For more than twenty years, I have explored Portugal and the world through writing, travel and storytelling, with articles published in national and international press and a TV Show dedicated to hospitality and culture, filmed in Portugal, Amsterdam and New York.

This is my digital portfolio, a curated collection of places, people, stories and experiences, from Portugal and beyond, with a special focus on the Azores and Switzerland.

Sancha Trindade

Intendente diz o The New York Times

O The New York Times andou a passear pelo Intendente em Lisboa e publicou a experiência. Locals and in-the-know travelers head to Intendente, a historic district in Portugal’s capital city that has undergone a dramatic makeover. 

Segundo Chadner Navarro que assina o artigo, A Vida Portuguesa de Catarina Portas, o Largo Residências, a Casa Independente, a Retrox Vintage Shop e o Café das Joanas.

A Vida Portuguesa Intendente A Cidade na ponta dos dedos de Sancha Trindade

Lisbon is so popular these days that Thai-style tuk-tuks roam its streets offering guided city tours. To escape them, locals and in-the-know travelershead to Intendente. A mile north of the Tagus River, this tuk-tuk-free district has undergone a dramatic makeover. Long the province of drug dealers and prostitutes, Intendente in the last few years has seen its historic buildings converted into smart shops, cafes and bars. Catarina Portas turned a 19th-century ceramics factory into the capital’s second outpost of A Vida Portuguesa, her stylish made-in-Portugal boutique. Little by little, she said, the venues are “helping transform the whole atmosphere.” Para ler aqui.

Retrox A Cidade na ponta dos dedos de Sancha Trindade