Sunny weather, colourful buildings, picturesque trams, cosy coffee shops and historical neighbourhoods. But also poverty, litter on the streets and problems with opioid addiction. Migrants are coming here from Brazil, former Portuguese colonies in Africa and even from Russia.

Today we are visiting Lisbon. Once a centre of a great maritime empire, now a calm European city. Watch the video to see how Portugal’s capital lived through a destructive earthquake, dictators and revolution.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome to Lisbon, Portugal
01:23 Homeland of Vasco da Gama
02:06 From a centre of a huge empire to a small European capital
03:02 Getting around Lisboa: electric scooters and tuk-tuks
05:00 Old funiculars
06:47 Independence in colonies and drug dependence in the metropole
10:01 Migrants and Sephardic Jews
11:16 Great Lisbon Earthquake and tsunami
12:40 Alfama: hot springs
13:30 Famous Azulejo tilework
17:05 Old public laundry
17:58 History of fado music
21:00 Iconic tram 28
25:27 Contemporary architecture in the industrial area
26:45 How Russians like their life in Portugal
29:02 António de Salazar and the country’s path to democracy
30:55 Social housing
31:57 Most sophisticated mall I’ve ever seen
34:03 Hidden gem of Lisbon
34:35 Cinema São Jorge
35:02 History of traditional Portuguese tarts ‘Pastel de nata’
36:13 Coffee culture in Portugal: 7 espresso shots a day and carioca
37:45 Bairro Alto: the ‘High’ Neighbourhood
40:05 Estrela: this is the most luxurious district of the city?
43:18 LxFactory: from a fabric production plant to an art space
45:41 Home to a number of remarkable book stores
46:56 Conclusion

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