How This Song Became Synonymous With Freedom In Portugal

It’s been 50 years since ‘Grândola Vila Morena’ went from just an album track to a protest anthem

The values of the Carnation Revolution. Image courtesy of muffinn, via Wikimedia Commons

If you don’t live in a Portuguese-speaking country, or even in the wider Latin language world, you might have never heard of this song. But on the hour this article was published, 50 years ago, Grandôla Vila…