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.

Mala de palma de Tavira: as mãos que ainda vão ao campo

AECT24.09.2026

Palm leaf bag from Tavira: the hands that still go to the fields

Fifty years ago in Tavira, farmers made their own palm leaf baskets. This bag comes from that tradition, made by the hands of AECT's artisans.

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Entre a máquina e a espera: a barreleira de Isidoro Ramos

Algarve15.09.2026

Between the machine and the wait: Isidoro Ramos's barreleira

An esparto basket for the laundry that waited for the barrela. Isidoro Ramos, from Paderne, makes the barreleira with the empreita his grandmother and mother taught him.

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