OLD BRIDGE - Seabra's Market a supermarket with an emphasis on Portuguese and Italian products is opening later this month on Route 516 and Gaub Road 27 in a 20,000-square-foot space in the Browntown Shopping Center "We're excited to open our newest location in Old Bridge," said Omar Rodriguez vice president of operations at Seabra's Market "We've been looking to expand and Old Bridge is the perfect location We're a family-owned business with family values and Old Bridge fits perfectly with that The residents also appreciate good food and that's what we offer." "Our demographics fit their model and this is a great addition to our township and the community It helps with job creation," said Steve Mamakas executive officer of the Old Bridge Mayor’s Office of Economic Development 27 grand opening celebration will include food tastings The site was previously occupied by SuperFresh and Walgreens Walgreens relocated to the front of the site several years ago SuperFresh closed months after opening in June last year which will have a variety of European specialties The market will also offer online shopping The store will initially employ about 60 full-time and part-time workers Future plans include opening a liquor store adjacent to the market Seabra's Market has other locations in Newark More: 71 more apartments may be built in Old Bridge Seabra's Market is looking to open other locations in southern New Jersey 7-Eleven and Wendy's in the shopping center Rodriguez said Seabra's Market is not affiliated with Seabra Foods Seabra Foods will be opening at Port Plaza a redevelopment project that includes the former Laffin Chevrolet site on the corner of Main and Reid streets Susan Loyer covers Middlesex County and more for MyCentralJersey.com please subscribe or activate your digital account today Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Flash forward and the Portuguese rider has two U.S.-based World Equestrian Games (WEG) appearances on his resume Kentucky in 2010 with Fernhill Closter Rebel North Carolina in 2018 with SIG Winter Soldier that second WEG might not have happened.  “I never thought one day I’d become a show jumper,” Seabra, 39, told Horse & Hound last August That was until tragedy struck Seabra’s family in 2015 was tragically killed while competing on cross country at a CIC 2* event in Sevilla Francisco had made his own senior championship debut at the WEG in Caen just one year before.  The loss marked a turning point for Duarte who made the switch to show jumping in 2015 Seabra is not yet a top player at the five-star level But he’s accrued an impressive string of results in the last two years culminating with his individual Olympic debut in Paris with Dourados 2 And if Seabra’s New Year’s resolution was to “make a splash in 2025!” (we’re just guessing) Duarte and Dourados 2—a 12-year-old Westphalian gelding and former Cian O’Connor (IRL) ride—placed third on the podium in the 1.60m 5* Grand Prix at Al Shaqab in Doha career 1.55m wins in the 4* Grand Prix at the same venue Those placings, and others, earned Seabra more than €162,000 in January, alone, according to Jumpr stats—enough to make him the highest-earning rider in the world in the first month of 2025 A who’s-who of top names including Kent Farrington (USA) are regular fixtures on the Longines Rankings’ top 10 list Which makes Seabra’s feat especially impressive when you consider that he jumped more than 80 ranking places—from No And while the Portuguese rider is hardly a household name on this side of the pond Seabra made his debut on the Global Champions League (GCL) for the Monaco Aces France in both GCL competition and the LGCT Grand Prix aboard Dourados.   Need one more reason to **watch this space** In 18 rounds at 1.55m and 49 rounds at 1.50m Seabra and Dourados jump clear at 67% and 57% NEW BEDFORD — Police have a suspect in custody and have identified the victim in the homicide in New Bedford Tuesday morning The Bristol County District Attorney's Office said a 31-year-old suspect with a last known address in Mattapoisett is in custody and has been charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon The suspect will be arraigned today in New Bedford District Court The victim has been identified as 58-year-old Stephen Oswald of New Bedford The Bristol County District Attorney's Office said New Bedford Police received a 911 call for an injured man in front of Seabra Foods First responders found the victim suffering from an apparent head injury Shooting under investigation: Bridgewater man fatally shot in New Bedford The victim was pronounced dead by New Bedford EMS medics at 3:56 a.m OneFootball's home page Search Settings Sign In Sign InJoinPortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Coach Vasco Seabra adds to his burgeoning reputation | OneFootballPortuGOAL Vasco Seabra is the man responsible for the stabilisation of Futebol Clube de Arouca The latest PortuGOAL Figure of the Week stole a point from SL Benfica at the Estádio da Luz in commendable fashion A well-worked goal in the latter stages of the occasion where many are prone to panic and bombard the penalty area with wayward all while contending with the absence of eight players One week on and Seabra’s Arouca clinched three points against relegation candidates Estrela da Amadora, all but guaranteeing their presence in Portugal’s top-flight next season. Kevin Fernandes reports Vasco Seabra concluded: “We were very brave in a fundamental game that escaped our comfort zone We missed the penalty which would probably kill the game at 2-0.” The young coach is one of the most promising in the Portuguese domestic game with the character to match his tactical nous A man who has equally been the protagonist of unique communication between manager and fans opening doors and revealing details that are usually kept under wraps but there are certain things that have to be built so that it’s not random We want to structure it so that CS Marítimo (the club he was managing at the time) isn’t dependent on this specific player or coach.” Let’s bring it back to the closing stages of October 2024. The exit of Spanish coach Gonzalo García was announced after ten matches at the helm of Arouca triggered by the 4-1 drubbing away at Estoril At this stage, the minnows in yellow sat on the cusp of relegation after finishing in seventh place the season prior and fifth before that. Arouca are known as the plucky underdogs susceptible to overachieving despite representing little more than a village of just 5200 habitants defying all the odds to qualify for European competition on two separate occasions The odds stacked up against the Arouquenses once again The record sales of the dynamic attacking duo Rafa Mujica and Cristo González generated over 15 million euros which for the majority of clubs in Portugal Highly rated defender Jerome Okoku and penalty-saving specialist Inacio de Arruabarrena equally departed four fundamental figures in the previous successes of the northern Portuguese side The 41-year-old Portuguese head coach had overseen promising periods at Madeiran giants CS Marítimo FC Midtjylland-affiliated CD Mafra and an exceptional Taça da Liga run at Estoril last season he is yet to stay at a club for longer than a year despite compiling further experiences at established Portuguese football staples Paços de Ferreira Vasco Seabra has bounced around multiple clubs since departing from Marítimo perhaps shaping his next experiences where off-ball organisation has become more apparent empowering players and making positive adjustments to promote ambitious Making the lives of the traditionally recognised ‘Big 3’ more frustrating than most Vasco Seabra has taken points from FC Porto (from 12 attempts) and SL Benfica (from 11 attempts) on 5 occasions while limiting Sporting CP to a stalemate every other game Vasco Seabra has become notorious for the honeymoon period but struggling to offer continuity and maturity to his sides filled to the brim with potential. Despite some perceived pessimism, surrounding the appointment, Seabra has shown his best work in limited time once again. Arouca sit sixth in Liga Portugal for averaging possession typically dominating control of the football more often than not and they sit seventh for expected goals despite an underwhelming position in the table In 2025, Arouca have only won one point less than FC Porto and have won four points more than sixth-place high-fliers Santa Clara nine points above the relegation play-off spot and no longer have to ‘look in the rear-view mirror’ in the words of their coach who will certainly be looking forward and upwards Bayern Munich’s former player Taichi Fukui is only 20 years of age and dictates play ever more comfortability balanced through the constant presence of veteran David Simão Chico Lamba will be considered the unexpected standout by Sporting academy stakeholders, as the 22-year-old defender has stepped up from Liga 3 to Liga Portugal showing some great physical and technical fundamentals. Morlaye Sylla is also talented and has the ceiling to do more for Arouca next season, showing that there is definite potential in this current Arouca squad The latest PortuGOAL Figure of the Week is getting the most out of them and Arouca are worth keeping an eye on Trent Alexander-Arnold announces Liverpool exit Trent Alexander-Arnold has confirmed that he will leave Liverpool this summer via a lengthy social media statement.The academy product is out of contract at Anfield at the end of the... Premier League Awards: Enciso stunner, Semenyo or Delap? Portugal's Duarte Seabra and the 12-year-old gelding Dourados 2 (Diarado x Cornet Obolensky) won Saturday's CSI4* 1.55m Grand Prix – counting for the Longines Rankings Group A – which concluded the second week of competition at the Doha International Equestrian Tour 2025 at the equestrian venue Al Shaqab in Doha Stopping the clock on 39.03 seconds in a jump-off between five horse-and-rider combinations Seabra and Dourados 2 bested a field of 32 starters – taking the win ahead of last weekend's Grand Prix winner Gerfried Puck (AUT) and Equitron Naxcel V (Balou du Rouet x Landetto) in second in 39.75 Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann (GER) and Iron Dames Dubai du Cedre (Baloubet du Rouet x Diamant de Semilly) completed the podium with a fence down in 38.97 seconds Mariano Martinez Bastida (ESP) and Jup (Carrera VDL x Siverstone) finished fourth followed by Torben Köhlbrandt (GER) on Mastermind RL (Mylord Carthago x Alcatraz) in fifth.  © 2025 World of Showjumping - All rights reserved Powered by Artionet - Generated with IceCube2.Net Falling tree limbs in Birmingham kills one person The fatal attack happened early Tuesday morning outside of a Seabra Foods supermarket in New Bedford Police documents stated that 31-year-old Nina Busnengo got into a fight with the victim and stomped on his head When officers arrived they found 58-year-old Stephen Oswalt in the parking lot with a head injury Busnengo was charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon Police said the suspect stomped on the victim's head because he took her belongings without asking It’s unclear why the two were in the parking lot when the grocery store was closed Busnengo is expected to face a judge on Wednesday for her arraignment (WJAR) — A woman who police said admitted to stomping on a man's head outside a New Bedford grocery store She allegedly told police she kicked and stomped on 58-year-old Stephen Oswald's head after she found him sleeping with her blanket investigators laid out their case against Busnengo They said police were called to the Seabra Foods on Rockdale Avenue at about 3:40 a.m Police said they traced blood back to a nearby stairwell where homeless people tend to gather They said they spoke with witnesses and identified the suspect who told them she was angry seeing him asleep with her blanket "She said she took his cell phone and used it to make a few phone calls to get a ride out of there I suppose to be found either moments later or hours later having bled to death on that bench," prosecutor Michael Scott said Busnengo was being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Monday She's not currently facing a murder charge Only a handful of people in the modern era have ridden at championship level in two equestrian disciplines. Step forward Duarte Seabra, the Portuguese who has just added Olympic showjumping honours to his eventing World Championship cap As an event rider, Duarte also completed Badminton twice, and was a prolific competitor on the international circuit. It’s an impressive switch, following in the steps of the great Mark Todd and Peder Fredricson “They are two different sports – I never thought one day I’d become a showjumper,” he says But in 2015, Duarte’s older brother Francisco – also a championship event rider – died in an eventing accident. Duarte had been based in England and Ireland for several years but that spring moved back home to Portugal and stopped eventing “I feel lucky to be in the top of the sport in both disciplines,” said Duarte, after knocking two down on Dourados 2 in the individual qualifier for the final at Paris 2024 “In eventing your strongest point has to be the cross-country but I had always showjumped I jumped up to grand prix before I started eventing so I had some experience and that probably helped me in eventing Then I dedicated myself to eventing for more than 10 years “I’m back in showjumping now and it feels natural because we jump in two disciplines in eventing However it’s a totally different sport and lifestyle There’s a big business industry around showjumping Duarte still draws on his eventing experience now “For sure there’s a lot I’ve learned in eventing that I benefit from now being a showjumper,” says the 38-year-old I was lucky enough to jump around Badminton twice I did the World Games and [learnt how to deal] with the pressure when you go cross-country at that level – it’s big the fitness and knowing the horse has helped me a lot now.” “I don’t have to ride in a dressage saddle – which is a good thing!” he says SOUTH RIVER – A new supermarket is part of a redevelopment plan for the former Laffin Chevrolet site on the corner of Main and Reid streets the designated redeveloper for the property has applied to the Planning Board for preliminary and final major site plan approval to develop a mixed-use building at 7 and 11 Main St according to documents filed with the borough The site is near the Main Street entrance to South River from Sayreville via the Veteran's Memorial Bridge Port Plaza will feature 17 apartments; an approximately 13,357-square-foot supermarket Seabra Foods; an approximately 2,711-square-foot wine store and an approximately 3,927-square-foot prepared foods café a small park and a walkway up against the waterfront The proposed development does not require any variance relief The lots will be consolidated if the application is approved The property is located in Sub-Area-150 of the Lower Main Street Redevelopment Area More: South River man, a disbarred NY attorney, owes $30M for immigration fraud scheme: feds the Borough Council adopted the Lower Main Street Redevelopment Area Redevelopment Plan The plan for the Laffin site was recently amended and approved by the Borough Council and will now go before the Planning Board for site plan approval The long awaited project has been about 10 years in the making "It's incredible what they're doing," Guindi said "You're going to see a beautified beginning to Main Street This is the beginning of the redevelopment for the residents of South River." Guindi said while running for mayor last year he ran on the promise of redevelopment in the borough "We have to stop dragging our feet," he said "We have to stop talking about excuses and start doing and that is exactly what I'm doing I've been working with the administration to get this done Now we're on a path to redeveloping all of Main Street as well as Water Street and the Causeway Waterfront Zone." The mayor said a groundbreaking for Port Plaza has already been scheduled for 10 a.m A hearing on the application is scheduled for the 7 p.m Seabra Foods specializes in ethnic products imported from Portugal the family-owned business operates supermarkets across the East Coast NEW BEDFORD — A Mattapoisett woman previously charged in the Tuesday 20 homicide of a New Bedford man has now been charged with murder is alleged to have kicked and stomped the head of 58-year-old Stephen Oswald who died outside a Seabra Foods supermarket in New Bedford She was originally charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon A new criminal complaint charging Busnengo with murder was filed Thursday according to the office of the Bristol County District Attorney the office of the Bristol County District Attorney said Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office New Bedford Police and Homicide Unit prosecutors are continuing to investigate the homicide the Bristol County District Attorney’s office said Busnengo told police she kicked Oswald in the head multiple times and stomped him after becoming aggravated that Oswald was sleeping with her blanket behind a car wash Busnengo said she previously stayed at the car wash — located near Seabra Foods where Oswald later died —  and had left her belongings there Busnengo’s address listed on the criminal complaint is in Mattapoisett Busnengo found Oswald sleeping with a blanket that belonged to her Busnengo further later told police she had grabbed the blanket stepped on Oswald’s head and stared at him New Bedford police received a 911 call at approximately 3:40 a.m 20 for a male with an injury at 41 Rockdale Avenue in front of Seabra Foods First responders found Oswald suffering an apparent head injury and New Bedford EMS medics pronounced him dead at 3:56 a.m. She was also initially charged with unarmed robbery A pretrial hearing on the status of the case is scheduled for Thursday who managed Gomes during his stellar loan at Estoril (from Braga) last season believes finding a role in which the young wide man can flourish will be crucial to his success at Molineux Gomes, 21, has already caught the imagination of Wolves supporters this pre-season with two goals in the 3-1 victory over West Ham United, then scoring again when coming off the bench as a second-half substitute against RB Leipzig Access all areas for a Premier League club's pre-season tour in the U.S Yet Seabra has clear views on how to get the best from Gomes “When the team has the ball he’s always trying to do different things and get close to the goal which is really good for the team,” says Seabra who deployed Gomes almost exclusively as a wing-back last season “But for him it’s better when he starts a little bit down the field he can attack from deep and I think that is better for him he receives the ball and then has to face the opponents straight away and that is not his best quality “His best qualities are appearing in the space — finding that space behind their defenders He is really fast and he has really good technique but when he comes down to find the space I think it’s really difficult to defend against him.” Gomes has appeared wide on the left of a midfield quartet It was from that position that he scored twice against West Ham, turning home a rebound after a challenge on Goncalo Guedes before netting a trademark bullet header at the far post from a Pedro Lima cross Both goals came from Gomes arriving late into the penalty area but Seabra cautions that Wolves might not see the best of him if he is used as an attacking winger in games when his side dominate possession “But in all of the other games he played as a right back but with the line of three (centre-backs).” Despite operating primarily as a wing-back Gomes recorded seven goals and seven assists from 30 appearances last season Seabra believes Estoril found a role that made the most of Gomes’s pace and work rate “When I arrived at Estoril he was already there but what I saw in Braga was not the best version of Rodrigo,” says the coach but I don’t think it’s the best choice for him “Rodrigo is really a player that needs to be outside in the corridor with the possibility to go inside or to go outside.” Gomes has already made an impact on colleagues at Wolves with his attitude and integration into the squad and has impressed O’Neil with his desire to improve Seabra says the wide man makes a habit of working at maximum intensity — a state he describes as “on the red line” “He is really focused on listening to what you want to say to him and he’s really electric always trying to do his best and as a player He has real speed — he’s a really fast player and I think he’s better when he plays out wide on the right or the left He’s really technical and there are a lot of times when he can go past the opponents and he has a really good presence in the box “The Premier League is the most difficult league in the world and he is moving after a great season at Estoril but I think he’s ready for the challenge He’s really young but he has a lot of passion to improve and to be better “In the Premier League he will have a lot of difficult moments that will improve him and take him to another level “He’s always trying to help the team and he’s always trying to help the coach you need to do that’ he was always trying to listen and to improve and to accept the things that I said because he knows that his coach and his colleagues are trying to help and improve him “He always has a smile on his face and always has nice words for everyone from the people in the kitchen to the people who cut the grass to his colleagues to his coaches “It was a really good sale by Braga and really good business by Wolves There was a lot of talk about Atletico Madrid but Wolves did really well to get him.” (Top photo: Jack Thomas/Wolves/Getty Images) NEW BEDFORD — Anger over a stolen blanket led to a bloody homicide in the city's South End where the victim was kicked and stomped in an area frequented by homeless people was arraigned Wednesday in New Bedford District Court on charges of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon - shod foot and unarmed robbery in connection with the homicide of Stephen Oswald Busnengo was ordered to be held without bail she could be held without bail for up to 180 days His body was found Tuesday morning on a bench in the Seabra Plaza Assistant District Attorney Michael Scott said police were called to the plaza at 3:40 a.m Tuesday on the report of an incapicitated man lying on a bench First responders said the man had a severe scalp wound that had been bleeding Scott said there was blood all over the area where he was found Police followed the trail of blood through the Seabra parking lot back to an area where there is a car wash He added the area is known to police as a site where homeless people and people living on the streets congregate and they have moved them out of there in the past The blood trail led police to a grated metal stairwell They found an extremely large pool of blood under that stairwell He said police spoke with people who congregate in the area Scott said police were told that a woman named Nina allegedly had gotten into an argument with Stephen Oswald Scott told the court police said she agreed to go to the station for an interview and waived her Miranda rights at the station She told police she leaves her belongings at the car wash but her stuff was gone when she returned to the car wash Monday evening She looked for it and found that Oswald had her blanket and was sleeping with her blanket under the metal stairwell "And she said to police she kicked him a couple of times in the head and stomped on his head and took her blanket and left," Scott said She went back to the stairwell later in the evening to see what was up with Oswald said told police she found him later that evening It's not clear whether this was still Monday night or Tuesday morning She took his cell phone to make a few calls to get a ride away from the site She told police he was conscious at that time "She did tell police she didn't try to hurt him She obviously wasn't trying to kill anybody but she did admit to kicking him." The robbery charge is in connection with taking the cell phone Scott said it's still an open and active homicide investigation Busnengo also has an unrelated open case with the court on charges of breaking and entering into a vehicle and receiving stolen property said the police report didn't identify who the witnesses were or how many there were The report also doesn't mention Busnengo being advised of her Miranda rights He added that she "challenges" the police statement that she went willingly to the station to be interviewed And we hope to find out what actually happened that day." A man has died after he was found injured outside a New Bedford New Bedford police were called to the Seabra Foods store on Rockdale Avenue around 3:40 a.m they found the victim with an apparent head injury The DA's office said they are investigating the death as a homicide The victim was identified Tuesday night as 58-year-old Stephen Oswald of New Bedford Get updates on what's happening in Boston to your inbox with our News Headlines newsletter NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — An investigation is underway following a homicide that occurred in New Bedford’s South End early this morning According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office New Bedford Police responded at about 3:40 this morning to a report of a male with an injury at 41 Rockdale Avenue in front of Seabra Foods The D.A.’s Office said first responders arrived and found the victim suffering from an apparent head injury The victim was pronounced deceased by New Bedford EMS medics at 3:56 a.m The victim’s identity was not released The investigation is active and ongoing by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the District Attorney’s Office New Bedford Police and Homicide Unit prosecutors It's the third homicide in the city this month. First, 44-year-old Aaron Britto of New Bedford was shot and killed on Earle Street in the early morning hours of August 4. One person has been arrested in connection Then on August 17, Nicholas Miller, 26, of Bridgewater was shot and killed on Acushnet Avenue An investigation is underway following a homicide that occurred in New Bedford’s South End early this morning.\nRead More NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — An investigation is underway following a homicide that occurred in New Bedford’s South End early this morning It's the third homicide in the city this month. First, 44-year-old Aaron Britto of New Bedford was shot and killed on Earle Street in the early morning hours of August 4. One person has been arrested in connection Then on August 17, Nicholas Miller, 26, of Bridgewater was shot and killed on Acushnet Avenue NEW BEDFORD — A Mattapoisett woman has been arrested after allegedly stomping on the head of a man who later died near a New Bedford supermarket early Tuesday morning. Nina Busnengo, 31, was charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and unarmed robbery Aug. 20. The charges came after a New Bedford man, Stephen Oswald, died in front of Seabra Foods at 41 Rockdale Ave. just before 4 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office. Busnengo told investigators she kicked Oswald in the head multiple times and stomped him, upon becoming aggravated that Oswald was sleeping with her blanket behind a car wash, according to a statement of facts in support of the criminal complaint.  First responders found Oswald, 58, suffering from a head laceration, court records said. After being located Tuesday morning, Busnengo, whose listed address is in Mattapoisett, said she stayed at the car wash — located near Seabra Foods where Oswald was found — Sunday night and left her belongings there, court records said. Upon returning Monday evening, she said she found Oswald sleeping with her blanket and kicked him in the head twice, then took the blanket and left, according to court records.  Busnengo also later said she grabbed the blanket, became mad, stepped on Oswald’s head and stared at him, then left, court records said. Investigators found a pool of red stains near a building adjacent to the car wash and a trail of red stains from behind the car wash to where Oswald was found by Seabra Foods, according to court records. Oswald had his hands around his head when Busnengo kicked him and did not try to hurt her, she said according to court records. Busnengo also said she took Oswald’s phone, according to court records.  She pleaded not guilty Aug. 21 to the charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and unarmed robbery. Busnengo was ordered to be held without bail and will have a detention hearing Thursday, Aug. 29. The investigation into the homicide is active and ongoing, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office. Data were gathered in April and May 2020 through an online questionnaire answered by 184 parents of preschool, basic, and secondary education students (ages 3–18). The present paper presents data from open questions analyzed by deductive and inductive content analysis using MaxQDA. Volume 8 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1150076 Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic led educational systems worldwide to transpose activities planned for face-to-face education to mediated contexts - through what is known as Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning (ERTL) This posed unprecedented challenges to schools it was relevant to describe and understand how parents perceived this process including what challenges to themselves and their children they faced and what advantages they acknowledged in the process The present study focuses on Portuguese parents’ views on this process Methods: Data were gathered in April and May 2020 through an online questionnaire answered by 184 parents of preschool and secondary education students (ages 3–18) The present paper presents data from open questions analyzed by deductive and inductive content analysis using MaxQDA Results and discussion: Results evidence three overarching themes: equity Parents reveal substantial difficulties juggling the role of proxy educator and parent and point to inequalities - including those concerning very young children children with disabilities or learning difficulties students enrolled in professional education families with insufficient access to technologies The school is portrayed as a crucial environment for development a designated space for learning and caretaking but also a relational and emotional context parents acknowledge ERTL as having positive aspects and as the possible outlet to keep education going even in extreme situations This article will analyze how Portuguese parents faced this transition from face-to-face education to emergency remote teaching and learning (ERTL) including the challenges they and their children faced and the potential they recognized in this process we will present a brief analysis of the concept of ERTL and how it was implemented in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic We will also present a brief review of studies centered on the main challenges of ERTL for parents as proxy educators Unlike online learning, which presupposes careful instructional design and planning using a systematic model for design and development (Branch and Doussay, 2015 in Hodges et al., 2000). ERTL emerged as a quick and necessary response to a worldwide health crisis, shifting activities and curricula planned for face-to-face education, without the planning or necessary conditions, including infrastructure or teacher training (Seabra et al., 2021) The educational response to COVID-19 was described as going through four phases (Barbour et al., 2020) namely: Phase 1—Rapid Transition to Remote Teaching and Learning; phase 2—(Re) Adding the Basics; phase 3—Extended Transition During Continued Turmoil and phase 4—Emerging New Normal The pandemic affected the holistic well-being of all students in a more or less profound way. However, some studies show that children and young people from families with disadvantaged socio-economic realities, children from migrant families, and children with special educational needs were/are substantially more affected (Di Pietro et al., 2020) as the ones who have most closely experienced the issues of inequalities and lack of equity in education during the lockdown period this situation called for particular attention to their perspectives the Portuguese Government ordered all schools to close (from preschool to higher education) from 16th March 2020 the Ministry of Education prepared guidelines and support measures for students and families to transfer education to ERTL many parents worked from home while simultaneously caring for their young children Approximately 10 days after the schools’ closure (27th March 2020), the General Directorate of Education issued a document entitled “Guiding principles for the implementation of Distance Education at Schools” (General Directorate of Education, 2020) presenting recommendations for the development of “distance learning.” Taking this document as a guide each school was asked to develop its own distance learning plans relying on schools for much of the responsibility in this response meant significant differences in response quality In an attempt to alleviate some of these inequalities, the Portuguese Ministry of Education launched the television program “Study at home” on 20th April 2020 to enable even the most isolated students to access some educational content. Still, although the implications of the pandemic on education are still not fully known, it is sure to have affected more negatively those who live in the most vulnerable and challenging contexts (Fernandes et al., 2021 which further compromises equity in education Mothers explained children’s lack of motivation and concentration as deriving from using digital devices—a source of entertainment and distraction—but also from relational reasons, such as not being under the authority of their teacher or being bored because of lacking social interaction with their peers, and finally for aspects related to their characteristics such as lacking discipline (Aladsani, 2022) Studies found differing attitudes from parents toward studying from home (Pratama and Firmansyah, 2021)—some being disengaged, and some having positive or negative perspectives. A Portuguese study found that Portuguese parents were moderately satisfied with the ERTL process, and very negative perspectives were scarce (Seabra et al., 2022) Studies have also pointed to positive aspects of this process, for example: (i) increased autonomy by the students (Delès, 2022); (ii) increased parental support for learning (Delès, 2022; Drvodelić and Domović, 2022); (iii) developing competencies such as self-regulated learning or digital socialization (Misirli and Ergulec, 2021) We share the perspective of Delès (2022) when the author cautions that the aspects stressed as positive and or negative in various studies must be considered nuanced as they depend greatly according to each family’s context and its specificities we highlight that the pandemic that swept the world in 2020 had profound implications for education in Portugal as elsewhere One of the crucial implications was an increase in inequality particularly for students from less advantageous cultural and social backgrounds and for students with special needs Parents were also critically impacted by this process and studies in contexts different from ours have shown them to be affected in several negative ways although some positive aspects are also acknowledged parents who worked from home could not apply for assistance from the Government to pay assistance to small children and being relieved from work we expected to find a significant work overload among those parents which correlates with mental health concerns Previous studies have highlighted the immense discrepancy in experiences according to context which calls for attention to situational aspects of the ERTL process As we have mentioned before—social and even cultural context plays a role in how ERTL is lived and therefore knowing contextual realities is relevant while there are other qualitative studies of parents’ perspectives in other contexts they do not encompass such a large number of parents from all regions of a country as in our study believe to be contributing to closing a gap in research We proposed to answer the following research questions: (i) What challenges did parents face during the emergency remote learning process (ii) What challenges did they perceive their children to experience during that process (iii) what advantages and potential gains did they acknowledge in that process We chose to conduct a qualitative study of an exploratory and descriptive nature Our research questions were oriented toward capturing a specific moment in time and gathering parents’ perspectives during that unique period and victories would be done best by allowing them to express themselves freely data analysis was primarily based on an inductive category scheme as there were no theoretical categories to draw from—apart from the basic categories derived from our research questions we used the data as the guide for our categorization Data were gathered through an online questionnaire distributed through parents’ groups on social media during April and May 2020 (13th April to 14th May)—that is very early into the first confinement and school closure due to Covid-19 as it was done soon after the confinement when very little was known about the remote learning process and how it was being lived by those directly involved we created a data-gathering instrument based on our research questions We assessed its trustworthiness by applying it to people in the same conditions as our prospective participants (parents of school-aged children) and using the talked reflection method whereby participants commented on the instrument as they answered them Three parents were interviewed during the validation stage The questionnaire included closed questions directed at characterizing the participants’ demographic characteristics identify the main difficulties you have experienced in this process of transition to distance education as a parent/caregiver; (ii) Please identify what you believe have been the main constraints on the part of children/students when adapting to this process of transition to distance education; and (iii) Please identify the main potentials and positive aspects you have identified to this process Other questions were included that are outside the scope of the present article We used a questionnaire for the data-gathering process mainly for two reasons the exploratory nature of the study and the diversity of perspectives that we expected would exist—of parents of different aged children in different areas of the country—required us to try to include that possible diversity by encompassing a large number of participants from backgrounds and contexts as diverse as possible something that would have been unmanageable by using interviews the very fact that we were in lockdown prevented us from going to schools and otherwise contacting parents forcing us to resource to online communication and communities to encounter our participants we met parents where we could find them—in parent groups on Facebook This resulted in a group of participants formed by their voluntary adhesion to the request for participation we intentionally sought parent groups from all regions of the country and included groups for parents of children with special educational needs the fact that parents with higher education degrees are overrepresented in our sample may be evidence that they felt more at ease or more qualified to answer a questionnaire of this nature or even that they had more time available during such a difficult period A qualitative approach intended to understand participants’ experiences and perceptions was used that does not impede using some quantitative measures to better express the diversity and frequency of certain experiences Ethical procedures were followed (AERA, 2011) including appreciation by the ethics committee of the research center We have organized the data presentation according to the research questions that guided the categorization process we begin by pointing out three major themes that have overarched the data analysis and which we will focus on further at the end of this section: inequality (invisible) labor and the meanings associated with the school We will also highlight references to those three themes throughout the data presentation Inequality is a theme that is not so much present as implied in the parents’ voices Although few parents directly complain about inequality—with the possible exception of parents of children with disabilities and educational difficulties as we will see—it is always in the background but not limited to those: from the access to a computer per person in the household or unlimited internet connection to the existence of adequate space for learning to the different levels of dependency of different aged children to the division of the parent’s time and presence among the countless solicitations they were faced with during the ERTL process This last aspect—parents’ time and even level of knowledge to support their children’s education—is closely linked to the next overarching theme: labor Labor is present in the gender differences that emerge when we find that fathers are overrepresented among those who did not feel overburdened by this process—hinting that the division of labor in the household is still often skewed toward the women/mothers in terms of caring for the children The invisible labor of caring for the home and cooking—while also working from home even the emotional work of dealing with the unforeseen and trying to keep some semblance of normality—all these tasks merged into the same space and time leading to a generalized feeling of exhaustion that and also related to the previous two themes The home and the school are represented as two spheres that are usually relatively independent and the school the physical place of learning—this reveals a markedly formal conception of education with limited interrelation between the school and the family The school closures broke the boundaries between those spheres—opening possibilities for positive interplay between them as visible in testimonies of parents who state they can finally accompany their children’s learning but also contributing to the overburdening of parents that we previously mentioned and the very conception of electronic devices as tools for distraction rather than for learning are also brought about by parents who feel that their children have a hard time concentrating at home The school is also very clearly portrayed as a place for relationships outside the family—with peers and teachers—that are greatly valued and missed Technology sometimes appears as a bridge allowing for the continuing of education and social relationships and sometimes as a barrier—due to limited digital competences of students or limited autonomy in their use—which leads to the parents’ role as a proxy educator and the overburden associated with it We will now look in greater detail into the parents’ difficulties as expressed in their parents’ perspectives and the potential and gains acknowledged in the process The first question pertained to parents’ difficulties in dealing with ERTL and was answered by 161 parents. The answers to this question were organized under three categories: Family context, School context, and No difficulties. The particular case of parents of children with disabilities or learning difficulties was also analyzed separately due to its sensitivity (Figure 1) Frequency of documents referring to each subcategory within Parents’ difficulties Frequency of documents referring to the subcategory Family context within the category Parents’ Difficulties The difficulties expressed by parents were overwhelmingly related to their home context. Having to take on a role as proxy educators (Davis et al., 2021; Drvodelić and Domović, 2022), a role many felt unprepared for or unable to fulfill due to the other responsibilities they had was the primary concern (Fontenelle-Tereshchuk, 2021) These findings contribute to the overarching theme of labor—parents felt it as their responsibility to take on more roles—a proxy teacher focused on supporting and motivating their children and responsibilities that contribute to adding multiple layers of work to the job of parenting and leading to an overburden The subcategory proxy educators included statements about assuming responsibilities as a «teacher.» Some parents voiced not being capable of facing those challenges for a lack of training or digital competencies, which aligns with the findings of Francis et al. (2022) “I am not trained as a teacher,” or “Difficulty with the technologies regarding access to digital platforms.” we see how technology may sometimes be a barrier rather than a bridge pointing to inequalities in how ERTL was lived Others refer to the difficulty in establishing a routine and learning environment “Especially creating a routine and sometimes acting as a «teacher»” A frequent concern relates to promoting their children’s motivation and engagement with the learning activities—a responsibility they seem to assume as parents, which echoes the findings of Drvodelić and Domović (2022), Misirli and Ergulec (2021), and Aladsani (2022) The children’s lack of autonomy is frequently evoked as a reason for the need to take on this role—less autonomous children require continuous support and care from their parents (Lau et al., 2021; Ribeiro et al., 2021; Uzun et al., 2021): the students’ self-regulation is harder Constant supervision of their work is needed.” some parents expressed frustration with this dual role: “They are practically demanding that parents substitute teachers and that is not possible when you are also working.” This frustration, and the very expression “substitute teachers,” agrees with the perspective that we chose to include in the title—parents were called to become proxy educators (Davis et al., 2021), and that situation led to high levels of anxiety, stress, and exhaustion (Deeb et al., 2022; Francis et al., 2022; May and Hoerl, 2022) The merging of the home and school spheres and the dislocation of a significant part of the teachers’ job to the parents particularly those of younger and less self-regulated children led to the excessive labor we have been referring to This leads us to the other most frequent complaint—difficulty managing time and work—not only formal work but also invisible work or caring for younger children below preschool age Almost 38 percent of participants expressed this difficulty in testimonies such as: “Many hours of studying and organizing (…) “The fact that I have a lot more work and still have all the responsibilities in supporting my children and the upkeep of the home,” and still “inability to accompany my children because I am working from home many hours above my normal schedule.” Juggling responsibilities of caring for one or multiple children, frequently working from home and having to maintain the living environment clean and safe and meals ready was a heavy toll, which is also in agreement with previous studies (Parczewska, 2021) Emotional management was mentioned with several nuances—guilt for not being able to support their children as much as necessary problems in the parent–child relationship caused by the role as a proxy educator and lack of outlets for frustration due to confinement “Fear that they will fail school [because I cannot help them more],” These negative feelings may be indicators of lower parental well-being (Calvano et al., 2021) and mental health (Achterberg et al., 2021; Deeb et al., 2022) These findings support the overarching theme of labor and the multiple layers added to the parents’ everyday routines Less frequent but still relevant concerns were organized in the subcategory Resource management Most activities have to be done on the mobile phone which makes access and visualization of certain documents and the timely answer to online tasks even harder” “Managing spaces so everyone in the family can have their own space and work conditions.” The same is true for the subcategory Conditions of family life “I became totally conditioned by the schedules of online classes—not just because of respecting those schedules the classes are heard throughout the house.” These complaints uncover practical difficulties that some participants had to deal with and others did not The school has a vital role in promoting social equity all students have access to the same basic conditions—the same teachers Although that fundamental level of equality is not enough to ensure equity these responses also point out one of the meanings of the school—that of a social equalizer Frequency of documents referring to the subcategory School context Work overload or lack of coordination includes mentions of excessive work requirements on the part of teachers and a lack of coordination among teachers of different subjects “There was an overload of tasks for my children It is very complicated to manage all this overload of work required by all the subjects There hasn’t been much common sense in managing this kind of teaching so it doesn’t become so overwhelming.” This is coherent with the stages of ERTL (Barbour et al., 2020; Bozkurt and Sharma, 2020)—in the initial stage of ERTL portrayed in this study, many schools were likely still struggling to keep education going, despite the dire circumstances (Reimers and Schleicher, 2020) There were also some complaints about parent-teacher communication “Little direct articulation with parents The end-of-term meetings could have been held using the same resources used to communicate with the students.” “There is no support from 85% of teachers” Insufficient communication between teachers and students was mentioned “Feeble interaction of teachers with the students.” The theme of the meaning of the school is at play here A lack of human interaction between teachers and students, as well as insufficient cognitive and social presence, were also reported as limitations in other studies (Ferri et al., 2020) These may relate to the following concern pertaining teachers’ digital competences and we add teachers’ pedagogical competences related to the implementation of distance learning Also infrequent were references to the lack of digital competencies by the teachers “Some teachers are not familiarized with the technologies and are still adjusting to synchronous classes.” The crucial importance of teachers’ digital competences also became evident as a limitation in a Portuguese study with teachers (Seabra et al., n.d.), and a study in the Basque Country (Portillo et al., 2020) stressed insufficient digital competences as the most significant difficulty expressed by teachers and educators during the ERTL period it is unsurprising that some parents faced difficulties pertaining to this aspect and particularly the place of technology as a tool for learning—at home as well as at school—is present in these concerns Despite the frequent difficulties expressed by many parents 10 parents stated not having felt any difficulties with this process we were interested in trying to find similar characteristics among them and see if there were possible patterns at play Older children are usually more independent and can manage their own learning with less assistance from their parents present in this absence of difficulties through the lens of gender Nine of these ten parents were living with another caregiver which may lead to a better division of tasks and more support Another specific case was parents of children with disabilities or learning difficulties Although they were few in the present sample their difficulties were related to the specific needs of their children The small number of answers in this sense does not allow any broader inferences to be made but we are compelled to stress that this group of parents seems to have been particularly affected by the ERTL period One parent stated their most significant difficulty was “the fact that he has special needs but everything is the same as for his classmates.” Another parent claims to have not had support from the school the fourth parent considers their special needs daughter would require more constant support than was received Other studies have revealed the unsuitability of ERTL for children with disabilities or learning difficulties (Misirli and Ergulec, 2021). Families with children with learning difficulties or disabilities are among the most vulnerable to being left behind during a crisis of this nature (Averett, 2021; Kouroupa et al., 2022; Rababah et al., 2022) We contend that they should also be at the forefront of the current efforts to recover learning and support parents’ mental health the more they require hands-on and constant supervision from their parents contributing to increased labor involved in parenting In the cases of children with special needs That contributes to an extreme case where parents are not only teachers by proxy but also special educators or personal assistants by proxy all day long This is not the case for all children with disabilities—many are just as self-reliant as any other child the same age and can sometimes even benefit from the extensive use of educational technology The added difficulties experienced by these parents include aspects related to all three overarching themes: they are an extreme case of lack of equity since equal treatment means insufficient care in their case; they are an extreme case of overburden and added parenting labor since even more roles can be at play; and they shed light into the caregiving role of the school Frequency of documents referring to each subcategory within Children’s constraints We begin by remarking that the fact that we asked parents about their own and their children’s difficulties is not rooted in a deficit perspective (Baquedano-López et al., 2013; Leo and Wilcox, 2020) We view parents—from all backgrounds—as active participants in their children’s development and learning acknowledging and identifying the difficulties they claim to have experienced in this situation—in their own words—is a necessary step toward informing policy and practice to overcome those difficulties better and provide them with the necessary resources Although some parents attributed their children’s difficulties to their individual characteristics—somehow assimilating a deficit perspective themselves——we We also note that those same individual characteristics that were challenged while faced with unprecedented demands of learning from home were also identified as having been developed during the experience The children’s and students’ characteristics were frequently mentioned as constraints in adapting to their living situations Motivation and concentration were frequently stressed as difficulties (32 segments from 32 documents) “More sources of distraction at home,” or “Difficulty concentrating in an environment that—until schools closed—was for leisure and rest.” These comments align with the overall vision of the home and school as separate realms and learning being closely linked to the schools’ physical space The same is true for students’ lack of autonomy (by 18 parents): “Children’s capacity for self-regulation because they are still small.” Also frequent are mentions of the children’s digital competences (23 segments from 23 documents) “Using platforms without previous knowledge.” The fact that specific characteristics of the children—including lower autonomy—which is related to the children’s age and how well they read and interpret written texts but also to their levels of digital competence—have a relevant impact on how much extra labor is required of parents place the onus of that burden on the children’s characteristics rather than on the circumstances that required them to take on those roles Routines and habits—including study habits—were also challenged by the transition to ERTL (20 segments from 20 documents) Adapting to new routines as a source of stress is also mentioned in studies (Freisthler et al., 2021; Pattnaik and Jalongo, 2021; Ribeiro et al., 2021) shyness (not speaking up during online classes) were also referred to (13 segments from 13 documents) The pandemic and lockdowns impacted children and youth’s well-being and mental health (Villanti et al., 2022; Landman et al., 2023) which may have been reflected in the concerns voiced by the parents in our study not only due to the time spent learning on digital screens but also to leisure on screens was referred to as another limitation (11 segments from 11 documents) “Too much time in front of screens—computer and television.” two parents mentioned the lack of access to physical or artistic activity An excessive amount of screen time (Carroll et al., 2020; Mangiavacchi et al., 2021), and lack of physical activity (Pattnaik and Jalongo, 2021; Merce et al., 2023) have also been reported by others. These factors may also be involved in children’s and youth’s well-being. All these factors contribute to parents’ emotional labor (Figure 5) Frequency of documents referring to the subcategory Personal limitations within the category Children’s constraints One hundred parents (116 coded text segments) referred to limitations connected to the school context (or lack thereof) This includes the most frequently pointed out constraint to their children—lack of social interaction with peers and teachers (47 segments from 45 documents) “absence of physical contact with teachers and peers” or “school recesses make a lot of difference.” The significance of the school emerges in this prevalent concern as crucial for the children’s development and their relationships The two following constraints are more directly related to teachers’ work difficulties learning and lack of teacher support (30 segments from 30 documents) “Lack of quality of the synchronous moments,” or “They feel like they are working with an insufficient support network they complain a certain teacher hasn’t understood that distance learning is not the same as face-to-face education” Excessive or disorganized work (28 segments from 27 documents)—which was also mentioned as one of the parents’ difficulties—is a prevalent concern having four or five hours of synchronous sessions daily,” or “Not being able to manage the enormous amount of information they receive daily This disorganization that may stem from the stage of ERTL when data were gathered is another factor weighing on parents’ labor Organizing and managing a certain level of chaos and filtering information for their children (another way of invisible labor) may have been added to their roles as proxy educators Tachers’ digital competences (1 segment from 1 document) also mentioned as a hindrance to the parents themselves also emerged when considering their children’s difficulties: “older teachers’ difficulty in dealing with technology.” These issues related to teachers’ knowledge of digital pedagogy and digital skills were also reported elsewhere (Portillo et al., 2020; Sofianidis et al., 2021; Seabra et al., n.d.) which is closely related to the previous category—feelings of lack of time to face the number of tasks they are presented with (6 segments from 6 documents) “Lack of time to consolidate learning lack of time for family and for themselves,” doubts concerning evaluation and assessment (2 segments from 2 documents) “not understanding how they will be assessed,” And bad behavior on the part of the students (2 segments “bothering and distracting those who want to learn.” It is possible that the children themselves may have taken on at least some of the emotional labor of ERTL, expressed in this lack of time, uncertainty, and even acting out (Figure 6) within the category Children’s constraints Although less frequently than the previous subcategories constraints related to the family and home context were also mentioned (40 segments from 36 documents) The most frequent of these constraints relate to the study environment (20 segments from 20 documents) “understanding they are not on vacation,” “surrounding distractions,” or If previously we have highlighted parents’ understanding of the school as a place of socialization we now focus on the school building as a designated space for learning—and a conception of learning that is deeply linked to that space making the home a place for learning and overcoming distractions may be concerning for many the issues of concentration and self-regulation intertwine with this dimension The overarching theme at play here is the meaning of school Even though the sample is skewed toward parents with access to technology and the respondents’ characteristics point to a relatively socially advantaged group of parents 15 parents (15 segments) referred to problems related to resources primarily due to having to share a computer among more than one child and parents working from home or problems with internet stability because activities are very hard to do on a mobile phone” or “synchronous sessions don’t work because of the lack of internet [access].” This was also reported in other studies (Agaton and Cueto, 2021; Sofianidis et al., 2021) five parents referred to limitations in parental availability and support “lack of availability and knowledge Frequency of documents referring to the subcategory Family/home context Similarly to what concerns parents’ difficulties 10 parents stated that their children had no difficulties in this process when describing their children’s constraints Only two of these had also considered that they Four of these parents had children of preschool age, three had children in the 1st CBE, four in the 3rd CBE, and 3 had children in secondary education. No parents of children in the 2nd CBE were represented in this small group, again pointing at this stage of Portuguese education as requiring particular care in the aftermath of ERTL (Seabra et al., 2022) The parents of younger children seem to feel that ERTL was particularly hard on them as it required more hands-on and constant attention to their still very dependent children but that does not necessarily mean that they feel it was harder for their children as well all three overarching themes are represented in this analysis of who fared better during ERTL—social and gender equity; distribution of parental labor particularly concerning the younger children; and the role of the school as an equalizer and a place for caregiving that usually relives parents of part of these tasks allowing them to compartmentalize each area of work and better manage their time Frequency of documents referring to each subcategory within Potential and gains The most frequent gain or potentials identified by parents to ERTL relates to their children’s autonomy (33 coded segments from 33 documents) “This kind of teaching promotes the student doing their own research and their autonomy,” or “Greater autonomy and responsibility on the part of the children.” Also frequent were references to gains in terms of digital competences by the part of students (28 segments from 28 documents)—as we will see digital competences were also recognized as a gain to teachers and parents although less frequently—for example “He is enjoying developing his autonomy in the digital world” or “for my older children (seventh and ninth years of schooling) it seems this has been an opportunity to look at technology as something with other potentials that is not only good for gaming.” Other competences were also referred to as having been developed (16 segments namely soft skills and everyday competences “It has been a time of great practical learning for him Also mentioned were: adaptation to new circumstances Increased motivation or concentration (eight references from eight documents) “more pleasure learning this way,” “curiosity due to the novelty of the situation,” or “they have fewer sources of distraction.” time management (five segments from five documents) was also referred to as a skill developed by this process As mentioned before, others have also pointed to positive aspects of ERTL, including the development of autonomy by the students (Delès, 2022), self-regulated learning, and digital socialization (Misirli and Ergulec, 2021) All these competences that seem to have been developed have also emerged as students’ factors that impede ERTL—competences and attributes such as self-regulation or digital competences were heavily required by this learning experience That means that some children may have been better equipped to face ERTL and even gain from it while others who lacked those competences fell behind not only concerning students’ competences but also the opportunities provided to them That inequality of opportunities emerges when we analyze the contrasting discourses together They highlight the unevenness of the school response and the conditions of each household to meet the challenges Less frequently, keeping a sense of normality amidst this turbulent period was referred to as a gain by six parents. Three parents mentioned the prevention of COVID-19 as a gain (Figure 9) Frequency of documents referring to the subcategory Student Sixty-six parents (76 coded segments) acknowledged some gain or potential related to the school context The most prevalent gain acknowledged in this category is New methods (23 segments from 23 documents) including an opportunity to include technology in education and diversify the materials used for learning—for example: understanding distance learning is not easy and does not require lesser standards,” “New ways of communication and learning” or “accessing more information and in a more creative way.” Closely related to this subcategory is the subcategory Learning (19 segments from 19 documents) related to the possibility of continuing learning despite the circumstances or learning differently “Greater opportunity to develop learning in a non-formal environment,” “Keeping the educational process going” or “efficacy in developing tasks and objectives clarity in what is asked of the students and deadlines.” The teachers’ role was also recognized by some parents (12 references from 12 documents) “Teachers’ full availability,” “The teacher’s response and motivation,” or “The teachers’ efforts so that the student can learn I value the teacher’s and educator’s work a lot more.” Teachers themselves have reported a relevant increase in their workloads and, in some cases, a better and closer relationship with parents (Seabra et al., n.d.) Less frequently mentioned were gains in terms of technology (4 references from 4 documents) including greater flexibility or focus on formative evaluation (3 references from 3 documents) and in terms of teachers’ digital competences The theme of inequality in the quality of the educational response provided is again underlying these contrasts Keeping contact (13 references from 13 documents) with teachers and peers was also recognized as a gain of ERTL “Not losing contact with colleagues and teachers” or “a closer relationship with some teachers.” Frequency of documents referring to the subcategory School Context Thirty-one parents (35 segments) recognized some gain to themselves arising from this experience The most frequent gain they acknowledged was related to their involvement with their children’s education (17 segments from 17 documents) allowing parents to better accompany what is being taught,” or “I can fully accompany my children’s learning technology is expressed as a bridge between the spheres of the home and the school which had negative consequences regarding parents’ labor is something schools and parents may wish to explore in the post-pandemic present Twelve parents (12 segments) referred to spending more time as a family “More time to be with family,” “The time spent with my son.” Others also mentioned better parent–child and parent-school relationships (Liu et al., 2021; Uzun et al., 2021; Vaterlaus et al., 2021)—although acknowledging this is not universal This is the diametral opposite of the excessive labor many parents expressed and another manifestation of how diverse the parental experiences of ERTL were There were also mentions of convenience (five segments from five documents) and a gain in digital competence (one parent; Figure 11) Frequency of documents referring to the subcategory Parents the issues of equity and labor are evident possibly leading to a decrease in these concerns equity is essential to any educational system and should remain a concern in years to come Schools’ closures seem to have forced two relatively independent areas of children’s and parents’ lives to merge almost entirely—in space and time brought about a relevant increase of the layers of parental labor brought light to the significance of school A school is a physical place that allows all to access similar resources School is a network of professional and personal relationships School is the designated place for learning and caretaking (particularly for younger children or children with disabilities) Parents and teachers have been used to relatively separate and defined roles all of which were abruptly put in question The assumption of the role of proxy educator had consequences in terms of children’s learning—considering the differing levels of availability it was another factor leading to inequality—and in terms of parents’ multiple labors leading to a feeling of being overburdened and not having enough time we conclude that these three themes are deeply intertwined in a study where problems and limitations were often at the center of discourses resilience and the capacity to find potential and gains even in a challenging process emerge as an underlying current of thought The vast majority of the parents were able to find some silver lining in the situation and were involved in their children’s education which we acknowledge and consider when reflecting on the results the fact that the participant sample—a convenience sample—was obtained online likely skews the sample toward more technology-aware and economically well-off parents the participants’ characterization reveals a predominance of parents with higher education degrees and relatively older parents we are aware that any difficulties the participants express particularly concerning access to technology and knowledge of how to accompany their children’s learning are likely to be far less expressive than those felt in the general population We are likely to portray a relatively mild perspective of the difficulties encountered by parents and this exploratory study has some relevant contributions to the understanding of the ERTL process in Portugal from the perspective of parents of children of diverse ages encompassing preschool to secondary school—data were gathered soon after the schools’ closure capturing a glimpse into the initial stages of the process a large number of parents (for a qualitative study) from all over the country expressed their perceptions in their own words allowing them to point out what they felt were the essential aspects of ERTL rather than when the researchers might expect those aspects to be we used a questionnaire as a data-gathering instrument Although in-depth interviews might have provided a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the experiences of participants they would not have been possible to carry out with such a large number and variety of parents and would have been very challenging to organize during a period when both researchers and parents were confined to their homes we believe the balance between using a relatively unstructured data-gathering instrument and being able to access a large number of participants ultimately paid off Parents’ perspectives are relatively underrepresented in the growing literature about ERTL (Seabra et al., 2021). They were, however, indispensable partners in the educational process, particularly concerning younger children, having been called to take on a role as proxy educators (Davis et al., 2021) we sought to characterize parents’ perspectives on (i) their difficulties with ERTL (ii) their children’s challenges with the process and (iii) the potential and gains arising from ERTL We will now address each of these objectives We came across other realizations related to the overarching and intertwined themes of equity to some extent—is one of the key reflections we take from the parents’ testimonies and warrants special care to policymakers in the present moment of returning to relative normality and therefore not interacting with peers and teachers is the most prevalent limitation acknowledged by the respondents Issues related to learning and correlated issues associated with teaching—namely work overload and disorganization—also stand out as very relevant The characteristics of children that require a more permanent and hands-on commitment to the role of proxy educators are related to an increase in parental labor This labor includes direct educational support such as filtering and organizing information and invisible labor related to caring for the household These aspects still seem to be riddled with gender biases These difficulties are also associated with children’s mental discomfort in the parents’ discourse The home/family context is mentioned primarily in relation to the study environment Studying in a context that is usually devoted to leisure and which is sometimes seen as having more distractions is seen as difficult by some parents A smaller number of parents refer to a lack of resources at home—which is nevertheless relevant because the respondents of our study were a relatively advantaged group of parents The general population of parents and students may have struggled significantly more with this issue The role of the school as a social equalizer and the separate nature of the home and the school are apparent in these discourses as well as the social and economic aspects of equity The concluding remarks of our article stress the pertinence of providing support to parents particularly those of younger children (k-6th grade) as a route to preventing mental health concerns and promoting positive educational outcomes for their children in emergency situations leading to school closures We also call attention to the need to follow up on the ‘new normal’ situation to assess the impact of this experience not only in terms of equity and learning but also in terms of the eventual maintenance of the potential gains that this experience could have promoted and the closer relationship between parents and their children’s education » compensation measures are being implemented to reduce these inequalities This study reveals some target groups that should be cared for and supported—we highlight children with disabilities or learning difficulties 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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited in accordance with accepted academic practice distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms *Correspondence: Filipa Seabra, RmlsaXBhLlNlYWJyYUB1YWIucHQ= Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher 94% of researchers rate our articles as excellent or goodLearn more about the work of our research integrity team to safeguard the quality of each article we publish If you think New Jersey is all about pizza and bagels The Garden State is also home to some of the freshest seafood you can imagine and the crown for the best seafood restaurant in the state has been awarded to the fabulous Seabra Marisqueira in Newark That’s right -- this gem is not at the Jersey Shore but it’s definitely making waves in the culinary scene New Jersey is truly spoiled when it comes to seafood we’re never far from the catch of the day which means dining on fresh fish is a year-round treat While summer at the Shore may have us dreaming of crab cakes and clam chowder let’s not forget that amazing seafood is just as plentiful in the colder months The food aficionados over at Eat This, Not That have recognized Seabra Marisqueira as the best seafood restaurant in New Jersey and they’ve got the credentials to back it up This family-owned establishment has been serving up mouthwatering Portuguese dishes since the late 1980s and it’s clear they know their seafood From savory grilled octopus to delectable bacalhau à Brás (codfish) this place is a seafood lover’s paradise whether you’re a lifelong Jersey resident or just passing through make sure to swing by Seabra Marisqueira at 87 Madison St This isn’t just a meal; it’s a culinary experience that should absolutely be on your New Jersey restaurant bucket list Get ready to indulge in flavors that’ll make your taste buds dance Explore Seabra Marisqueira, Newark’s best seafood restaurant, renowned for its fresh Portuguese dishes and celebrated by Eat This, Not That as a must-visit culinary destination in New Jersey.\nRead More The food aficionados over at Eat This, Not That have recognized Seabra Marisqueira as the best seafood restaurant in New Jersey Authorities are investigating the murder of a man who was found dead outside a New Bedford supermarket early Tuesday morning.  New Bedford police responded around 3:40 a.m to a 911 call reporting a man with an injury in front of Seabra Foods at 41 Rockdale Avenue the Bristol County District Attorney’s office said in a statement first responders found a man suffering from what appeared to be a head injury He was pronounced dead by medics at 3:56 a.m.  “The investigation into this homicide is active and ongoing,” the DA’s office said Get everything you need to know to start your day delivered right to your inbox every morning This website is unavailable in your location It appears you are attempting to access this website from a country outside of the United States therefore access cannot be granted at this time You may want to head over to the front page, or search for the content you expected to be here. 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Read our privacy policy This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again FRAMINGHAM — Seabra Foods a small supermarket chain that specializes in importing foods and brands found in Brazil Mexico and other Central and South American countries is seeking to open a store in the heart of the downtown The 16-store chain, which is based in Newark, New Jersey, already has a store in Framingham, at a plaza on 208 Waverly St. But that property is targeted for demolition as there is currently a proposed project before the Planning Board that would turn that shopping plaza into a mixed-use building Seabra Foods is seeking a Tax Increment Finance (TIF) agreement with the city in order to bring a supermarket to 35 Concord St the supermarket will build a new location at the site while paying a reduced amount in property taxes for a period of time as an incentive for investing in the downtown 224 apartment units: Mixed-use proposal for Waverly Street is before Planning Board The agreement calls for Seabra to purchase the Concord Street property from its current owner for $3.5 million then renovate the site to accommodate the new grocery store Seabra is also seeking seed money from the city to help the business get started New Seabra store would encompass 23,000 square feetThe new Seabra location on Concord Street would cover 23,000 square feet, nearly three times that of its existing store on Waverly Street. Since 2018, the space at 35 Concord St. is owned by Kabookie, LLC, whose registered agent is Vaios Theodorakos Seabra Foods' products match the demographics of neighborhoods surrounding downtown Framingham The new store's central location will make it accessible for many residents who don't drive including those who use public transportation The site will also have its own parking lot A public hearing about the proposed TIF was held Wednesday during a City Council meeting 'Resources and autonomy': Framingham officials working with U.S. Rep. Clark to enhance local grant funding "I think this is a great example when you propose a TIF in the right circumstances, it is an absolute win for the community," District 4 City Councilor Michael Cannon said during the public hearing "Right now this property is worth on paper the team is expecting the property to be worth about $10 million We have long articulated a need for having a grocery store downtown (and) this fulfills that need quite well." District 6 City Councilor Phil Ottaviani added that the deal was a "no-brainer" for Framingham The council voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Charlie Sisitsky to enter into negotiations with Seabra for a TIF agreement including the length and rate of tax exemption will be determined through those negotiations A final TIF agreement will then be brought back to the council for a vote Seabra officials told the city that it expects to be able to open its new location about one year after any TIF agreement is signed Seabra Foods operates Massachusetts stores in Attleboro The Hindenburg was the Titanic of zeppelins It was an elegant airship with fine dining It was the fastest way to cross the Atlantic Ocean until it burst into flames as it tried to land on May 6 it was hard to believe that 62 passengers and crew survived the burning wreckage The disaster ended the zeppelin as a means of passenger transportation probably because it was captured on film and became a movie theater newsreel the humanity,” was heard later that night on WLS it was synched to the film footage and made into a newsreel The catastrophe wasn’t the first or worst for a zeppelin The USS Akron crashed off the coast of New Jersey in 1933 A British zeppelin accident killed thirty-eight people in 1930 Anson Seabra wrote song of the day “Hindenburg Lover.” He must be a history buff to know about the Hindenburg disaster since he is only 27 He quit his job as a computer engineer to pursue music Seabra is one of the young singer-songwriters who built his audience through social media The Hindenburg disaster is his metaphor for a relationship that was flying high Are you ready to join the thousands of companies who rely on Blue Book to drive smarter decisions We’d love to show you what Blue Book can do for you Drop us a line– we’ve been waiting for you NJ — Where previous mainstream operators have failed in this neighborhood Seabra Foods BB #:288147 has found its niche serving ethnic communities NEWARK, NJ — Where previous mainstream operators have failed in this neighborhood, Seabra Foods BB #:288147 has found its niche serving ethnic communities We visited this store in Newark on the New York Produce Show tour and it was easy to see which community it was serving because there weren’t very many employees to be found because Portugal was playing a World Cup soccer match while we were in the store — winning based on the cheers coming from the seating area on the mezzanine Perishables are the backbone of Seabra Foods’ business Produce share of sales for the stores approaches 20% of the business for the company for some of its best performing stores While Seabra has a background in serving the Portuguese and Brazilian communities the company continues to cater its offerings to other groups and we’re very good at it,” Brito said Pamela Riemenschneider is the Retail Editor for Blue Book Services Get access to all the news and analysis you need to make the right decision --- delivered to your inbox a leading grocery wholesaler announces the appointment of David Politz as its new President and CEO Instacart announced its acquisition of Wynshop a provider of e-commerce solutions for leading grocers and retailers The GIANT Company released its fourth annual community impact report highlighting its 2024 corporate social responsibility initiatives Brookshire Grocery Company is excited to announce our company’s new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer leaders People need better motivation to eat and serve more fruits and vegetables NGA sent a letter to FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson calling for close monitoring and enforcement action in response to tariffs on imported goods Soalheiro / Luis Seabra Vinhos / Quinta de Curvos Subscribe to our mailing list to keep up to date with all things When The Horn Blows related We use cookies and similar technologies to run this website and help us understand how you use it Anson Seabra explores failed love and breaking out of the cycle of familiarity on emotive single ‘Last Time’.Anson Seabra‘s ‘Last Time’ sees an evocative piano melody accompany his honest lyricism and plaintive vocal predominately led by a softly spoken and reflective conversational tone Seabra has a beautiful ear for restrained melodies sorrowful and stirring account of codependency and trying to walk away from a faded love but instead getting caught up in a dysfunctional cycle of separation and reconciliation A touching track executed with soul and style Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Clements’ Marketplace is coming to Bristol The popular family-owned grocery store – which runs a flagship store in Portsmouth and a market in Plymouth Massachusetts – will take over the locale currently held by Seabra Foods at 1150 Hope St Matthew Ponte, head of marketing and communications for Clements’ Marketplace, said that the grocery store took an interest in the new location when news broke that Seabra Foods was planning to sell “We have long thought the Bristol community would be a perfect fit for the Clements' shopping experience We have many customers that cross the bridge to our Portsmouth location so bringing a store right to the community has always been an interest,” Ponte said Ponte said the new location will have many of the amenities and goods offered at the other locations And he confirmed that Clements’ Marketplace plans to stock the Portuguese goods that Seabra Foods was known for “We’ve been assessing many of the popular items in this category and plan to keep them,” Ponte said News of Seabra Foods’ closure was abrupt for the store’s employees. They found out March 4, about a month before the store closed, according to EastBayRI Ponte said that many of the employees who were not transferred within the Seabra Foods’ company interviewed and accepted positions at the new Clements’ Marketplace Renovations at the new store began in early April and an opening date will be announced soon Portugal's Duarte Seabra astride Dourados 2 celebrates after winning the CSI4* Grand Prix title. The podium winners of the event were honoured by Doha International Tour Organizing Committee Chairman Rashid Nasser Al Kaabi, Secretary-General of Qatar Equestrian Federation and Organizing Committee Member Sheikh Ahmed bin Noah Al Thani. DOHA: Duarte Seabra of Portugal surprised a top field to claim the CSI4* Grand Prix title while Qatari riders excelled in the CSI2* and Future Riders’ category at the Longines outdoor and indoor areans of Al Shaqab on the third and final day of the second round of Doha International Equestrian Tour 2025 yesterday. As many as six different classes for the CSI1*, two-star and four-star categories, in addition to a round for the Future Riders were staged as the second round of the Tour witnessed more than 320 participations by local and international riders, with total prizes amounting to more than €500,000. The marquee CSI4*- Grand Prix - Jump Off - 1.55m (LR) - Art. 238.2.2 class which added to the glorious lit up Longines outdoor arena of Al Shaqab threw up a surprise winner in Seabra. The Portuguese excelled on Dourados 2, a grey gelding, to beat a challenging competition with a swift flawless time of 39.03 seconds in the jump-off for the top prize of €50,000. The in-form Gerfried Puck of Austria had to settle for the second place with a time of 39.75 seconds on the back chestnut stallion Equitron Naxcel V. Puck won €40,000. German rider Jan Friedrich Meier-Zimmermann came in third place, achieving 38.97 seconds on the back of Iron Dames Dubai du Cedre. The international CSI4*- Faults & Time - 1.45m (LR) - Art. 238.2.1 class had Emanuele Gaudiano taking two podium places. The Italian, riding bay stallion Nikolaj de Music, emerged as the winner in flawless 50.84 seconds, and with darkbay stallion Vasco 118 took the third podium spot finishing in 52.78 seconds. Portuguese Mariano Martinez Bastida, on bay gelding Belano Vd Wijnhoeve Z, was second finishing in 52.28 seconds. Meanwhile, Puck bagged the CSI2* - Grand Prix - Jump Off - 1.45m (LR) - Art. 238.2.2 title despite fierce competition. The Austrian stood out on bay mare Equitron Melody Vd Smidshoeve flawless best jump off time of 33.76 seconds. Seabra on bay mare Geniale Star Kervec finished as the runners-up, clocking 35.37 seconds. The third podium place was claimed by Italian Roberto Previtali with a time of 37.08 seconds on chestnut stallion Qashquai SB. Qatari rider Hussain Said AM Haidan excelled in the international CSI2* - Faults & Time - 1.35m - Art. 238.2.1 class as he rode Viahipi d’Auzay, a chestnut gelding, impressively to claim the title with a clear round of 52.06 seconds. Saudi Arabia’s Bader Alfard, on grey mare Hw Cosette, was the runners-up with a time of 53.5 seconds on Cosette, while Frenchman Antoine Ermann on bay stallion Je T’Adore finished third place with a time of 56.41 seconds. The international CSI1*- Grand Prix - Jump Off - 1.25m - Art. 238.2.2 class was won by Abdulaziz Fahad Aleid of Saudi Arabia, who combined with bay gelding Kayenne Of de Rocky Mounten to return the best flawless time of 35.86 seconds in the jump-off. His compatriot Khaled Alhady, riding chestnut gelding Doremi du Flot Z, was second in 36.07 seconds, while Qatar’s promising rider Haya Khalid Al Hitmi rode Hustique, a lightbay mare, with poise to clock 37.86 seconds for the third podium place. The CSI1* - Immediate Jump Off - 1.15m - Art. 238.2.2 + 245.3 event was won by Moroccan Achraf Oualla, who astride bay gelding Diamant D Amour, topped with a time of 31.46 seconds. His compatriot Omar Qermane on darkbrown mare Filerna followed in 32.99 seconds, while Qatar’s Hamad Nasser Al Qadi claimed the third podium place, riding bay mare No Limit MB and clocking 33.97 seconds. Earlier, the National Competition - Optimum Time – 100cm class at the Longines indoor arena of Al Shaqab saw Nayla bint Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani show her class as she guided Bon Suela with determination to return the best flawless time of 67.23 seconds, 0.23 seconds behind the ideal time and claim the title. Nayla was followed by Khalifa bin Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, 0.41 seconds behind the ideal time, riding Zion II, while the third best time was achieved by Egyptian rider Yassin Mohamed Khalifa on Fanta Sparta, 0.91 seconds behind the ideal time. Like many other international students receiving their diplomas this year I had quite a few plans in the works for after graduation I officially finished my MBA at the Kellogg School of Management My parents and my sister were set to fly out to Chicago that week before embarking on a family trip to Florida Copyright ©2025 Harvard Business School Publishing Harvard Business Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School Anson Seabra’s new song ‘Trying My Best’ is a soft candid ballad that has the singer-songwriter go down a path of self-evaluation and thoughtful acceptance whilst functioning as a delicate whereas Seabra delivers the lyrics in a spoken-word fashion----the structure being conveyed like a poem or a speech It instills a spirit of honesty and self-awareness something Seabra’s feathery voice achieves in strides the listeners already know his range of capabilities including his inclination to delve into heavier themes as an outlet of expression ‘Trying My Best’ takes those points of honesty up a notch as the singer examines the challenges of overcoming pain Seabra asserts his efforts at ‘trying [his] best to be okay’ this refrain acting as a form of self-acceptance for millions struggling with mental health issues around the world The track is powered by sharp piano chords but they never get too loud or overwhelming as to obscure the pure smoothness of Seabra’s vocals A note must be made of the production; it is minimal but powerful something that has been observed in many of the tracks in Seabra’s discography.  trying to find myself while staying authentic and most of all just trying to write really great songs that people will enjoy listening to….I’m terribly excited at what comes next but I think with the right team behind me and a little bit of luck I’ll be well on my way.” Anson Seabra has been at the music game for just over a few years now but his ability at connecting with his fans over the relatable themes in his music is already signaling a career buoyed by humbleness and maturity.  The new video below has recently been released on Youtube Comment RSS Subscribe Unsubscribe Collapse All Expand All Write comments.. 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The comment will be refreshed after 00:00 Both men were from Portugal visiting New York City in late 2010 Castro was found bludgeoned and castrated on the floor of their hotel room '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" believing he could "harness the power" of the man's severed testicles a defense lawyer said at the start of the murder trial on Friday.Renato Seabra has been charged with second degree murder for the killing of 65-year-old Carlos Castro in the room they were sharing at the Intercontinental Hotel near Times Square in January 2011.Prosecutors told the jury that Seabra knew what he was doing when he choked Castro and stamped on his head bludgeoned him with a computer monitor and mutilated his genitals with a corkscrew.They charged that Seabra was enraged over the ending of their relationship.Seabra's lawyers do not dispute that Seabra killed Castro but they say their client experienced a "psychotic episode" and that the jury should find that he was not legally responsible by reason of insanity."In the case of Renato Seabra crazy really means crazy," Rubin Sinins told the jury at the criminal court in Manhattan "This case is about mental illness."Sinins added that Seabra was diagnosed that night at Bellevue Hospital in New York with mania and bipolar disorder a diagnosis that was affirmed by other doctors including at the jail where he is being held without bail.Sinins told the jury that Seabra believed he was on a mission from God and that the castration was a sort of exorcism."He told the police they were the demons and that by pulling them out everything will be right with the world," Sinins said.He added that his client told the police he believed that by "putting the testicles on each wrist he could harness the power of Carlos Castro's testicles dressed in a tight white shirt and black pants wore a headset in court and listened impassively to his lawyer through a Portuguese interpreter.Maxine Rosenthal told the jury that Seabra showed no symptoms of mental illness before the crime describing an ambitious young man hungry for fame and money who saw Castro as "a means to an end."The two men met after Castro contacted Seabra on Facebook and began a relationship in which Castro would buy the young model and his family expensive gifts and bring Seabra along on trips to London and Madrid Rosenthal said.They traveled to New York to celebrate the New Year.Castro was born in Angola during Portugal's colonial rule in the African nation He became a society journalist and gay activist 24 Horas and Correio de Manha.Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Paul Simao Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. 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