It is a small country in Southern Europe, not very densely populated, Portugal is nevertheless known as a great land of emigration. Since the dictatorship in the 60s and 70s, for those who leave, we say “faire le saut”, it is the consecrated expression. France is the first destination! The Carnation Revolution, in April 1974, changes the situation but emigration remains strong. Between the Portuguese who will never return and those who find the path to their origins, portrait of a little-known emigration. (Rebroadcast)
“Portuguese emigration, the leap over the mountains”, a report by Marie-Line Darcy.