Acknowledgements

The editor of the Sol Nascente website would like to thank Dr. Luísa Duarte Santos, researcher at the Instituto de História de Arte (FCSH-UNL), for the study on the magazine's graphic design and illustrations; Dr. Georgina Azevedo for providing access to Manuel de Azevedo's archive; to Dr. Eduarda Dionísio, for the documentation provided; to Prof. Raquel Henriques da Silva and Dr. Odete Belo for the dedicated and proficient collaboration of the Museu do Neo-Realismo; to Prof. Rui Feijó, and his family; to Dr. Leonor Baeta Neves and Dr. Margarida Torres, for the images provided.

Our sincere thanks also go out to Dr. Manuela Ralha, Vila Franca de Xira’s councilor for culture, and Dr. Alexandre Sargento, head of cultural services, for their interest and trust in the partnership work with the municipality.