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Jan, 2026

Giving Visibility to Commercial Sex Clients in Portugal: A Netnographic Approach

Nélson Ramalho  has recently published a research article in collaboration with  Bárbara Moreno, a master’s student in  Risks and Violence in Contemporary Societies: Analysis and Social Intervention. The study addresses an under-researched social group in Portugal by analysing the experiences of clients of commercial sex.

Jan, 2026

Strengthening Social Support for Young People in Residential Care

A new article by  Paula Ferreira , co-authored with Mara Ricardo, has recently been published in  Children and Youth Services Review. The study, developed within the framework of the  D’AR-TE Project, analyses how social support mechanisms can positively influence the emotional, relational, and behavioural development of children and young people living in residential care.

Jan, 2026

Fernando Pessoa's book O Sábio Árabe Launched

Fernando Pessoa's book O Sábio Árabe (The Arab Sage), edited by Fabrizio Boscaglia, containing Pessoa's writings on Arab-Islamic civilisation, will be officially launched on 29 January at 6 pm at the National Library of Portugal, with Paulo Borges, Adalberto Alves, João Pedro Ruivo and Sofia Lima (Shantarin Editora).

Jan, 2026

Fernando Pessoa's book, O Sábio Árabe

Fernando Pessoa's book, O Sábio Árabe: escritos sobre a civilização arábico-islâmica (Shantarin, 2025), edited by Fabrizio Boscaglia - a member of LusoGlobe and deputy director of the Master's in Religious Studies at ULusófona - is quoted in the text of the Constitutional Court of the Portuguese Republic, which pronounced on the unconstitutionality of aspects of the new Nationality Law. 

Jan, 2026

Chapter published in Palgrave Handbook on the South Atlantic

Sabrina Evangelista Medeiros, researcher at the LusoGlobe – Lusófona Centre on Global Challenges, has recently published the chapter “Protecting South America’s Atlantic Waters: A Closer Look at Maritime Security and CAMAS” in The Palgrave Handbook on Geopolitics of Brazil and the South Atlantic, an international reference volume published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Dec, 2025

Workshop on Brazil-Portugal Security and Defense Cooperation

LusoGlobe will host an international workshop titled “Brazil and Portugal: Special Topics on Security and Defense in Times of Geopolitical Tension”.