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On Lisbon As This Century’s Paris
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On Lisbon As This Century’s Paris

Experimental creativity, extravagant parties, liberal drug laws and affordable housing.

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Lauren Razavi
May 17, 2023
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On a Saturday night in April, I’m in the gardens of a lavish mansion somewhere on the outskirts of Lisbon. An elated crowd of young, beautiful, global people dances around me in a mist of glitter, laughter, and vape smoke. The party’s host, a DJ of Parisian origin named Shugi, provides an eclectic soundtrack of techno tunes. It has the atmosphere of Gla…

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