Évora University Press

The geodiversity of the Évora region

Manuel Francisco Pereira — 2025-11-19

In the historic center of Évora, well-preserved outcrops of rocks are relatively scarce, limiting opportunities for visitors and residents to experience the local geodiversity directly. This situation makes it particularly important to identify and highlight other types of geological information accessible in the city. Thus, the primary objective of this guide is to inventory and describe points of interest related to the geodiversity of Évora, with a focus on examples of igneous (plutonic) and metamorphic rocks exposed in the wall surrounding the historic center. This geological record is valuable evidence of the region's geological history, enabling the development of walking trails for educational and scientific dissemination purposes. In addition to creating these walking trails, this guide also compares the rocks used in the wall's construction with those exposed in two nearby locations: the Alto de São Bento mills viewpoint and the Polo da Mitra of the University of Évora (Valverde). At these two geological sites of interest, it is possible to observe in situ outcrops of plutonic and metamorphic rocks, which help contextualize, complement, and deepen understanding of the different rock types used in the wall's construction. This approach enables us to relate urban geology to regional geology, thereby enriching our understanding of the landscape and the processes that formed the rocks of the Évora region.

O Futuro é Hoje

Pedro Horta — 2025-10-14

O Futuro é Hoje – Book of Communications of the XIX Iberian Congress and XV Ibero-American Congress on Solar Energy brings together a wide range of studies, projects, and research focused on the decisive role of renewable energy in the energy transition. Compiled from the communications presented at the congress, the publication reflects the diversity and timeliness of scientific and technological solutions driving solar energy and other clean sources in the Iberian and Ibero-American context. Key thematic areas include innovation in photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, the integration of solar energy in buildings and cities, energy storage, green hydrogen, energy efficiency, as well as policies and strategies for decarbonisation. The book highlights the importance of multidisciplinary research and international cooperation in building a sustainable, accessible, and resilient energy future, while underlining the urgency of acting today to face climate and environmental challenges.

Essays of Imagination with the Landscape

Maria João Pereira MARQUES — 2025-06-23

Ensaios da Imaginação com a Paisagem (Essays of Imagination with the Landscape) is a study on the works of Armando Antunes da Silva (Évora, 1921-1997), developed around two main objectives: to determine the uniqueness of this writer within Portuguese literature and to trace, throughout the second half of the 20th century, the evolution of the Alentejo, a region present throughout Antunes da Silva's work as both an object of reflection and a source of lyricism.

To achieve these goals, we selected three of the author's works—the novel Suão (1960) and his two diaries, Jornal I (1987) and Jornal II (1990). The historical period documented in these books, coinciding with their publication dates, ensured that they encompassed a significant stretch of Alentejo’s reality. This perspective was further extended by the portrayal of the region in the 1940s, as conveyed in Gaimirra, a collection of short stories previously read by the author.

However, the effort to read the selected books in alignment with the rest of Antunes da Silva’s work led to a reflection on other texts that are part of his journalistic and literary production. For this reason, Ensaios da Imaginação com a Paisagem also explores narratives such as Alentejo É Sangue and A Fábrica, as well as Antunes da Silva's poetry, including Canções do Vento and Rio Degebe, among others. In harmony with the prose and poetry referenced above, we also analyzed his reports on Terras Velhas Semeadas de Novo and Alqueva a Grande Barragem.

As Antunes da Silva was a voice of constructive criticism toward the Estado Novo regime and Portugal’s young democracy, it was essential from the outset to clarify his political ideology. Understanding the core ideas of the MDP/CDE, the party in which he was an active member, alongside the reading of these reports and diary texts—published after the April 25th Revolution—and the analysis of Notícias do Sul (1976-1981), the newspaper he directed, helped uncover the political and civic ideas embedded in his literature, while also providing a broader contextual framework. The socio-cultural and political-economic landscape of 20th-century Alentejo is thus revealed through the intersection of Antunes da Silva’s perspective with that of other figures interested in the region.

Always driven by the desire to distinguish Antunes da Silva within the national literary scene, we examined the influences of other writers on his work. A steadfast advocate of the human value of the Alentejo plains and deeply captivated by its sunlit landscape, Antunes da Silva reveals, in his diaries and in some press articles, the words that interweave with his own. It is therefore imperative to compare his regionalist work to that of authors such as Camilo Castelo Branco (As Novelas do Minho) and Alentejo-born writers like Mário Beirão, Fialho de Almeida, Manuel Ribeiro, and Garibaldino de Andrade. The selection of texts and authors was based not only on Antunes da Silva’s own references but also on his efforts to pay tribute to Alentejo’s cultural heritage. In response to this endeavor, and particularly due to Manuel Ribeiro de Pavia, the artist who illustrated some of Antunes da Silva’s books, an appendix was dedicated to the illustrators of the literature under discussion.

Osteology and Miology

Ana Faustino — 2024-11-12

This book is the third in a didactic collection for the study of the anatomy (osteology and myology) of domestic animals for veterinary students. It deals with the osteology of the thoracic limb, describing the bony parts of the different anatomical regions, the main joints and movements, particularly the detailed anatomy of the canine forelimb. It also covers the main skeletal muscles of the thoracic limb, mentioning the bony landmarks of origin and muscle insertion for a better understanding of movements.

Using photographs of the bone parts and muscle dissection provides an engaging way to review the bones, and the specific areas where the muscles originate and insert, allowing a better understanding of the muscles that function as flexors and those that are extensors.

Finally, there is a short section on how to study these topics in the form of a practical protocol.

Cruzando la raya 4

Susana Gil Llinás — 2024-06-27

The proximity between Spanish and Portuguese is both an advantage and a drawback for Portuguese-speaking students who are beginning to study Spanish. The similarities between both languages allow learners to advance easily through the initial levels of Spanish, but, at the same time, cause recurrent interference mistakes that are commonly shared. Taking these peculiarities into account, the Cruzando la Raya 3 coursebook was created for university students of Spanish whose mother tongue is Portuguese. This coursebook follows a communicative and contrastive approach by offering explanations, semantic notes or exercises that emphasize the similarities and differences between Spanish and Portuguese in order to promote a more effective learning of the Spanish language.