A six-part introduction to the language and people
On 25 April 1974 Europe's most recent revolution ended 48 years of dictatorship in Portugal. It brought, among other things, a hard-fought legacy of land reform to the stunning sun-drenched region of the Alentejo, in southern Portugal, where the cork oak and the co-operative dominate the landscape.
Discover too how to find your way around the picturesque lanes of Alfama, in Lisbon - in Portuguese, of course. Presented by Roberta Fox
(First shown on BBC1) (e)
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