Portugal, A Social Portrait
A series, by António Barreto, that portrays contemporary Portuguese society.
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A seven episode documentary about the evolution of Portuguese society during the last 50 years. The changes in subjects such as demography, economy and education are demonstrated using archival videos from the 60s and the 70s and interviews with Portuguese citizens in the present day.
1.Gente diferente: Quem somos, quantos somos e onde vivemos
27-03-200752mPortuguese people are very different today than they were thirty years ago. They live and work differently. But they feel like they belong to the same country as our grandparents....
2.Ganhar o pão: O que fazemos
03-04-200752mProfessions have changed a lot in recent decades. Most Portuguese people work in services. Few work in agriculture and even fewer in fishing. Many emigrated. Women make up half of...
3.Mudar de vida: O fim da sociedade rural
10-04-200752mThe contemporary urban society was still rural not long ago. It changed very quickly. Many Portuguese emigrated, the majority left the villages and went to live in the cities and o...
4.Nós e os outros: Uma sociedade plural
17-04-200752mForty years ago, there was only one people, one ethnicity, one language, one culture, one religion and one politics. Today, Portugal is a plural society. First emigration and touri...
5.Cidadãos
24-04-200752mWith an open society, democracy, European integration and economic growth, the Portuguese are now full citizens for the first time in their history. They have political and social...
6.Igualdade e conflito: As relações sociais
01-05-200752mPortuguese families today have more income and more comfort. In twenty or thirty years, well-being has improved more than in the previous hundred. The middle classes grew. Mass con...
7.Um país como os outros: A formação de uma sociedade europeia
08-05-200752mPortugal no longer stands out in Europe as the country of dictatorship, poverty and illiteracy. Although still backward, the Portuguese are now free citizens and have access to the...
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