https://portucalio.com/blog/ Recent content on Hugo -- gohugo.io en-US Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/may-coffee-time/ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/may-coffee-time/ May, a cup of coffee, please! ☕️ wow this month was so free in essence but so packed in activities. It was conference month and looking at Portucalio always helped us to plan our things out and to never forget to get our daily dose of them precious beans during our stay in Saarbrücken, Germany:) Libre Graphics Meeting or LGM, it was an awesome get-together! Being able to talk with fellow designers, artists and get to know the people behind the tools we use — developers and contributors — was a rewarding experience. https://portucalio.com/blog/post/april-freedom/ Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/april-freedom/ 45 years of freedom, 45 years after the Carnation Revolution. 25 de Abril SEMPRE! In April, Portugal celebrates 45th anniversary of liberation from dictatorship. During the Carnation revolution or “gentle“revolution almost not shots were fired. The flowers and music became the symbol instead. Since 1932, Portugal had been ruled by an authoritarian dictatorship Dictator Antonio Oliveira Salazar. His regime only crumbled on April 25 1974. 20 minutes after midnight, song “Grândola, Vila Morena” by prohibited singer Zeca Afonso was broadcasted in the national radio as a one of the secret symbol. https://portucalio.com/blog/post/march-colorful-giants/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/march-colorful-giants/ We celebrated these festivities by bringing Portugal to the heart of Europe. Portucalio was part of the official partners in the funniest carnival party of the Czech Republic organized by Camões Institute in Prague. And now for what everyone is been waiting, the winners of our giveaway! We were supposed to give 5 calendars in total but we end up offering 2 extra calendars. Thanks for your emails and for the “foliões” from the carnival party competition 🤡 Also congrats to our public answers from Veronika Janáčková and Lenka Pechová on our FB page. https://portucalio.com/blog/post/march-giveaway/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/march-giveaway/ Guess and win a calendar! February just ended but not our love for you! We have prepared a couple of surprises in the upcoming months just for you ❤️. Next month, March, something is masked. Perhaps a number? a day? The first 5 people who reply to our facebook post (or by sending an email to info@portucalio.com) with the right answer will receive promptly in their home a free Portucalio Calendar :) https://portucalio.com/blog/post/february-i-love-porto/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/february-i-love-porto/ Inspired by Northern Landscapes February, I love Porto. Light tones that depict the northern city and its romantic atmosphere. View from “Escadas do Codeçal” to Douro river.- Attempt to convey love and share with the common habit of neighbors sharing the same clothesline. Happy Valentine's day! From today Feb 14th till 17th every single penny from any @portucalio calendar sold goes to libre software. This means you will receive at your home a free calendar with #portuguese motifs done exclusively with free software. https://portucalio.com/blog/post/escolinha-portuguesa/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/escolinha-portuguesa/ Portuguese culture for the youngest The youngest members of the Portuguese community in Czech enjoyed their last classes of winter semester in the Escolinha Portuguesa em Praga and Portucalio was there as well. Since 2012, Escolinha Portuguesa em Praga has been the the stage for “todos os pequeninos”. The little ones can now make a quick trip to a Portuguese kinder garden and romp with Portuguese speaking friends every Saturday! https://portucalio.com/blog/post/january-a-sea-of-tiles/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/january-a-sea-of-tiles/ Inspired by hand-painted Portuguese tiles January, a sea of tiles. Inspired by hand-painted Portuguese tiles we tried to convey its non-perfect and yet humanistic details while highlighting, here and there, individual tile pieces that come together as little geometric fishes. https://portucalio.com/blog/post/outta-the-oven/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/outta-the-oven/ And back in stock. Hey Everyone, We are finally back in stock, just in time for Christmas 🎄 This time around we decided to print in Prague. Our friends at Princo Print shop liked so much our product that they end up helping us with a special deal. In exchange, we thought it would be cool to show our love with a dedicated and summer-like illustration at the end of the calendar (for those times when we long for summer). https://portucalio.com/blog/post/ode-to-the-libre-community/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/ode-to-the-libre-community/ Ode to the libre community We, Pedro Silva and Veronika Horska, hereby show our appreciation to everyone in the libre-software community: developers, contributors and users. Moreover we would like to express our support to Inkscape1 and Scribus2, both used in the design of Portucalio. Roses are red, Violets are blue, sugar is sweet, And so are you. Portucalio is still quite young (we just launched it!) and so it’s too earlier to say if it’s a success or not. https://portucalio.com/blog/post/hello-world/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/hello-world/ Hello world! This is our first post. Hi and welcome to Portucalio’s blog! We, Pedro and Veronika, are the faces behind this exciting project. Read more about us. Here we plan to write informally about all things Portucalio. We intend to share with you, announcements and other practical information while showing you how this came to be and all the challenges and rewards we have encountered along the way. Thus the blog is structured in two main sections https://portucalio.com/blog/post/design-with-freedom-in-mind/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/design-with-freedom-in-mind/ The name Sketching Tools and set up Obstacles Advantages Printing To be continued Footnotes Hello friends, today I thought I could take you through the whole creative process in creating Portucalio. I will be showing all the different phases and the obstacles we have faced so far. This intends to be a simple and concise article but, hopefully, packed with a lot of interesting information. The name First Veronika and I started by exchange a couple of ideas in person, written on paper and using a synced folder with notes and images. https://portucalio.com/blog/post/portuguese-culture-week-in-hradec/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/post/portuguese-culture-week-in-hradec/ Portuguese culture week in Hradec Králové Join us at the opening of Portuguese culture week in Hradec Králové! Come to see Camões house band and take with you a piece of Portugal. Portucalio calendar will be available during the whole week at a special price just for this occasion. Facebook event in Hradec Králové From 17/09/2018 - 21/09/2018 Opening at 16:00 Knihovna města Hradec Králové Wonkova 1262/1a, 500 02 Hradec Králové Sep 17 Opening Stay tuned for more updates! https://portucalio.com/blog/about/ Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:17:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/about/ Why Portucalio How and by whom Contacts Branding Portucalio is a handcrafted calendar from Portugal with original designs by Pedro Silva and maintained by Veronika Horská. For travelers, tourists, adventurers from any nation, Portucalio is a perfect souvenir to receive or a lovely gift to give. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Why Portucalio came to existence Our adventure starts with a need to express our love for Portugal and feed the nostalgia for those splendid scenes and its lovely language. https://portucalio.com/blog/where-to-buy/ Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:17:00 +0000 https://portucalio.com/blog/where-to-buy/ Buy Online Etsy.com out of stock Fler.cz ~ Portugal Ritual do Porto R. de 31 de Janeiro 185, Porto ~ Czech Republic Camões Institute in Prague Josefská 6, Prague 118 00 Oliveira Wine Tapas Market Čermákova 1231 / 4, 120 00 Praha 2 - Vinohrady ClubCafé Pessoa ČSA 543 / 29, 500 03 Hradec Králové