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A Voz dos Homens

1 — A gruta

7 min readAug 6, 2021

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Patrícia Maia Noronha
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Mourning the Living

“I emigrated to Brazil to escape the colonial war”

I emigrated to Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, to escape the war. Two of my brothers had emigrated to Angola, so my father had planned for me to…

2 min readOct 5, 2022

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“I emigrated to Brazil to escape the colonial war”

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Patrícia Maia Noronha
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Mourning the Living

“After 8 years, I went back to Brazil — Portugal remained very backward”

“The first person from my family to emigrate to Brazil was my father and later my uncle and my aunt. I followed them. I went to Belém do…

3 min readApr 12, 2022

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“After 8 years, I went back to Brazil — Portugal remained very backward”

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Patrícia Maia Noronha
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Mourning the Living

Do you wish to embark to Brazil?

Recruitment agency from the village of Arouca offers unique conditions to those who wish to emigrate to Brazil.

1 min readFeb 22, 2022

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Do you wish to embark to Brazil?

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Patrícia Maia Noronha
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Mourning the Living

“I would work from 05 a.m. up until midnight”

“I received a ‘letter of invitation’ from a friend of our family who was living in Belém do Pará. He had an only son, and he did not want…

3 min readFeb 22, 2022

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“I would work from 05 a.m. up until midnight”

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Patrícia Maia Noronha
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Mourning the Living

“Please come as soon as you can”

Up until 1940, the Portuguese who wished to acquire government permission to emigrate needed to present a letter by someone already living…

1 min readDec 16, 2021

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“Please come as soon as you can”

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Patrícia Maia Noronha
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Mourning the Living

“People would drop dead on the streets”

“After the 60’s, the Portuguese in Brazil started working in bakeries, butcheries, quintanas (a kind of grocery), many of them knew how to…

2 min readDec 15, 2021

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“People would drop dead on the streets”

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Patrícia Maia Noronha
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Revista Caliban issn_0000311

A Voz dos Homens (parte 3 - final)

8 — Estou vivo

4 min readAug 27, 2021

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A Voz dos Homens (parte 3 - final)

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Patrícia Maia Noronha
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Revista Caliban issn_0000311

A Voz dos Homens (parte 2 de 3)

4 — Ainda há tempo

10 min readAug 17, 2021

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A Voz dos Homens (parte 2 de 3)

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Revista Passaporte

E o Samouco aqui tão perto…

Uma praia banhada pelo Tejo. Uma reserva natural com 170 espécies de aves. Uma oferta gastronómica generosa. Dizem os locais que o Samouco…

8 min readAug 13, 2020

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E o Samouco aqui tão perto…

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Patrícia Maia Noronha

Patrícia Maia Noronha

Formei-me em jornalismo só para poder contar estórias. Já dormi sozinha num bosque. Autora do livro O Elo Invisível. patriciamaianoronha@gmail.com

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