O Fórum da Maia volta a acolher, pelo 27.º ano consecutivo, a exposição internacional de fotojornalismo World Press Photo. A mostra, dinamizada pela Câmara Municipal da Maia, estará de portas abertas entre 7 e 29 de novembro, com entrada gratuita.
A edição de 2026 reúne os trabalhos vencedores escolhidos entre mais de 57 mil fotografias submetidas por cerca de 3 700 fotógrafos de 141 países. O acervo documental aborda temas centrais da atualidade global, como conflitos armados, crise climática e histórias de resistência e reconstrução comunitária.
Credit: © Rob G. Green, National Geographic Society, Henry Luce Foundation
Caption: A wild giant panda is captured by a camera trap in the Wanglang National Nature Reserve. Sichuan, China, 11 November 2025.
Story: Recent population estimates suggest that fewer than 2,000 pandas remain in the wild, and only a few dozen individuals live within Wanglang National Nature Reserve’s 323-square-kilometer territory. This rare sighting was made possible through a pilot exchange program between the National Geographic Society and wildlife biologists, aimed at supporting wildlife monitoring efforts and fostering cross-cultural cooperation in conservation. Established in 1965, Wanglang is one of China’s oldest wild panda nature reserves and today serves as a key site for education and scientific research collaboration within the larger Giant Panda National Park system.
A sessão inaugural está agendada para o dia 7 de novembro, às 17h00. O programa do primeiro dia contempla uma visita guiada conduzida por Mariana Rettore Baptista, representante da World Press Photo Foundation, às 17h30, seguida de um painel de conversa com os fotógrafos Mário Cruz, Maria Abranches e Daniel Rodrigues, a partir das 18h30.
Do programa complementar consta ainda o debate «Chama-lhe Liberdade de Imprensa», organizado pelo Europe Direct Maia no dia 17 de novembro, focado no papel dos órgãos de comunicação social nas democracias atuais. O evento disponibiliza também visitas orientadas para o público escolar e geral, mediante reserva prévia.
Credit: © Luis Tato, Agence France-Presse
Caption: A student holds the flag adopted by Gen Z protesters globally. The symbol comes from the Japanese manga One Piece, in which pirates stand up to corrupt rulers. Antananarivo, Madagascar, 9 October 2025.
Story: In September 2025, students began protesting across Madagascar over failing public services, corruption, and economic hardship. When President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government but refused to resign, demonstrations intensified. On 11 October, the CAPSAT military unit defected to join the protesters, the same force that had installed Rajoelina in a 2009 coup. Days later, the military seized power, promising elections within two years. In a pattern seen across Gen Z uprisings in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bulgaria, Madagascar’s youth forced regime change, but were excluded from shaping the political transition that followed.
