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Ra-Ro Journal
Rare Stories
Stories, news and behind the scenes of Portuguese craft. What’s happening in the workshops, at the fairs and at Ra-Ro.
Endangered crafts in Portugal: rare techniques that still survive
Which Portuguese craft techniques are at risk of disappearing, which are on UNESCO's urgent safeguarding list and the national inventory, why they fade and what keeps them alive.
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What makes a piece rare? How rarity is measured in handmade crafts
What makes a handmade piece rare? I explain the criteria we use (how many hands still make it, technique, time, raw material) and the five levels of the Ra‑Ro Index, with real examples.
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Magusto at home: how to roast chestnuts in a clay chestnut roaster
Portugal's Magusto and St. Martin's Day on 11 November, explained: the legend of the cloak, água-pé and jeropiga, and how to roast chestnuts at home in a black clay chestnut roaster from Gondar, pl...
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