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Present at Nelson Mandela Music Tribute, fashion designer Roselyn Silva, 30, told the Lusa news agency that former South African president Nelson Mandela represented "above all else". ;hope".
Born in São Tomé and Príncipe and living four years in Lisbon, Roselyn Silva, believes that Mandela's message was "to promote unity and love" and "not to feed hate ".
"We are at the Nelson Mandela tribute festival where we live with different cultures, ethnicities, and nationalities, and this has been possible because just as Nelson Mandela and others have given their voice and embraced a cause that their has cost a lot, his life, in the case of Nelson Mandela, have been years of life, "said the young woman from Sao Tome and Principe.
Blackson Afonso, 35, a native of Angola, told Lusa that Nelson Mandela "was not only a lesson for Africans, but also for the World because he was persevering and that he was fighting for equality ".
According to Blackson Afonso, the former president of South Africa, "paved the way for what we are now."
"The proof of its importance is that today we are celebrating today, 100 years ago and for the year 101 and we will continue to celebrate it because of the fact that it is so important. "He fought for something we all believe in. He fought for humanity," said Blackson Afonso, who lives in Lisbon since the age of eight.
Relaxed, the 19-year-old Luso-Mozambican Ricardo Carvalho stressed that Mandela represented a "model of freedom".
"What he did for us or the world himself was an attitude of which I must be grateful, and an example to follow," Ricardo Carvalho said.
Luso-Angolan Rosana Silva, 28, believes that Nelson Mandela represents "equality, compassion and love of neighbor".
"This represents a lot of values present in our society, but we still have a lot to improve," said the 26-year-old Porto woman.
Gisela Machunqo, a native of Mozambique, said that "it is a great emotion to be here [no festival] as a Mozambican and to participate in this event on such an important date as this one. ".
For Gisela Machunqo, Nelson Mandela is a personality who "represents the education, freedom and union of African peoples".
From today until Friday, Matosinhos Beach receives a solidarity festival with several international artists, as part of an initiative whose revenues will be donated to social institutions. .
Steven Tyler, Bob Geldof, Martin Garrix, Rui Veloso, Jimmy P, Kaiser Chiefs, Pablo Alboran, Gabriel The Thinker, KURA, Calema, Wyclef Jean with the Senegalese Youssou N`Dour, Soweto Gospel Choir or Pablo Milanés some of musicians gathered to pay tribute to South African political history.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela passed away on December 5, 2013, at the age of 95, after a life dedicated to combating racial discrimination and injustices against the black population.
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