Ra-Ro Journal

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Stories, news and behind the scenes of Portuguese craft. What’s happening in the workshops, at the fairs and at Ra-Ro.

Artesanato em risco: técnicas raras que ainda resistem em Portugal

artesanato em risco29.09.2026

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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Caracoleira em esparto feita à mão por Isidoro Ramos, Paderne

Burel29.09.2026

Rare crafts in Portugal: the last master artisans still at work

Eight rare crafts in Portugal, from Algarve esparto to the cobertor de papa blanket of Maçainhas, told through the master artisans who keep them alive and the pieces they make.

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Saco de Azulejo Branco em burel das Capuchinhas - Ra-Ro

artesanato08.09.2026

The burel bag that wears an azulejo: the craft of the Capuchinhas of Campo Benfeito

A bag in burel from the Serra da Estrela, cut by hand by four artisans of the As Capuchinhas cooperative, wears patterns that recall the Portuguese azulejo.

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