Porfírio Mendes
Curiosity, mischievousness and raw talent shaped Porfírio Mendes into the folk cork sculpture he is today, without ever stepping foot in a formal art school.
Helena Novelletto
Helena's journey with bulrush began with master craftsman Manuel Ferreira, from Santarém.
Instrumentos Valente
After training his hands to carve didgeridoos during his teenage years, Diogo Valente enrolled at university to study dental prosthetics, where, in addition to manual dexterity, he also trained his patience.
Regionalarte
Jorge Lima and his wife Esmeralda wake up every day to views of the sunny hills of São Marcos da Serra, where they care for 100 hectares of wild medronho trees with a stunning landscape overlooking the Odelouca river.
Vinho dos Mortos
This tradition is kept alive by the hands of the sole current producer of Wine of the Dead, Nuno Pereira. His family has produced this wine for as long as anyone can remember, with the ancestral house, Casa Sousa, dating back to 1792, predating the French invasions.
Porta da Loja
It starts with a tree. A family tree. The Casais family tree, from Tibães, the ones who vowed to bring the unique Porta da Loja Apple back from near extinction.