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Festas de Abril

Liberty to play

Video EGEAC/Frederico Batista
Photography. A group of people sideways and facing the viewer. In the foreground, a poster that reads April in Lisbon, Freedom to play.
©EGEAC/José Frade
Photography. A group of people with their backs and facing the viewer, surround a piano placed in the street. In the background, trees, the houses and the Castle of São Jorge.
©EGEAC/José Frade
Photography. A group of people, facing the viewer, surround a piano played by a woman. In the background, the houses of Lisbon.
©EGEAC/José Frade
Photography. A child sitting on a bench with his back to the viewer plays the piano. Next to the piano, standing, a man looks and smiles at the child. In the background, trees.
©EGEAC/José Frade
Photography. Municipality Square, Lisbon. In front of the building, a man plays the piano, applauded by a group of people.
©EGEAC/José Frade
Photography. A group of children, with their backs and facing the observer, surround a piano, played by a child.
©EGEAC/José Frade
Photography. Terreiro do Paço, with Rua Augusta Arch in the background. In the center of the image, in the foreground, a man plays the piano. Next to the piano, standing, is a young man with his back to the observer.
©EGEAC/José Frade
Photography. A group of people facing the viewer. One person is singing, another is sitting and playing the piano. In the background, more people, cars and the river.
©EGEAC/José Frade
Photography. A man sitting sideways to the viewer plays the piano in a square. In the image, several people walk with their backs and front to the viewer. On the left side, a turret. In the background, cars and the river.
©EGEAC/José Frade

For five days, five pianos were scattered around several of the city's parks and squares with everyone free to play whatever they feel like.