenary of the First Voyage of Circum-Navigation of Ferdinand Magellan. (2018-2020)
Founder and member of the governing bodies of Porto Post Doc, Porto's international documentary film festival. (2016-...)
Founder and member of the governing bodies of the Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra. (2018-...) Consultant for the United Nations (UNCTAD) in the area of Creative Economy and Tourism. (2019-...) Lecturer of the Cultural Management Course at the University of Santiago de Compostela. (2017-...)
Professor of the Master in Creative Industries at the Portuguese Catholic University - Porto. (2015-...)
Member of the Advisory Board of APDC - Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications (2020-...).
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Aquiles Marreiros, 45 years old, born in Faro, graduated in Geography and Regional Planning (2000, FLUL), post-graduated in Municipal Administration and Regional Development (2001, FE-UALG), Master in Territorial Management and Urbanism (2011, IGOT-UL).
He was a Geography teacher at the Pinheiro e Rosa Secondary School in Faro (2000-2002) and guest assistant at the School of Hotel Management and Tourism at UAlg (2017/2018).
For 13 years (2003-2016) he worked in the Planning Division (preparation, amendment and review of territorial management instruments) and in the Tourism and Economic Development Division of the Municipality of Albufeira, where he was responsible for the Entrepreneurship Office and the Applications and Financing Office.
In June 2016 he joined the Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission, taking up the position of Director of Regional Development Services in March 2019, being responsible for the areas of planning, regional studies and cooperation.
From February 2020 to March 2023 he was coordinator of the Monitoring Body for Regional Dynamics, responsible for monitoring the Regional Operational Program and the implementation of the Regional Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization (RIS3 Algarve).
He was responsible for the technical coordination of the Algarve 2030 Regional Development Strategy and for coordinating the negotiation process with the European Commission of the Algarve 2030 Regional Program.
Since March 2023 he is the Executive Member of the Steering Committee of the Algarve 2030 Regional Program.
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Municipal Director of Administration, Planning and Administrative Modernization of the Municipality of Loulé (Dec 2017) and Technical Coordinator of the project of the aspiring Geopark Algarvensis Loulé-Silves-Albufeira by the Municipality of Loulé. Director of Cineteatro Louletano. President of the General Assembly of Acesso Cultura (since 2022). She was Commissioner/Programmer of the "365 Algarve" Program, being assistant to the Secretary of State for Culture (2016-2017). She was Director of the Human Development and Cohesion Department and Head of the Culture and Heritage Division of Loulé City Council between 2014 and July 2016. She has a degree in History (Archaeology) and a postgraduate degree in Roman Archaeology from the University of Coimbra. Master in History of Portuguese Art by the University of Algarve. Curricular part of the PhD in Museology 2007/2009 completed. She was Regional Director of Culture of the Algarve from 2009 to 2013. She was Director of the Municipal Museum of Faro (2002 to 2009), mentor and director of the magazine MUSEAL from 2006 to 2009. She was one of the ideologists and founders of the Algarve Museums Network (2007) and the AZUL Network, of the Algarve Theaters (2016). She was a Member of ICOM Portugal (2014-2017) and Vice-President of ICOM Portugal (2017-2020). She was President of the Board of Acesso Cultura (2016-2022). Guest Lecturer at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of the University of Algarve.
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Director of the Offer and Resources Dynamisation Department - Turismo de Portugal
Degree in Sociology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Master's Degree in Social Psychology, ISCTE, Lisbon. Working at Turismo de Portugal since 1998, she has coordinated product development projects (cultural tourism, religious tourism, industrial tourism, nature tourism, gastronomy and wine tourism, medical tourism, accessible tourism) and also projects in the field of sustainable tourism; innovation and entrepreneurship; financing of projects of interest to tourism. Represents the Institute in various national and international forums.
Tiborna and Xarém - From kitchen to table
Traditionally, the best tiborna was that made on kneading day, made with fresh bread, just out of the oven. More common tibornas were made with bread toasted on the embers. Nowadays tibornas are made all year round but, until very recently, this was a practice exclusive to autumn, as it was related to tasting the new olive oil.
“You can make xarém with whatever you like”: this is a phrase which can frequently be heard in the Algarve and that perfectly sums up the versatile nature of xarém (also known as “maize porridge”). From plain xarém, to xarém with sardines, cockles, wedge clams, simple fried bread, with chickpeas, shellfish, pork crackling or even with honey.
The possibilities are endless and depend mostly on the season, the foods available, family eating habits and which meal of the day it’s for. In this culinary experience, participants will learn to make an Algarve-style tiborna and xarém with cockles and prawns.
Facilitator
Cuisine Chef of Tertúlia Algarvia
Participants
Max. 10 people
Duration
3h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
Children aged 5+ must be enrolled and can participate as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Enrolment required
Doçe Fino – a millennium of heritage and tradition
At the beginning of the 20th century, the tree occupying most Algarve farmland was the almond tree, which became a regional symbol over the centuries. It represents beauty, creation, transience and longing.
Its fruit, the almond, is one of the main ingredients in Algarve confectionery and its most distinctive element. The most famous of regional confectionery made with almonds are the marzipan shapes known locally as doçe fino. This millennial art is one of the most vibrant and active popular cultures in Portugal. The variations of produced by confectioners' hands are limited only by their imaginations. In this workshop, we’ll present the various types, themes and varieties of doçe fino as well as looking at the existing relationship between local everyday life, festivities and the development of this art form.
In this gastronomic and artistic activity, participants will be able to get their hands busy and model figures in a similar way to clay; learn the basics of the gastronomic technique with the guidance of a local confectioner, and learn some of the different techniques used in painting the sweets. The activity ends with tea and a tasting of the cakes made.
Facilitator
Doçaria do Sul
Participants
Max. 10 people
Duration
2h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
Perfect for families.
Children aged 7+ must be enrolled and can participate as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Enrolment required
Cane workshop - Canister
Participants will learn the ancestral art of working with cane and the possibilities that it offers as a raw material to create useful objects related to local food products.
During this two-hour activity, participants will make a canister for storing aromatic herbs, salt or other precious mementos of this experience.
Artisan
Vanessa Flórido
Participants
Max. 8 people
Duration
2h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
Children aged 7+ must be enrolled and can participate as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Enrolment required
We're sorry, but there are no more slots available for this activity.
Pottery workshop - Pottery using a wheel
The potter’s wheel has a magic to it that attracts people of all ages and backgrounds.
At this workshop you’ll meet a local ceramicist from the outskirts of the city of Silves who will welcome you to their studio set in a garden and share the art of modelling clay pieces on a wheel.
Artisan
José António Simões
Participants
Max. 6 people
Duration
3h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Observation
Each customer can take a finished piece with the similar design by the ceramist.
Activity for ages 16 and older.
Enrolment required
Cataplana with everything - From market to table
Its origins date back to time immemorial, and today it is one of the Algarve’s most iconic symbols.
It is thought that it appeared here as a result of Northern African influences and the Arab occupation of the Algarve for over 500 years. The renowned Moroccan “tagine”, although traditionally made in ceramics, uses the same kind of sealed steaming to cook the ingredients that was subsequently adopted for use with the cataplana.
Another hypothesis, given the similarities, is that the original idea was inspired by the bivalves of the Ria Formosa. Not least because bivalves are one of the most typical ingredients in cataplana.
The characteristics of this cooking recipient mean that there are a great variety of recipes for this dish, to delight both the senses and the heart.
Throughout this experience, participants will be introduced to the full potential of the cataplana – a true ambassador of Algarve gastronomy. They will visit a traditional market, discover stories and local products, learn to make their own fish and shellfish cataplana and enjoy the fruits of their labour.
Facilitator
Cuisine Chef of Tertúlia Algarvia
Participants
Max. 10 people
Duration
4h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
Children aged 5+ must be enrolled and can participate as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Enrolment required
We're sorry, but there are no more slots available for this activity.
Place mat made with riverside plants
The Algarve’s endemic plant materials have ancestrally been used for multiple purposes drawing on ingenious techniques suited to the intended purpose.
Rudimentary equipment or support tools are commonly used in handiwork of this nature. A "stone loom" is used to create the mats, which were used to dry fruits. It consists of a hanging beam supported by two racks, on which small bundles of fibre (in this case, the cattail) are placed, and four stones serve as bobbins to weave the strands together.
This is a dynamic and straightforward activity, in which the participant will get the chance to weave a small place mat.
Artisan
Ana Silva
Participants
Max. 6 people
Duration
2h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
Children aged 11+ must be enrolled and can participate as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Enrolment required
Ceramics workshop - Almond blossom dish
Pottery is a versatile art form which lends itself to the production of both utilitarian and decorative pieces. Various stages are involved, amongst them modelling and painting, all manually executed, giving room for the maker's creative expression.
Lília Lopes has dedicated over 20 years to this activity and enjoys welcoming people to her atelier and passing on her passion for pottery.
This activity takes inspiration from regional fruits and consists of modelling and painting a small dish in the shape of an almond blossom.
Artisan
Lília Lopes
Participants
Max. 8 people
Duration
2h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
Children aged 11+ must be enrolled and can participate as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Enrolment required
We're sorry, but there are no more slots available for this activity.
A countryside experience - Figs
A day spent in a small village in the midst of the Caldeirão Mountains, surrounded by stunning scenery, where you can enjoy the unique experience of learning the traditional methods of preserving and drying figs, as well as preparing some of the traditional sweets made using this fruit.
Facilitator
Cerro da Janela Hostel | Manuela Lima
Participants
Max. 6 people
Duration
3h
Languages
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Observation
Children aged 11+ must be enrolled and can participate as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Enrolment required
Creative Talk - "Territory, Culture and Experience Tourism”
In this first talk we will explore concepts and perspectives around the much promoted "experience tourism". How to value endogenous resources through added value tourism or how to involve local agents, artisans or agro-food producers, in a sustainable and differentiating offer? These are some of the questions that will be presented in this moment of open conversation.
Guests: Sofia de Almeida (European University); Alexandra Gonçalves (Creatour Project - Algarve University); José Borralho (Associação APTECE); (Moderation: Victor Jorge, Publituris magazine).
(participation is free and there is no enrolment required)
Guests
Soifa Almeida
José Borralho
Alexandra Gonçalves
Victor Jorge
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Sofia Almeida has a PhD in Tourism from the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (IGOT) of the University of Lisbon, and a degree in Business Communication. Currently she is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology at the European University. She teaches Tourism and Hospitality Marketing; Brand Management, Digital Communication and Social Media; Digital Marketing, Luxury Management and Event Management. Since September 2022, she is also coordinator of the Tourism & Hospitality area at the European University, and coordinator of the Master in Digital Marketing.
Sofia worked for fifteen years as Marketing Director in the hotel marketing consortium ARTEH® Hotels & Resorts, an independent hotel chain with international representation. Her research focuses on hotel management, networks, hotel marketing consortiums, tourism marketing, hotel branding, digital marketing and knowledge sharing. Sofia is the author of several international research articles, book chapters, participation in dictionaries and encyclopedias in the area of tourism and hotel management. Holder of international awards, she is also a lecturer and event organizer in the area of tourism. Her extra-curricular activities are focused on national and international training and also in consulting and participation in several projects in the area of tourism. Sofia is also an integrated researcher in the Center for Geographical Studies at CEG / IGOT, University of Lisbon.
Sofia has twenty years experience as a trainer in several courses related to pedagogical training of trainers, hotel marketing, customer service and etiquette training, luxury and detail in the hotel industry and also digital marketing. Sofia Almeida writes monthly for the TNews newspaper (tnews.pt). She is also founder (2012) of a community of women hoteliers, called Amigas do Trade and more recently she is founder of the network of women in research: Women Research Network.
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Maria Alexandra Patrocínio Rodrigues Gonçalves is an Associate Professor at the University of Algarve, School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism, where she has been teaching since 1997.
She is a researcher at CinTurs - Research Centre For Tourism, Sustainability and Wellbeing for the areas of Tourism, Territory, Heritage, Cultural Management and Creative Industries.
She holds a PhD in Tourism from the University of Évora (2013), a Master in Cultural Management from the University of Algarve (cooperation with the University of Paris-8, Sorbonne) (2002), a postgraduate degree in Cultural Heritage Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2016), and a degree in Marketing (1997). She held the position of Regional Director of Culture of the Algarve from December 16, 2013 to December 15, 2018; she was a councillor of Faro City Council between October 2009 and October 2013, with the departments of culture, tourism, social action, economy and health.
She has published research in the areas of tourist and cultural experience, cultural and creative tourism, management of cultural heritage and museums, and event evaluation, among others. She is coordinator of projects in the area of Tourism, Culture and Sustainability, and other projects in the areas of creative industries and entrepreneurship. Since October 30, 2019 she is the Director of the School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism of the University of Algarve.
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José Francisco Silva Borralho (Lisbon, July 14, 1969) Graduated in Marketing Management by IPAM (1995) and Master in Coolhunting by AYR/Science of the Times by Carl Rhode (2010). He began his career at the German multinational Hoechst Portuguesa (1988), as a Controller, from which he moved to Grupo Torralta Turismo SA (1991) to assist the Directorate of Communication and later accumulate with the direction of marketing and real estate promotion of the Group.
In 1993 he co-founds the public relations company Weber Shandwick | D&E (Interpublic Group) where he was director in charge of marketing and client strategy.
In 1994 he became a consultant on political marketing strategy for the First Free Elections in Mozambique, coordinating the transformation process of Renamo (from guerrilla movement to political party).
After 5 years (1999-2004) at the head of Weber Shandwick | D&E, where he coordinated promotion campaigns for major national projects - Associação Empresarial Portuense; Associação Industrial do Minho; Marinha Grande MGlass - and prominent clients (Virgin Megastores; McDonalds; Danone; Instituto Vinho do Porto; Visa; MasterCard; Samsung among others) leaves (2004) to launch the "Product of the Year", a project for recognition of innovation in the large consumption in which he remained until 2007 to then launch Tryp Network, as Administrator, with offices in Lisbon, Madrid, Milan and London and take over the French project "Saveur de l'année", where he would also launch the Restaurant Week project in Portugal and Spain. During this period he was a columnist in some media, always with topics related to marketing.
In 2012 he founded APTECE - Portuguese Association of Culinary Tourism and Economy, assuming its presidency and the mission of recovery and preservation of national culinary traditions.
In February 2013, he creates ONE BCAM FIVE SGPS, which he chairs, acquiring 100% of the share capital of Brandstory Lda (Marketing Consultant) and 90% of ConsumerChoice - Centro de Avaliação da Satisfação do Consumidor Lda, which holds the most successful brand award in Portugal - "Consumer Choice" and is in other international markets (operation in Spain and Poland).
He also owns the companies: Product of the Year Portugal Lda; Happy Bizz Lda and AlwaysJune Investments SA.
In 2015 he founded Street Food Portugal - Street Food Association and is responsible for the major street food events in Portugal, including the Web Summit. In 2016, he wins the Product of the Year representation for Portugal.
He is also a founding partner and President of SKOOL - Association About Kids Guided Open Learning, created in May 2018.
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With a degree in Modern Languages and Literature in the Portuguese and German variant, as well as a degree in Media Studies from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität in Bonn (Germany), I have been a journalist for over 20 years.
The beginning was in the Automobile area (AUTO HOJE of the MotorPress group), later moving to the wine sector, at Néctar magazine.
In 2005, I joined WORKMEDIA as Editor-in-Chief of HIPERSUPER magazine, becoming editorial director of the publication in 2006.
In 2012, after a brief stint as Media/Communication Director of FÓRUM DO CONSUMO, I head to Angola to launch the 1st Modern Retail and Distribution magazine in the Angolan market. The magazine DISTRIBUIÇÃO em EXPANSÃO is born in the SCORE MEDIA group, owner of the most important and influential economic newspaper in the country: EXPANSÃO.
With the executive and editorial direction of the magazine DISTRIBUIÇÃO EM EXPANSÃO, he collaborates as a journalist in the economic and automobile area in the EXPANSÃO newspaper at the same time he is part of the team that develops the lifestyle magazine LUXOS.
As part of DISTRIBUIÇÃO EM EXPANSÃO, he organized the first DISTRIBUIÇÃO CONFERENCES, which in two editions (2013 and 2014) brought several national and international speakers to Luanda.
Back in Portugal, in 2015, I pass through MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE as Executive Partner, and in 2017 I lead the delegation of the NOVA VAGA Portugal group. At the same time, the Custom Publishing area is developed in Portugal, developing projects for Coca-Cola Angola and SUAVE. At the same time, I collaborate with the EXPANSÃO newspaper and develop the MOTORES rubric in the publication, besides coordinating editorially the LUXOS magazine (lifestyle).
At the end of 2018 I return to the universe of retail and brands, as Editor-in-Chief of DISTRIBUIÇÃO HOJE, from IFE by Abilways, while also assuming the editorial direction of the LOGÍSTICA&TRANSPORTESHOJE magazine, developing, in 2019, a new editorial project in the Sustainability area with the SUSTAINABLE platform.
Since February 2021, I am editorial director of PUBLITURIS newspaper, the oldest publication in B2B tourism in Portugal, founded in 1968, and PUBLITURIS HOTELARIA magazine.
In these two publications, which belong to the WORKMEDIA group - owner of MEIOS&PUBLICIDADE, CONSTUIR and HIPERSUPER newspapers - I organize several events every year: Portugal Travel Awards, Portugal Trade Awards, RoadShow das Viagens, Hotels&Suppliers, Meeting Forums, among others.
Workshop - Wheel of vegetable interlacing
Several master craftsmen of the Algarve's vegetable weaving techniques come together in this circle. Join in and try your hand at wicker or cane weaving, wickerwork, esparto weaving and palm leaf weaving.
(participation is free and there is no enrolment required)
Official opening of the event
The opening of the Festival will take place at the Cerro do Ouro Educational Centre (Albufeira) at 4:30pm with the presentation of the Project "Algarve Craft & Food” and will be enlivened by a "Wheel of vegetable interlacing", followed by a creative conversation.
(participation is free and there is no enrolment required)