It happened! Salvador Sobral won the Eurovision Song Contest

For the first time, Portugal is the great winner of the Eurovision Song Contest: Salvador Sobral took over Europe with "Amar por dois", theme composed by his sister, Luísa Sobral.

Salvador Sobral won the Eurovision Song Contest that took place tonight in Kiev, Ukraine. The interpreter of "Amar a dois", song composed by her sister, also singer Luísa Sobral, got 758 points. It is the first time that Portugal, participant in the contest since 1964, wins the contest.

Italy, the other favorite to win, was in fourth place with 334 points.

In the voting of the jury, our country received 12 points, the highest score, from Sweden, San Marino, Latvia, Israel, Spain, France, Lithuania, Armenia, Iceland, Serbia, Switzerland, Holland, Georgia, Hungary, Slovenia, Poland, United Kingdom and Czech Republic. "Salvador has a sweet and magical voice," said the Lithuanian spokeswoman.

Portugal also received the highest vote of the public, thus winning. People shouted "Portugal" in Kiev.

The Bulgaria was the only country that did not give points to Portugal. Our country gave the maximum score to Azerbaijan.

The victory among the 26 countries in the contest gives to the young singer the best classification to date in the event of the European Union of Radiofusión, surpassing the result achieved by Lúcia Moniz - the sixth place - in 1996.

Salvador Sobral was one of the three interpreters, among all 26 contestants, to sing in their mother tongue.



On Twitter, the #Eurovision, # esc2017 hashtags have reached the top two among the most talked about subjects on the social network. In third place, since 21h40, #Portugal. To home, Salvador Sobral also brought the Marcel Bezençon Award for the interpretation of "Amar pelos dois", a distinction attributed by the commentators of the event at the International Exhibition Center of Kiev. Luísa Sobral was distinguished by the authorship of the best composition for the competition, a homage attributed by the composers of the other countries.

Original Source: https://goo.gl/qlJnTS
Chosen and Translated by: Daniela.
Revised by: Badriah.

The song festival and Eurovision of the song have been part of Portuguese culture for more than 50 years. We had already participated in the contest since 1964, being the first song "Prayer". We could not get any point in this song and in 1996, more than 30 years later, we were in sixth place, with a song performed by Lúcia Moniz. Until then this was our best rating. This year, with the fantastic music of Salvador Sobral, we won the contest and filled the country with pride. We were one of the only countries that had never won, even though we were in the contest for more than a half century.

Which memories do names such as “Ana dos Cabelos Ruivos (Anne of Green Gables), o Marco (3000 Leagues in Search of Mother) and “A Família Robinson” (Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island) are triggered? For those who grew up in Portugal during the 70’s 80’s or 90’s were marked by the animated series that were broadcasted in the short number of tv channels. First RTP1 and RTP2 and then later around the 90’s also SIC and TVI. Saturdays’ mornings spent laying on the couch still dressed in our pyjamas drinking hot chocolate milk. How many of us never did that? Today, we remember those moments doing a retrospect of 20 cult animated series.  


1. Heidi made its way into national tv in 1976. “The story of a little orphan girl who lived alongside her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, until  her aunt takes her, against her will, to Frankfurt, to make company to a disabled girl whose father was always absent because of work.
While her grandfather desperately misses his granddaughter, Heidi will go through many misadventures…”(RTP)



2. As Aventuras de Tom Sawyer (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
The series based on the Mark Twain’s Book, first had its début in Portugal in 1981. Tom Sawyer is a troublesome boy who has lived alongside his brother in St. Petersburg with his aunt ever since their parents died. Tom Sawyerd does not like school and goes on many adventures with his friend Huckleberry Finn, who was abandoned by his father.



3. Ana dos Cabelos Ruivos (Anne of Green Gables) first showed up in Portuguese screens in 1987. Ana (Anne) is a 10 year old girl who lives with her adoptive parents, Matias and Matílda (Matthew and Marilla) in Green Gables, a small town near Avonlea. “She is terribly romantic and has a very active imagination. Despite being temperamental  , she is a loyal generous and sincere child whose emotions sometimes get her into trouble” (RTP)



4. Família Robinson (Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island) premiered in Portugal in 1988. It’s the story of Flora (Flone/Becca) and her family who went through a shipwreck and travelled in a raft to a deserted island.



5. Marco (3000 Leagues in Search of Mother) started being broadcasted in Portugal in 1977. The tale of a underprivileged boy in search for his mother.



6. Dartacão (Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds).
“The cartoon started to be broadcasted in Spain in October of 1982 but only came to Portugal a year later. The animated series is based on the book “The three musketeers”.



7. Candy Candy made its way to Portuguese TV in 1983. Candy, abandoned as a baby in an orphanage, was inseparable from Ana (Annie) but her friend gets adopted by a rich family, breaking up the two. Candy starts to live a life of adventure, love and even tragedy. For being considered a polemic series and accused of psychological violence was later banned from Portugal.



8. Abelha Maia (Maya the Honey Bee) came to Portugal in 1978. Adapted from the book “As Aventuras da Abelha Maia (Maya the Bee)”. Tells the tale of a fun and curious bee who prefers going on adventures in the forest instead of going to school. Maia (Maya) has friends such as Willy and grasshopper Flip.



9. “Vickie, o Vicking” (Vicky the Viking) was broadcasted for the first time in Portugal in 1974, with constant reruns trough the 80’s and the 90’s. Vickie ( Vicky) was a little viking  who accompanied his father on his expeditions solving all the troubles that cam their way.



10. “He-Man e os Donos do Universo (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)” made its way to Portugal in 1986. He-man, the prince Adam and heir to the throne of Eternia, protects the universe with his mighty sword from the evil Skeletor.



11. Era Uma Vez... a Vida(Once Upon a Time... Life)  broadcasted for the first time in nacional tv in 1987. This french animated tv series teachs the story of the human body to young children.



12. Calimero is the story of a black anthropomorphized chicken, almost always unhappy wearing an egg's shell for a hat. Nothing ever seems to go right for poor Calimero. Came to Portugal TV in 1987.



13. Estrunfes (Smurfs) are the small blue creatures imagined by Belgian cartoonist “Peyo”. It first came to national TV in the 80’s.



14. Topo Gigio debuted in Portugal in 1981, the loving rat who had conversations with pianist Rui Guedes, always with accompanied by some music.



15. Transformers. Debuted in Portugal in 1989. Hasbro was the main responsible for ordering it so a new line of toys could be launched. It is about robots that could turn themselves into machines, cars or even animals.

16. As Aventuras do Bocas (Ox Tales) was exhibited in Portuguese for the first time in the beginning of the 90’s airing on RTP2 channel and lated featured in a show called “Agora escolha” ( meaning “Now choose”), presented by Vera Roquette ( a Portuguese presenter). These cartoons followed the everyday life of a boll called Bocas (Ollie), who manages his farm while hanging out with his best friend, a turtle named Ted (Tad/jack).



17. Scooby-Doo is an animated series which had for a hero a great and might dog known as Scooby-Doo, product of the imagination of the celebrated duo Hanna-Barbera. Scooby continued passing the test of time  enduring all changes and maintaining his long list of admirers all over the world, who maintain their faith even in the most recent series. It is filled with adventure, mystery, monsters, ghosts and lots of mess-ups. It debuted in Portugal around the final stages of the 80’s.



18. Dragon Ball debuted in Portugal in 1995 on the Portuguese channel SIC, features in a show called “Buéréré”. The main character was Son Goku, a boy with a monkey tail looking for the Dragon’s seven spheres also known as dragon balls aiming to make Shelong, a dragon who can grant any wish, appear. But during his search to accomplish that goal, he will get involved in many battles against numerous surprising villains. (SIC)



19. “Tom and Jerry is an American animated series of shorts created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Mainly, it focuses on a rivalry featuring adventures and pranks. It is a rivalry between a cat named Tom and a rat named Jerry and the many side characters.” (RTP)



20. Looney Tunes. “Who on earth does not know Sylvester, the poor cat who always follows his instincts chasing the most delusional of his meals – Tweety -, or Bugs Bunny, the nice and clever bunny, the most popular of these cartoons, who always manages to escape his hunter Elmer Fudd, disarming him with his most remarkable quote “What’s up duck?”, or even Daffy Duck, the competitive, paranoid, neurotic little black duck victim of numerous injustices spending all his time protesting”” (RTP)



21. Flintstones. This a story about a modern during the Stone Age which lived in a little city called Bedrock. A family that shares adventures with their neighbors. Barney we Betty Rubble. This cartoon was first shown on Portuguese TV in 1970.



22.The Simpsons. The Springfield yellow family, a cartoon show has been on air for more than 26 years. The animation was created by Matt Groening and it is considered to be a satire of North American society.



Note: RTP/RTP2/SIC/TVI and so on are Portuguese TV channels.

Original Text: https://goo.gl/D1LTI2
Chosen and Translated by: Luisa.
Revised by: Badriah.

I chose this article, because I was ( like many of my generation) one of those kids who woke up early on Saturday morning to watch some of these shows while drinking some chocolate milk. Many of these were also seen by my mother like Heidi for example. My generation was marked by these cartoons and tales, many are missing from this list, and I bet that every Portuguese person my age has at least watched one of these. These shows were also very celebrated by the Portuguese dubbing back then, which was hilarious and gave a personal touch to shows that were not made in Portugal. It became a part of our pop culture, some of these are still being rerun although not as often as before. Others were remade in a more recent animation style, like Heidi or Scooby-doo. And Portuguese tv still shows those remakes, introducing these stories to the new generations. Cartoons are a part of every culture, of every child Portuguese or not, it has some influence on you growing up. It is important to remind ourselves of times when these were our reason to get up in the morning, maybe we were even more motivated to do so than as grown-ups and with real responsibilities to put us out of bed early. These shows have been watched by many and I believe it is important to show how in Portugal they were too. Translating the article was a relatively easy, the challenge was finding the characters names in English language, or the English titles, because most of them had been translated to Portuguese. Like the “Ollie” that in Portugal was translated into “Bocas”, for example. Or the show “Smurfs”, that in Portugal was called “Estrufes”.

English	Portuguese
Vitinho It's bed time Let's go to sleep So the stars outside Sleep smiling And early tomorrow, very early You are gonna see That you'll wakeup stronger and smarter That is growing up Good night Beautiful dreams Goodbye and see you tomorrow!	Vitinho Está na hora da caminha Vamos lá dormir Que lá fora, as estrelas Dormem a sorrir E amanhã cedinho, bem cedinho Tu vais ver Acordas mais forte e mais esperto, Isso é crescer Boa noite Sonhos lindos Adeus e até amanhã!
I LIKE SOUP I like soup I like how it tastes I like soup At lunch and at dinner And in the street I can't play because it's raining I don't even mind Because at the school lunch there is... Soup to eat. Spinach soup Carrot soup Bean soup Tomato soup Onion soup Watercress Soup. I like soup I like how it tastes I like soup At lunch and at dinner And when I get out of school I run non-stop I go to the dinning table I have something waiting for me It smells good and it's warm I have soup to eat. Pasta soup Alphabet soup And grain Soup Lentil Soup Chicken soup And shrimp soup I like soup!	EU GOSTO DE SOPA Eu gosto de sopa Do seu paladar Eu gosto de sopa Ao almoço e ao jantar E quando na rua Não posso brincar Por estar a chover Eu já não me importo Pois no refeitório há Sopa para comer. Sopa de espinafres Sopa de cenoura Sopa de feijão Sopa de tomate Sopa de cebola Sopa de agrião. Eu gosto de sopa Do seu paladar Eu gosto de sopa Ao almoço e ao jantar Ao sair da escola Corro sem parar Vou para o refeitório Tenho à minha espera Cheirosa e quentinha Sopa para comer. Sopa de massinhas Sopa de letrinhas E sopa de grão Sopa de lentilhas Sopa de galinha E de camarão. Eu gosto de sopa!
Every Little Duck Every little duck stops playing They wear their pijamas and they brush their teeth They wear their pijamas and they brush their teeth Because at this hour it's time to sleep It's time to sleep but there's still time for a bedtime story. It's time to sleep but there's still time for a bedtime story. Fathers, mothers or grandparents give the little ducks A goodnight kiss and than the lights go off A goodnight kiss and than the lights go off.	Todos os Patinhos Todos os patinhos acabam de brincar Os pijamas vão vestir e os dentes vão lavar Os pijamas vão vestir e os dentes vão lavar É que a esta hora é hora de ir dormir É hora de ir dormir Mas ainda há tempo p´ra uma história ouvir Mas ainda há tempo p´ra uma história ouvir Pais, mães ou avós à cama lhes vão dar Á cama lhes vão dar Um beijo de boa noite e a luz apagar Um beijo de boa noite e a luz apagar.

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Chosen & Translated by: Badriah.
Revised by: Badriah.

I decided to choose a topic some what different from the previous topics I have done on this blog. I remember when I started to learn Portuguese, I listened to a lot of music, especially children's' music. However, the connection between this blog and bedtime children song is interesting. Those types of songs will appear on night time TV to encourage kids to go to bed. Some of these songs teach kids everyday social habits such as eating, going to bed on time, brushing teeth...etc but a lot of them had religious connotations which we do not see nowadays. This is not to say that this phenomenon is only unique to Portugal (does Popeye the sailor/spinach eating man rings a bell?), but that its interesting to see what kind of things were influencing children and what was cultural behavior were the children encouraged to fit into. Is this a pop topic though? Well, based on speaking to several of my Portuguese colleagues, I understand that these songs were indeed popular and kids were waiting patiently on TV for it to come on so they can sing along. Maybe it did not get to the same scale of popularity as Frozen, but I think its still important.

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Inspector Max - Between the Dagger and the Wall (Excerpt)r
[SCENE 1]
Are you sure he is here?
Well, the roommate said that,
the professor asked them to meet him here.
Come Max!
Come on!
Maybe it’s better to stay out
And cover the perimeter
In case he hasn’t come.
Deal. Let’s go. Come on Max!
[SCENE 2]
MAX BARKS
DOOR SLAMMED OPEN
Freeze!
Freeze!
MAX BARKS
Calm down Max
Lower your dagger Vieira!
We already know everything.
Everything?
There’s nothing to know
Either you let me leave calmly or there will be beef on a stick for dinner.
Don’t do anything stupid!
Vieira you’re under arrest!
MAX BARKS
[SCENE 3]
You have to be patient!
Your father has work.
And we have to wait a little.
Sometimes it takes longer.
Calm down!
Don't resist little girl!
Over there!
To the left. To the left.
Enough! Come on!
Will you take over?
I will.
Oh what a surprise!
Hello!
Hello! Hello Sergio.
Dad, who was that man?
A criminal of the worst kind.
But we're here to catch people like that.
And you? What are you doing here?
Vasco has something to tell you.
Vasco?
Uncle, I messed up.
The woodworms wouldn’t die
So I thought of...
The beetle poison that grandpa has
And…
And, and what?
And tonight...hotel for everybody
Look, Vasco...
I know. I know.
I won't get payed for killing the worms,
And I will also pay for the house cleaning
There you go!
But that’s not fair uncle!
You don't want respect Vasco?
To gain respect
You have to know how to respect.
Don't you think?
MAX BARKS
See?
Even Max gets it.

Fernando Luís (inspector Jorge Mendes) always stresses that Max is the true TVI protagonist

Original Source: https://goo.gl/CFAL2p
Chosen by: Luisa.
Translated by: Luisa.
Revised by: Badriah and professor Elena.

Inspector Max is a crime TV series broadcasted by TVI ever since 2004, when it aired.
Despite having ended in 2005, this show has been in constant reruns ever since. Consequently it has become dear to all Portuguese citizens and a part of the childhood of Portuguese children for more than a decade. It has become a sort of a national TV treasure. And recently it has returned once again. Although instead of rerunning the same episodes over and over again, it has been allowed a new season with brand new episodes and the Portuguese get to see what laid ahead for the beloved characters they grew up watching.

No one can deny how relevant this show has become to the entertainment industry in Portugal, where the major part of TV productions like this are often ruled out and ignored by audiences overshadowed by the soap opera tradition on national TV or by foreign TV shows with deeper pockets.

I chose to translate this article to show how this reawakening of a long lost TV show means Inspector Max’s importance for Portuguese audiences, who never forgot about it and always craved for more adventures of the friendly animal and its owner.

I also chose to translate a short clip from an old episode along with it, because as part of the generation who accompanied it through all these years, this show with it’s epic old episodes filled with family drama and criminal chasings are still special to our inner child and iconic on our culture, never to be forgotten (even if the reruns suddenly stop once and for all).

Original Source: https://goo.gl/u3dUvT

Chosen by: Daniela.

Translated by: Daniela.

Revised by: Badriah. (No revision needed, Daniela did a great job).

“Morangos com Açúcar” was a portuguese teen drama, created by TVI. It was aired between 2003 and 2012, with more than 2000 episodes and 9 seasons. Without any doubt, this serie marked a generation. That’s why the people born in the late 80’s and 90’s are called “Morangos com Açúcar generation”.

Morangos ended 5 years ago, but people still know the names of the main characters. That’s the reason why I decided to translate the first opening of the first season. Basically, this was not only the beginning of a TV show, but also the beginning of what had become a national phenomenon: there was merchandising, there were boys and girls bands who started in the show (like D’zrt, or Just Girls), and even a movie. If there was a fashion trend or “cool” words in the show, people would imitate it.

For 9 years, Morangos was a synonym of how our generation acted or wanted to be. Personally, I still have magazines where my “crushes” from the show appear. For many people, including me, Morangos com Açúcar tastes like childhood and nostalgia and reminds me of great moments.

- Daniela.

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Strawberries with Sugar
I see in the waves, the desire to surf
Being here by the sea next to you
I am the forbidden fruit
But you have to taste it
Sweet, bitter and salty as the sea
It is the forbidden fruit
That you will want to taste
Like the land is to the sea
Strawberries with sugar
It is the forbidden fruit
That you will want to taste
But you will have to fight
Strawberries with sugar!