José Carlos Vasconcelos, native of Póvoa de Varzim, recalls that in the 1940s there was great poverty in that city. The article highlights his great admiration for local fishermen, considering them people of courage and extraordinary character.
In Coimbra, Vasconcelos actively participated in the academic struggles of 1961, where he fought for rights and freedoms. This experience would mark his path of struggle for freedom in Portugal.
As a lawyer, he defended political prisoners, journalists and intellectuals in processes he considered "ridiculous" conducted by PIDE, the political police of the Salazarist regime.
After the April 25th of 1974, José Carlos Vasconcelos dedicated himself to journalism, founding the weekly "Jornal" and later the "Jornal de Letras, Artes e Ideias", consolidating himself as a relevant figure in Portuguese post-revolutionary media.
