Resuscitating a Portuguese ghost town

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Francisco could have gotten a well-paying job in the city. But the the young Portuguese academic decided to use his agricultural expertise to rejuvenate a local town suffering from economic decay.

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Date 13.11.2012
Author Guilherme Correia da Silva, Querenca, Portugal
Editor Kate Müser
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Author Guilherme Correia da Silva, Querenca, Portugal
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