Calema: Mega concert in front of 60,000 guests in Lisbon

Calema: Mega concert in front of 60,000 guests in Lisbon

60,000 people live in concert when music from São Tomé e Príncipe is played. The duo Os Calema performed yesterday in the almost sold-out Estádio Da Luz in Lisbon, the world-famous home stadium of the Benfica sports club. Os Calama are the brothers Fradique and...
50 years Independence!

50 years Independence!

July 12, 2025 is the day. São Tomé e Príncipe celebrates 50 years of independence. Celebrations will be held in the capital on Avenida Marginal, at Praça da Independência and in many other places, both official and informal. If you have ever toyed with the idea of...
All the best for your new year 2025!

All the best for your new year 2025!

While the year draws to a cold and gray close in Germany, São Tomé e Príncipe has a wonderful tradition of celebrating the turn of the year with a picnic under palm trees and a dip in the warm Atlantic Ocean, often at exactly midnight. With this tip for a possible...
National Women’s Day in São Tomé e Príncipe

National Women’s Day in São Tomé e Príncipe

On 19 September 1974, still in the colonial era, some women in São Tomé demonstrated in front of the governor’s palace and demanded the independence of São Tomé e Príncipe. Today, 50 years later and in freedom, the National Women’s Day of São Tomé e...
Exhibition of São Toméan artist René Tavares in Berlin

Exhibition of São Toméan artist René Tavares in Berlin

In cooperation with THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE (Angola/Portugal), ARTCO Gallery is excited to pre- sent the first solo exhibition of São Toméan artist René Tavares in Berlin. The show will be on view from September 11 through November 02. THE ATLANTIC IS BLACK René...
Today in Olympic judo: São Tomé e Príncipe vs. Germany

Today in Olympic judo: São Tomé e Príncipe vs. Germany

Probably for the first time: Germany meets São Tomé e Príncipe in judo. Today at the Olympic Games. Today – probably for the first time – an athlete from São Tomé and from Germany will meet at the Olympic Games. The Dr. Knabe Foundation has been supporting...