Patrícia Portela

Patrícia Portela (1974) has lived in Macau, Utrecht, Helsínquia, Ebeltoft, Berlim, Antuérpia, Viseu and Lisboa. A creator of performances and literary works, she holds a master's degree in scenography from Central Saint Martins/Faculdade de Utrecht and another in Contemporary Philosophy from Leuven. She was a columnist for JL and Antena 1 and artistic director of Teatro Viriato, in Viseu, and Rua das Gaivotas 6, in Lisboa. She received the Prémio Madalena Azeredo de Perdigão/FCG for Flatland I and the Prémio Grande Romance ou Novela APE 2025 for Manual para Andar Espantada por Existir. Her latest novel, Hoje, 3 de Maio (2026), written in response to Goya's painting, has been critically acclaimed.