By cryptoreforma on Skatehive
This year Portugal celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April, the end of the dictatorship and the establishment of democracy and freedom. Music has always been a weapon in the fight for freedom, the name Zeca Afonso went down in history with the lyrics of the iconic song of the 25th of April, “Grândola, Vila Morena”. This song was the radio password that confirmed the military revolution to overthrow the fascist regime. Jose Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, José Afonso, Zeca Afonso to his friends, family, and to many, was born in Aveiro, Portugal, on August 2, 1929. He passed away on February 23, 1987. He studied in Coimbra and taught between 1956 and 1964 in the center, Alentejo and Algarve. PIDE, the police of the dictatorial regime at the time, persecuted him and had songs banned. This graffiti made by Daniel Eime is in the historic area of Faro, close to where Zeca Afonso lived, and the black and white stencil was made in Coimbra - close to the house where he lived.