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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.
Aguardente DOC Lourinhã: what time does in a glass
Lourinhã is one of the few demarcated regions for wine brandy. Adega Cooperativa da Lourinhã proves it in two bottles: the Matriz and the Clássica.
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The phone and the wool: the Cobertor de Papa diary
A paper diary covered in Cobertor de Papa, the woollen blanket of Guarda's shepherds. Made in Céu Reis's workshop, with her mother, Rosa Baía, at the loom.
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Pulling on the barrete: Madeira's most serious hat
A hat with earflaps and a tassel on top that was once farm workwear. The Enfia o Barrete collective keeps Madeira's barrete de orelhas alive.
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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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Cachaço with Senra Cheese: two Minho delicacies that became one
At Quinta dos Fumeiros, in Ponte de Lima, Deolinda united smoked pork cachaço with Senra cheese: meat and cheese from the same pastures, a rare novelty from the Minho.
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A different kind of gift: six ideas with soul to give
Gift ideas with origin and story: Portuguese artisanal pieces, linked to real producers and regions, to give something that lasts.
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Minho, the cradle of Portugal: a tour and crafts to take home
The cradle of Portugal: Guimarães, Braga, the wild Gerês and Viana do Castelo. Plus the hand embroidery and pottery that shape the identity of the Minho.
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Estremadura: from Óbidos to Nazaré, a tour and its crafts
From walled Óbidos to the giant waves of Nazaré, from the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha to the Berlengas. Plus the blown glass and weaving of Estremadura.
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Beira Alta: from the Serra da Estrela to the shepherd's blanket
Portugal's mountains: the Serra da Estrela, Guarda, the granite villages and Viseu. Plus the papa wool blanket and the woodwork Beira Alta still shapes by hand.
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The Azores: a tour of the islands and the basketry born there
A dive into the Azores: crater lakes, the Pico volcano, whales in the Atlantic and the steaming valley of Furnas. Plus the handmade basketry born on the islands.
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The Algarve beyond the beach: what to see and which crafts to take home
Beyond the beaches, the real Algarve: the caves of Lagos, the Ria Formosa, the end of the world at Sagres and Moorish Silves. Plus regional esparto and copper to take home.
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Heather Honey Mead: the drink of the gods made in the Serra da Estrela
Heather honey from Serra da Estrela, fermented the old way by Licores Serrano in Covilhã. One of the oldest drinks in the world, in a very rare version.
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