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Robin Reid

Porto, 1925 – 2015

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  • Born1925, Portonot verified1 source
  • Died2015not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1925

    Born in Porto

  2. 2015

    Dies

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Porto.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Robin is born in Porto

Who governed

What people wore

Embroidering by oil lamp light

Women frequently worked until 11:00 PM by the light of oil lamps to embroider their festival clothing after a full day of labor.

Getting around

Traditional rural transport methods

In rural northern Portugal during the 1920s, travelers could observe peasants using wooden-soled shoes while driving oxen carts with creaking wooden wheels, a stark contrast to the emerging motor transport in cities.

At the table

High Cost of Basic Nutrition

Ordinary families typically spent 60 percent of their income on food, yet many still struggled to eat well.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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In the news1918–1920

Spanish Flu Pandemic

Between 1918 and 1920, the Spanish flu pandemic killed an estimated 100,000 people in Portugal.

Music

Fado reached all social classes

Fado was a popular urban song genre heard in cafes, clubs, and bullfights, enjoyed by both the elite in their salons and the lower classes.

Daily life

Lack of Basic Infrastructure in Homes

In rural areas, many homes lacked running water, electricity, and toilets, with families often using basic holes in the ground for sewage. Cooking typically occurred on floor-level fires without chimneys, leaving walls blackened by smoke.