Category: Satire
…because not everything in Lisbon is awesome. Here are some of those things.

The Futures of Lisbon: A Concerned Immigrant’s Preview.
August 28, 2018
Futuros de Lisboa is a unique interactive multimedia art exhibit composed of photographs, essays, videos, illustrations, and all sorts of weirdness, compiled by professionals in various fields, academics, artists, and regular citizens of Lisbon. The show examines one simple question that is on the mind of anyone who lives here: “What comes next for this magical little town?”

Preparing for Childbirth in Portugal
August 21, 2018
How blessed women are to bring a child into the world! Bullshit. If you are giving birth here in Portugal, I’ve got some tips for you as someone who has been through it twice.

Fear and Loathing in Portugal’s Immigration System
April 18, 2018
CNAI (Porgual’s National Immigrant Support Centre) was set up to make assimilation for the growing amount of immigrants to Portugal less complicated. What follows is an account of how our correspondent availed himself of their services in Lisbon.

How to Spot and Avoid Lisbon’s Tourist Traps
May 26, 2017
Tourist traps have grown in numbers to the point where it is becoming harder to completely avoid them than to enter a minefield without stepping on a mine. Here are some tips to help you out.

How to Deal with the Drug Dealers of Lisbon
March 7, 2017
When you’re in Lisbon for more than 10 minutes, you’ll be approached by gentlemen offering you marijuana, hashish, cocaine, heroin, and whatever else the kids are doing these days for kicks.

Are There Too Many Burger Places in Lisbon, You Ask?
February 9, 2017
Here in Lisbon, we got ’em all — artisanal, “chef,” traditional, hell, we even have “concept” burgers, but we need more! So if you want to sell your exceptional burgers in this competitive market, we have some suggestions.