Mocidade Portuguesa

Portuguese Youth
Mocidade Portuguesa
Formation1936
Dissolved1974
TypeYouth organisation
Legal statusDefunct
Region served
Portugal
Parent organization
National Union

The Mocidade Portuguesa (Portuguese pronunciation: [musiˈðaðɨ puɾtuˈɣezɐ], English: Portuguese Youth) was a Portuguese youth organisation founded in 1936 (dissolved in 1974) under the authoritarian regime of Prime Minister Salazar's Estado Novo. Membership was compulsory between the ages of 7 and 14, and voluntary until the age of 25.[1] A documentary film made in 1939 gives an insight into its activities, attitudes and values.[2]

  1. ^ Infopédia. "Mocidade Portuguesa - Infopédia". Infopédia - Dicionários Porto Editora (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ Cinemateca (1939). "Mocidade Vitoriosa". Cinemateca.