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Summer Postcards

Postcard from Lisbon, Portugal

By Sara Joe Wolansky

- One neighborhood group puts on a performance as part of "Marchas Populares". These performances are competitions between the different neighborhoods in Lisbon, and neighborhood teams sometimes prepare for this event months in advance. By Sara Joe Wolansky

- A girl looks out the balcony of her hostel at the tail end of "Marchas Populares",waiting for the parade to cease and the night to begin. By Sara Joe Wolansky

- Partyers hit the streets of Lisbon from nightfall until dawn, taking advantage of the plethora of bars that relocate to the street and sell cheap drinks to all. Popular choices include beer, Sangria, and "Ginja", a Portuguese liquor produced from sour cherries. By Sara Joe Wolansky

- A man prepares grilled sardines, or "sardinhas assadas", the traditional food of Santos that is often consumed right on the street. By Sara Joe Wolansky

Crimson photography associate Sara Joe Wolansky '12 documents St. Anthony's day, or "Santos", Lisbon's biggest festival. Occurring annually on June 13th, it is precluded by a gigantic and wild nighttime celebration in the streets the night before especially concentrated in the historic district of Alfama.

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