Best Portuguese documentary series

A documentary about João André, a former actor in Morangos com Açúcar who now delivers pizzas.

A historical fiction series that, from the biographies and cultural and civic intervention of the poet Natalia Correia, the editor Snu Abecassis and the journalist Vera Lagoa (pseudonym of Maria Armanda Falcão), recalls the last years of the Estado Novo (Second Republic) - 1961 to 1973 - from the beginning of the colonial War to the eve of the April Revolution.

"The Conspiracy", a documentary series directed by António-Pedro Vasconcelos, is the result of a meticulous investigation that includes exclusive testimonies from protagonists who managed to achieve in less than 24 hours, something that many others had not achieved in 48 years. From the secret meetings to the key characters, we are shown the extraordinary conspiratorial process that began in the summer of 1973 and culminated in the early hours of April 25, 1974, with the overthrow of the Estado Novo and the conquest of freedom. The rest, as they say, is history.

António Barreto delved into the RTP archives in search of understanding how the 25th April revolution in Portugal changed the daily lives of the Portuguese. The result is a portrait that spans decades.

Where and how will we be in 60 years? The next decades will undergo the biggest and fastest transformation ever. In technology, in science, in the environment, in interpersonal relationships. We live in a kind of great accelerator of science, in which the pace of discoveries does not cease to amaze. In the last decades more scientific knowledge accumulated than in all the history of the Humanity. In 2077 this scientific knowledge will have doubled several times.

The story chronicles the life of Portuguese entrepreneur Rui Nabeiro, founder of Delta Cafés, set against the backdrop of his hometown, Campo Maior.

An idealess comedian decides that the solution to find creativity is to move the city to a community village.

Two-part documentary on post-revolutionary Portugal's treatment of the former members of the dictatorship's secret police, the PIDE.

Paulo Futre and Joaquim Sousa Martins explore the private and personal life of Portugal's best soccer players. Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, João Félix, and Rúben Dias open up to us as never before to talk about soccer and their private life, the part you don't see on the pitch or even on social media. Let them amaze you. You already know the players, now meet the people.

Portuguese researchers with extraordinary journeys open paths in the incredible adventure of the unknown.

the Network will take care of the television. Log in and take control. Discover, in awe, the chaos where everything fits; and end up looking, desperately looking. It wants to put us in the mirror. Faced with our obsession. Of the absurd, occasionally visited by moments of salvation. A cyber-series between fiction and documentary about communication in the network age. May "the Network" be with you.

The life story of Madalena das Dores Oliveira, the first woman to reach the rank of Brigade Chief of the PIDE (the Estado Novo secret police), who became known by the inhuman way in which she acted.

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In May 2017, "Amar Pelos Dois", in the voice of Salvador Sobral, gave Portugal its first victory at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the opposite of the song "festivaleira" but, in the voice of a charismatic and different interpreter between the different ones, the composition of Luísa Sobral made history.

"Mar, a Última Fronteira" its a series that explores the ocean around Portugal. Six episodes there we fallow scuba-divers diving from the North to the South and Islands in Portugal

Programa televisivo sobre a historia de Portugal. Cada programa, traça a biografia de um português notável, com a evocação da sua época e o esclarecimento da sua contribuição para o denominador comum que é a Pátria Portuguesa. Cada figura será recordada no cenário mais adequado, e no caso de figuras literárias será feita uma síntese da obra com a leitura expressiva de alguns trechos mais significativos.

Let's try to decode the mysteries of the most complex organ in the universe. Our last 20 years have gone from gigantic to the exploration of the human brain but from the dimensions that are there to our knowledge of a permanent enigma. Although there was no knowledge of it but impenetrability of humanity, it was a perception that there was a vast universe to discover. This international documentary series of four episodes attempts to decode the mysteries of the human brain.

The stories of the great Portuguese musicians of our time. The stories of those who make music told by their own voice. Between words, images and songs we see biographies of the great Portuguese musicians of our time.

The documentary of excellence that chronologically covers 13 years of conflicts in the former Portuguese colonies. The Colonial War in detail like you've never seen before! In addition to a phenomenal work of historical framing, the documentary series “A Guerra” also combines the perspective of a journalist as the author himself pointed out: "My objective is to be able to contribute to historians dealing with this period". From the beginning of the confrontation in Angola to the front in Mozambique, don't miss this fantastic documentary which, as the director himself says, "It's essentially a global vision with the perspectives of those who lived through this period"

Guided Tour is a television and radio program about the treasures of the Portuguese cultural heritage. Treasures with recognized universal value, pieces that any western country would be proud to integrate into its heritage, and little known to the Portuguese. From a silver goblet with Mozarabic decoration and a thousand years old to a cloister that is referred to as a masterpiece of European Renaissance, passing through a collection of African art classified as one of the best in the world, the nature of objects, their context geographic location and historical time vary from episode to episode.

Horizontes da Memória is a Portuguese historical documentary television series about the History of Portugal. As of 2011, it airs on RTP Memória.

Uma série apresentada pelo professor José Hermano Saraiva, o qual dá a conhecer alguns dos locais de maior importância histórica em Portugal. Através destas visitas, muitas são as obras de arte, as personalidades e os acontecimentos históricos ocorridos em localidades como Guimarães, Aveiro, Setúbal, Mafra e Tomar.

Série documental com autoria e apresentação do professor José Hermano Saraiva, revisitando em 45 episódios alguns dos mais marcantes episódios da História de Portugal.

UFOs have some fondness for Portugal? The believe all the Portuguese said to have lived experiences of this nature, the answer can only be positive. Over the past years, people from all over the country and all walks of life say they have witnessed phenomena of this type. Based on the reports of witnesses directly involved and supported the comments of specialists from different scientific disciplines, "Encontros Imediatos" will reveal 13 of these controversial, dark, amazing and almost unbelievable cases. "Encontros Imediatos" is a documentary series that offers an unbiased view of the UFO phenomenon in Portugal, that neither believers nor skeptics will remain indifferent.

A series, by António Barreto, that portrays contemporary Portuguese society.

Guided Tour is a television and radio program about the treasures of the Portuguese cultural heritage. Treasures with recognized universal value, pieces that any western country would be proud to integrate into its heritage, and little known to the Portuguese. From a silver goblet with Mozarabic decoration and a thousand years old to a cloister that is referred to as a masterpiece of European Renaissance, passing through a collection of African art classified as one of the best in the world, the nature of objects, their context geographic location and historical time vary from episode to episode.

Over the course of 10 episodes, we go to the roots of the most iconic dishes from various regions of Portugal. In each episode, Chef Vitor Adão meets with protagonists of local gastronomy and cooks the region's specialties with them, always over the fire. In addition to the gastronomic theme, this series presents trips to some of the most beautiful and still unknown places in Portugal.

Eurovision 2018 beyond what you've seen on television screens. What is the story of the first Eurovision Song Contest made in Portugal? You can see what the stage construction is, the rehearsals, the team work and the bustle behind the scenes. Unpublished are revealed about an unforgettable operation that its protagonists help to record.