Carnation Revolution in Portugal: the fight continues 50 years later

This year marked the 50th anniversary of April 25, 1974, the Carnation revolution that gave rise to democracy in Portugal.

On the day, a large march to celebrate freedom ran along Lisbon’s main avenue. Sphera’s Portuguese partner ‪@Geradorcultura‬ spent the day with activists, historians and researchers to find out why half a century later thousands of people still come out to celebrate democracy.

This shortdoc is part of our “Stories Breaking Borders” series. To watch other films in the series, check out our channel.

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