{"id":5794,"date":"2025-11-24T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacaocidadedelisboa.pt\/quem-somos-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:57:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fundacaocidadedelisboa.pt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About us<\/h1>\n
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Over 35 years creating sustainable impact with innovative training, education and integration projects, always serving cities and working towards a more sustainable present and future. Discover who we are and our history.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Integration<\/div>\n

Mission<\/h2>\n

To promote social cohesion, integration and cultural appreciation within the Portuguese-speaking world and in the city of Lisbon.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Sustainability<\/div>\n

Vision<\/h2>\n

Lisbon, a city of cultural and social significance in the quest to build a fairer and more sustainable world.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Commitment<\/div>\n

Our values<\/h2>\n

Promoting multicultural integration. Commitment. Transparency. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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From Past to Present: Lisbon City Foundation<\/h2>\n \n
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The City of Lisbon Foundation arose from the initiative of engineer Nuno Krus Abecasis and the civic commitment of twenty-three prominent figures, who accepted the task of building, promoting and publicising the city, its links with Portugal and other cities around the world, making it, increasingly a large and open centre for socialising and personal fulfilment, bringing together all speakers of the language of Cam\u00f5es, not only through expression, but also through the deep humanitarian feelings shared and manifested by all.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n

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\r\n Three decades of commitment to a better future <\/h2>\r\n \r\n
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\u201cThis Foundation relies on your understanding and assistance, on your spirit of citizenship, on your sense that it is necessary to build without delay a better world, where people are happier and where they do not live in fear of the destruction of the Universe. It was your sense of urgency to build humanity that gave us the means to take on such great, historic, national and humanitarian responsibilities. We will do everything we can to bring it to fruition […]\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

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<\/div>\r\n Nuno Krus Abecasis, Engineer <\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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From the outset, we have believed that changing the world begins with caring for the city and its people.
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Principais marcos hist\u00f3ricos da Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Cidade de Lisboa <\/h2>\r\n <\/header>\r\n \r\n
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    1989 \u2013 First President: Nuno Krus Abecasis <\/div>\r\n \r\n

    A civil engineer, politician and visionary dedicated to the city of Lisbon, Nuno Krus Abecasis was the founder and first president of the FCL, a position he held until his death in 1999. He left a legacy of public service, urban innovation and commitment to the Portuguese-speaking community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    1989 \u2013 Founding of FCL<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    The Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Cidade de Lisboa was established on the initiative of Nuno Krus Abecasis and twenty-three prominent figures from civil society, with the mission of promoting Lisbon and its links with the Portuguese-speaking world. The public launch<\/a>, in June of that year, was attended by the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Cardinal Patriarch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    1990 \u2013 Nuno Krus Abecasis University College of Cooperation <\/div>\r\n \r\n

    The launch of FCL\u2019s longest-running project: a scholarship programme<\/a> for young people from Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP), aimed at training senior professionals to act as agents of development in their home countries. To date, the programme has awarded over 900 scholarships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    1990 \u2013 Editorial Project and Print Collection <\/div>\r\n \r\n

    FCL is starting its publishing project<\/a>, dedicated to the publication of works of historical and cultural significance on the Portuguese presence around the world. That same year, it began acquiring a collection<\/a> of rare engravings of Lisbon \u2014 depictions from the 16th to the 18th centuries showing the city as seen from the Tagus, both before and after the 1755 earthquake. A heritage that, from the outset, affirms the Foundation\u2019s commitment to the city\u2019s memory and identity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    1991\/1992 \u2013 Music Festivals and the Jo\u00e3o Barata Painting Award<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    A FCL afirma a sua voca\u00e7\u00e3o cultural com projetos nas \u00e1reas da m\u00fasica e das artes pl\u00e1sticas. Estabelece protocolo com o Festival Internacional de M\u00fasica Vianna da Motta e cria o seu pr\u00f3prio Festival de M\u00fasica. Em 1992, passa a patrocinar o Pr\u00e9mio de Pintura Jo\u00e3o Barata<\/a>, um concurso bienal organizado pela Livraria Barata em Lisboa, dedicado a jovens pintores que expunham pela primeira vez. As obras premiadas integram o acervo art\u00edstico da FCL. O pr\u00e9mio teve edi\u00e7\u00f5es at\u00e9 2006.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    FCL reaffirms its cultural commitment through projects in the fields of music and the visual arts. It signs a partnership agreement with the Vianna da Motta International Music Festival and launches its own Music Festival. In 1992, it began sponsoring the Jo\u00e3o Barata Painting Award<\/a>, a biennial competition organised by Livraria Barata in Lisbon, dedicated to young painters exhibiting for the first time. The winning works form part of the FCL\u2019s art collection. The prize was awarded until 2006.<\/p>\n

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    1997 \u2013 Course in Portuguese Language and Culture in Goa<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    For 18 consecutive years, the FCL has run Portuguese language course<\/a>s in five towns across the state of Goa, at three different levels, promoting the Portuguese language and culture and strengthening the historical ties between the two peoples. The project was carried out in partnership with the Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Lisbon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    1999 \u2013 2nd President: Jo\u00e3o Corr\u00eaa Nunes<\/div>\r\n \r\n
    Following the death of Nuno Krus Abecasis, Jo\u00e3o Corr\u00eaa Nunes, the Managing Director, was elected President; he was responsible for overseeing the completion of the headquarters building and ensuring the Foundation\u2019s continuity.<\/div>\n
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    2000 \u2013 Opening of the headquarters<\/div>\r\n \r\n
    The Foundation inaugurated its headquarters in Campo Grande at an event presided over by the then Mayor, Dr Jo\u00e3o Soares, attended by the Cardinal-Patriarch of Lisbon and Professor Ver\u00edssimo Serr\u00e3o.<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n
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    2000 \u2013 3rd President: \u00c1lvaro Jo\u00e3o Pinto Correia<\/div>\r\n \r\n
    With the construction of the headquarters complete, the third President, \u00c1lvaro Jo\u00e3o Pinto Correia, took office, ensuring the continuity and leadership of the institution for almost two decades.<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n
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    2009 \u2013 Training for Women<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    A development cooperation project<\/a> carried out on the island of Santo Ant\u00e3o, in Cape Verde, which trained 182 women in three areas: early childhood support, entrepreneurship and maternal and child health. It contributed to the integration of these women into the labour market and to the improvement of health conditions in the island\u2019s most deprived areas. It ran until 2012, with co-funding from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    2015\/2016 \u2013 Passport to Citizenship and Academia CV.pt<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    FCL is stepping up its work in the field of inclusion with two complementary initiatives. The Passport to Citizenship<\/a>, launched in 2014, supports migrants through civic literacy and assistance in actively exercising their rights and duties, and forms part of CLAIM \u2014 the Local Centre for Migrant Integration. In 2016, the Academia CV.pt<\/a> was launched, dedicated to the socio-educational development and integration of migrant children and young people through Portuguese language training.<\/p>\n

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    2017 \u2013 School for Citizenship and Dictionary of Development<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    FCL is launching two projects in the field of citizenship education. The School for Citizenship<\/a> works with educational communities to promote human rights, intercultural dialogue and civic awareness. The Development Dictionary<\/a> promotes critical thinking and the practice of active global citizenship. Both initiatives help to consolidate FCL\u2019s role as a leading organisation in citizenship education in Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    2018 \u2013 4th President: Ant\u00f3nio Carmona Rodrigues<\/div>\r\n \r\n
    Professor Ant\u00f3nio Carmona Rodrigues, who was co-opted onto the Board of Trustees, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors, a position he continues to hold to this day. Under his chairmanship, the FCL strengthened its presence within European and Portuguese-speaking networks and celebrated the institution\u2019s 35th anniversary.<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n
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    2020 – Puxar pela L\u00edngua and Tod@s ON<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    FCL is responding to the challenges of the post-pandemic era with two complementary projects: \u2018Puxar pela L\u00edngua<\/a>\u2019, which supports migrants and refugees by providing training in Portuguese communication and has already run several editions, and \u2018Tod@s ON<\/a>\u2019, which focuses on the academic success and socio-emotional development of vulnerable children and young people, in partnership with schools in Lisbon.<\/p>\n

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    2020\/2021 – Tod@s IN and Foco na Inclus\u00e3o<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    FCL is launching two complementary projects in the field of education and social inclusion. The Tod@s IN<\/a> and Foco na Inclus\u00e3o<\/a> initiatives promote the inclusion of vulnerable children, young people and families through personalised socio-educational support, arts workshops and training for community mentors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    2022\/2024 – European Projects: Exchange for SDGs and Tools for YOU*!<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    FCL is strengthening its presence in European cooperation through two Erasmus+ projects. The Exchange for SDGs<\/a> promoted the sharing of best practices in global citizenship education between organisations in Portugal and Spain. Tools for YOU*!<\/a>, developed with partners from nine countries, provided training for professionals working with young people who are not in employment, education or training. Both projects have resulted in educational resources that are available free of charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    2023 \u2013 Series of Conferences <\/div>\r\n \r\n

    FCL is reviving its tradition of lecture series with two new programmes. \u2018Poentes Olisiponenses\u2019<\/a> explores the city\u2019s identity and memory, whilst \u2018Lisbon at the Crossroads of Sustainability\u2019 places the capital at the heart of the debate on the environmental and social challenges of the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    2024 – Cidadania em Jogo: Tu Decides!<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    A project<\/a> to promote democratic literacy and civic participation among young people, developed using digital technologies and gamification methodologies. It resulted in a digital game distributed to schools across the country, completed in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    2024 \u2013 35th anniversary of the FCL<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    The Foundation is celebrating three and a half decades of activity, having awarded over 900 scholarships, carried out dozens of national and international projects, and established a strong presence within European and Portuguese-speaking networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/li>\r\n <\/ol>\r\n \r\n

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