It is a small country in Southern Europe, not very densely populated, yet Portugal is known as a major land of emigration. Since the dictatorship in the 60s and 70s, for those who leave, we say “take the leap”, this is the established expression. France is the first destination! The Carnation Revolution in April 1974 changed the situation but emigration remained strong. Between the Portuguese who will never return and those who find their way back to their origins, a portrait of a little-known emigration.
“Portuguese emigration, the jump over the mountains”, a report by Marie-Line Darcy.