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Carolina Deslandes performs this Wednesday at the Rossio 'camp-in' for the right to housing

Singer Carolina Deslandes is joining the protesters currently occupying Praça D. Pedro IV in Lisbon to demonstrate against the housing crisis. Her performance takes place on the night of Wednesday, 28 October.

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This protest is part of a series of demonstrations regarding housing rights in Lisbon, which may lead to temporary crowds or local transit adjustments near Praça D. Pedro IV on Wednesday night.

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