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Reports on the increase in shantytowns sprouting in Lisbon, Portugal. Problems and hardships of living in city; Shortage of housing for returning immigrants; Social problems in shantytowns; Government's plan to deal with housing problem.

Reports on the forest fire and water shortage problems in Portugal. Controversy on how the fires start and what could be done to prevent them; Portuguese's concern over Spanish plans to divert water from their rivers southward to supply their own drought-ridden areas.

Denounces the existence of racial discrimination in Portugal. Skinheads' attack on black people in Lisbon's Bairro Alto district; End of the popular myth that there is no racism in the country; Relationship of Portugal with its colonies.

Presents the results of a study on suicides in the region of Alentejo in Portugal. Age of the suicides; Form of suicide; Evidence of a death cult in the region.

Reports on the popularity of port wine from Lisbon, Portugal. History; Difference from other wines; Taste process.

Reports on the status of the tourism industry in Portugal. Effects of the American Society of Travel Agents conference in 1994; Selection of Lisbon as the European Capital of Culture; Shift in marketing emphasis for foreigners and visitors; Concentration of promotional efforts on rural tourism.

Features Fernando Nogueira as the candidate for prime minister of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Portugal. Assumption of party leadership upon resignation of Anibal Cavaco Silva; Personal information; Career background; Comparison with Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso.

Discusses the prospects for the improvement of the economy of Portugal after the 1995 presidential elections. Preservation of political stability; Effects of recession in Europe on economic development programs; Review of economic achievements of Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva in 1994.

Profiles Vitor Miles, an economist from Portugal. Career in politics; Biography; Selection as one of the Europeans of 1994 by `Europe' magazine.

Reports on a study conducted by the government of Portugal on changes in moral values among the Portuguese. Responsibility for tasks in relationships; Traits of happy couples; Attitude of Portuguese on the family.

Discusses the centenary celebrations in Portugal. Bloodless military coup that ended right-wing dictatorship; 1994 as 600th anniversary of the birth of Prince Henry `The Navigator'; Portugal's ascent to become top trader of gold and slaves; Territorial dispute between Portugal and colonial rival Spain.

Describes coastlines of Lisbon, Portugal. Alentejo coast in Lisbon as summer holiday destination; Plans to develop the coastlines of Alentejo as resorts and tourist spots; Ecosystem of coastlines; Inaccessibility of the coastlines; Government's plan to develop and preserve the coastline of Alentejo, Portugal.

Reports on Portugal's firearms laws. Judiciary Police as the body that investigates homicides and other crimes; Statistics of deaths caused by firearms in 1988; Absence of widespread violence in Portugal; Procedure for buying firearms.

Reports that the East Timor controversy continue to haunt Portugal. Historical background of East Timor; Implications of the Indonesian invasion of the islands of East Timor; Atrocities committed by the Indonesian Armed Forces to the Timorese people.

Reports on the cultural upheaval in the city of Porto in Lisbon, Portugal. Surge of demonstrations directed against the plans of Protestant Brazilian sect, Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, to take over the city's main cultural center, the Coliseu; Initiation of negotiations aimed at cancelling the sale to the sect; World wide spread of the sect.

Reports that Portugal's Socialist Party (PS) scored a remarkable victory in the country's general election on October 1, 1995. Termination of the rule of the Social Democratic Party (PSD); Antonio Guterres as the elected Prime Minister of Portugal; Rise of the populist right-wing Popular Party (PP); Significance of the electoral change.

Reports on the debate over whether Portugal should return to monarchy following the wedding of Duke of Braganca and pretender to the Portuguese throne Duarte Pio and Isabel de Heredia in May 1995. Live television broadcast of the ceremony; Escape of Portugal's last king Manuel II to Great Britain when the Republicans deposed him in 1910; Opinion polls showing a minority of Portuguese in favor of monarchy.

Reports on the Portuguese capital Lisbon's attempt to reclaim its patron saint, Anthony, from Padua, the Italian city with which he is most commonly associated. Varied program of activities; Information on the saint.

Reports on the findings of the National Statistics Institute's study on Portuguese's nutritional habits from 1980 to 1992. Increase in calorie consumption; Average Portuguese diet.

Reports on Portugal's objections in admitting Norway, Sweden, Finland and Austria to the European Union. Portugal's request for a substantial increase in its quota of cod catches in Norwegian waters; Norway's agreement with Portugal to allow Portuguese ships to take 9,500 tons of fish in 1995.

Recounts the peaceful military coup in Lisbon, Portugal which ended the 48 years of dictatorship in the country. Protest song `Grandola, Vila Morena' as the sign for the armed forces to take up positions to bring down the Portugal's right wing regime; Power struggle within the military leadership; Reasons for the revolution; Portugal as a member of the European Community.

Reports on the 1994 Lisboa Festival in Lisbon, Portugal. Building, renovation and reconstruction works; Cultural and art events; Contact information.