Portugal, A Social Portrait
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Play S1 E1A series, by António Barreto, that portrays contemporary Portuguese society.
Cast: António Barreto
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Season 1
7 episodes
1. Gente diferente: Quem somos, quantos somos e onde vivemosPortuguese people are very different today than they were thirty years ago. They live and work differently. But they feel like they belong to the same country as our grandparents. It is the result of history and memory that creates a common heritage. They are born in better conditions, but they are born less. They live longer. They have smaller families. Elderly people are increasingly living alone.TCC52minMar 27, 2007- 2. Ganhar o pão: O que fazemosProfessions have changed a lot in recent decades. Most Portuguese people work in services. Few work in agriculture and even fewer in fishing. Many emigrated. Women make up half of all working people, which is a big difference from the recent past. With European integration, the Portuguese economy underwent a major change. Everyone is living better, but there are many companies that have not been able to adapt to the new conditions.TCC52minApr 3, 2007
- 3. Mudar de vida: O fim da sociedade ruralThe contemporary urban society was still rural not long ago. It changed very quickly. Many Portuguese emigrated, the majority left the villages and went to live in the cities and on the coast. The countryside is unpopulated. The cities grew. The roads brought the regions closer together. In metropolitan areas, a new everyday life was organized. There is more comfort inside homes, but living conditions in cities are difficult.TCC52minApr 10, 2007
- 4. Nós e os outros: Uma sociedade pluralForty years ago, there was only one people, one ethnicity, one language, one culture, one religion and one politics. Today, Portugal is a plural society. First emigration and tourism, then democracy, finally foreign immigrants, made Portugal an open society. All languages are spoken, all gods are prayed to, and all political beliefs are held. The Portuguese learn to live with others.TCC52minApr 17, 2007
- 5. CidadãosWith an open society, democracy, European integration and economic growth, the Portuguese are now full citizens for the first time in their history. They have political and social rights and the respective guarantees. Women are equal to men. But justice, which should accompany this progress and adapt to the new society, has difficulties in guaranteeing citizens' rights.TCC52minApr 24, 2007
- 6. Igualdade e conflito: As relações sociaisPortuguese families today have more income and more comfort. In twenty or thirty years, well-being has improved more than in the previous hundred. The middle classes grew. Mass consumer society developed. Commerce, fashions, schools, television and culture create a society where everyone seems equal. But there are still very important differences in class, economic power, generation, sex and region.TCC52minMay 1, 2007
- 7. Um país como os outros: A formação de uma sociedade europeiaPortugal no longer stands out in Europe as the country of dictatorship, poverty and illiteracy. Although still backward, the Portuguese are now free citizens and have access to the great services of the Social Protection State. Education, social security and health are for everyone. But there are still inadequacies, corruption and waste. And deficiencies in health, education, social security and justice.TCC52minMay 8, 2007
Portugal, A Social Portrait
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A series, by António Barreto, that portrays contemporary Portuguese society.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Joana Pontes
- Created by
- António Barreto
- Cast
- António Barreto
- Studio
- RTP
Maturity rating
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Audio languages
Portuguese
Where to watch
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