Portugal – rroma.org https://rroma.org Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:37:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Portugal – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Portugal and Roma https://rroma.org/portugal-and-roma-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-and-roma-5 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:37:55 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=35287 Roma in Portugal face challenges, with communities present since the 15th century.

An exhibition in Barcelos features photographs that delve into the diverse aspects of Roma identities, highlighting their stories, cultures, and struggles for recognition in a marginalizing society.

Photographers Osvaldo Grilo and Natália Serrana aim to illustrate how various Roma communities navigate and assert their identities in a changing country.

]]> Indicted for Racism https://rroma.org/indicted-for-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indicted-for-racism Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:13:37 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=34333 Rui Cristina, the mayor of Albufeira, faces charges of discrimination and incitement to hatred after controversial remarks about the local Roma community’s access to housing.

The Portuguese Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the charges following an investigation that included searches at the Albufeira town hall, initiated by a complaint from a local council member.

Cristina’s statements, made during a municipal assembly meeting, allegedly portrayed the Roma community as tax evaders, potentially inciting hatred and discrimination against them.

]]> Portugal and Roma https://rroma.org/portugal-and-roma-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-and-roma-4 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:23:47 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33511 DJ Jorge Syllvah performed at the National Gypsy People’s Day in Lisbon, highlighting the challenges faced by the Roma community in Portugal, including racism and discrimination.

The rise of the far-right party Chega has intensified xenophobic rhetoric against the Roma, leading to increased public discrimination and a push for community organization and activism.

Despite historical marginalization, the Roma community in Portugal is gaining visibility and representation, with recent legal victories against hate speech and a growing presence in education and political activism.

The traveling exhibition “Viagem Cigana” was inaugurated in Fornelos, Portugal, aimed at combating stereotypes and promoting knowledge about the Roma community.

The outdoor exhibition features 20 panels showcasing the origins of the Roma people, their arrival in Portugal, aspects of their culture, and testimonies of integration in the labor market.

The exhibition will continue to various locations before concluding in October in the city center, where collected testimonies will be presented.

]]> Roma in Portugal https://rroma.org/roma-in-portugal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-in-portugal Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:10:25 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33157 Portugal lacks a new national strategy for the integration of Roma communities, endangering the survival of many organizations due to funding shortages.

Roma representatives criticize government delays and the impact on local projects, particularly in education and community mediation. The absence of a strategy has led to the closure of several associations, highlighting the need for stronger state support and engagement with Roma organizations.

]]> Portugal: Integration through Evangelism https://rroma.org/portugal-integration-through-evangelism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-integration-through-evangelism Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:07:06 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=25073 A small town in Portugal is trying evangelism tto integrate Roma there. This is dangerous, as evangelism has a tendency to erase traditions.

]]> Portugal and Chega https://rroma.org/portugal-and-chega/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-and-chega Sun, 02 Jul 2023 07:29:35 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=20786 In Portugal, the Chega! (That’s enough!), which currently has 12 seats in parliament, is now considered the third political force in the country, with 13.2% of the voting intentions in the latest polls. Although none of its members currently sit in the European Parliament, the party could gain three to four.

In a similar vein to neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups, Chega’s ideology is described as anti-immigrant, anti-women, anti-LGBTQIA+, anti-Roma, anti-Muslim and conspiratorial, according to a report by the Global Project Against hate and extremism (Global Project against Hate and Extremism, GPAHE).

]]> Portugal and Roma https://rroma.org/portugal-and-roma-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-and-roma-3 Sat, 03 Dec 2022 09:41:29 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=18770 The Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in a speech on Portugal’s Independence Day commemorated the contribution of Roma who fought for Portugal’s independence. Bruno Gonçalves, the vice president of the Roma organisation “Letras Nómadas” said that “for the first time in five centuries someone has had the courage to remember that the Portuguese are also Roma, who fought, who were also in historical records that often do not appear in textbooks or educational programmes”.

]]> Portugal, Football, and Roma https://rroma.org/portugal-football-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-football-and-roma Wed, 31 Aug 2022 05:51:38 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=17786 Ricardo Quaresma, a Portuguese Rom and a star footballer is strongly engaged in helping the Roma community in Portugal. His fame certainly helps, but as they say right now in Portugal, can one man end 500 years of racism and discrimination. Not an easy task.

Racism against the Roma community is firmly anchored in Portugal, and it is enough that one Rom steals to brand all Roma as thieves, something that alas, is not only the case in that country.

]]> Portugal and Roma https://rroma.org/portugal-and-roma-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-and-roma-2 Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:17:58 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=14949 A new project for integration of migrants and Roma in Portugal. Typical: Throwing Roma in the same pot as migrant makes them alien in a country they have been for 600 years.

]]> Portugal and Roma https://rroma.org/portugal-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-and-roma Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:11:29 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=14941 The Extreme Right Party Chega uses Roma as scapegoats ahead of the elections. They really stir up racism against Roma right now.

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