André Murraças, your tour guide, is an award-winning theatre director, playwright, and researcher of Portuguese queer heritage, providing an authentic, educational, and inspiring experience connecting places to singular lgbt characters.
Curiosities, historical accuracy and humor like no other tour.
What to Expect f? • Explore Chiado, Bairro Alto, and Príncipe Real, epicenters of Lisbon's LGBT+ life, filled with stories of resistance, art, and celebration.
• Iconic Figures: Learn about the lives and legacies of figures like António Botto, a 20th-century openly gay poet; António Variações, an innovative musician and one of the first victims of the disease; and Ana de Gonta Colaço, an avant-garde sculptor and garçonne.
• Cultural and Meeting Spaces: clubs and bars that have been and continue to be refuges for the LGBT+ community in the city.
• Stories of Resistance and Pride: historic milestones of LGBT+ activism in Lisbon, from the early movements to recent achievements.
A gay bar is not just a bar.
Before a sauna was a sauna...
Sissy that walk!
You will make your own way to the meeting points