Largo do Carmo, where the Carmo barracks, in Lisbon, is an emblematic place. Every year, there are thousands who come together to celebrate to celebrate April 25.
Midnight. You hear ‘Grândola, Vila Morena’ by Zeca Afonso with the help of hundreds, or even thousands of voices. Arraial do Carmo is already a meeting point for different generations, The night before April 25th.
From clove to the chest or hand, they heard shouts: “April 25 always! Fascism never again!” or “freedom”. It’s a kind of Anthem, repeated 51 years later, that the children of April sing to show that they do not forget the day the dictatorship fell.
Many, heard by SIC, have ensured that, despite the national mourning for Pope Francis’ death decreed by the government between April 24 and 26, the two events may occur simultaneously. They even believe that celebrating April is the best way to remember Francisco.
On April 25, 2025 the slogans are the same as 1974.
