9 JUL | LITERARY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ASIA, with Joaquim Magalhães de Castro

AS A PILGRIM IN ASIA
Based on one of the chapters of his latest book, "Beyond - A Sentimental History of Travel and Travelers," about the diffusion of the human figure of Buddha across Asia from the influx of Hellenistic art from Gandhara, Gonçalo Cadilhe invites us on a journey through some Asian countries in search of a reflection on the power of beauty, the importance of roads, the myth of Alexander, and the quest for meaning in life that transcends all cultures and continents.

Biographical note
Gonçalo Cadilhe was born in Figueira da Foz in 1968. He graduated in Business Management from the Catholic University of Porto in 1992. 
He is a travel writer, documentarian, and photographer. He organizes group trips for Pinto Lopes Travel.
He has published fifteen books. Travel, historical biographies, surfing, and life encounters are his chosen themes. 
Among the various titles, notable ones include “Personal Planisphere,” a 19-month journey around the world without using air transport; “In the Footsteps of Magellan,” a traveling biography of the navigator; “In the Footsteps of Saint Anthony,” a secular journey through the life of the Portuguese saint. 
He is the author of several documentaries for RTP, including “In the Spice Islands,” about the Portuguese in the Moluccas; and “In the Footsteps of Fernão Mendes Pinto,” across various Asian countries.

With the support of Pinto Lopes Travel

Information:
ca.cfc@scml.pt I +351 213 235 004

Maximum of 50 participants

Casa Ásia – Francisco Capelo Collection
Largo Trindade Coelho, 22, 1200-450 Lisbon (near Chiado)