During Portugal's dictatorship, music quietly resisted. With its subtle (or not) critiques, protest songs from provided a vehicle to voice dissent. "Grândola, Vila Morena" by Afonso became an anthem of the Carnation Revolution - but that's for another episode.
Protest music flourished, with artists like Adriano Correia de Oliveira and Fausto Bordalo Dias confronting censorship sometimes through metaphor, sometimes overt critique. Even Eurovision became a stage for protest.
These songs persisted, shaping our collective memory. Listen to our episode and then listen to the songs here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AoVErI96AWi30zQZC2shN?eml=April20%2F4303205%2F6010182&etsubid=156220226
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