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Baleira and the Void

August 06, 2026

Baleira is a town of barely 1,000 inhabitants in the Galician region of A Fonsagrada. A Fonsagrada is also the largest municipality by territory in Galicia and, yet, one of the most sparsely populated: it only has 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometer, while Vigo, the Galician city with the highest population, has 2,690. Baleira —which means empty— has an even lower population density: 6.9 inhabitants per km². Baleira is a complete metaphor for the phenomenon of depopulation in Galicia. In 50 years, its population has decreased by 50%.

World Press Fires

August 04, 2026

The summer 2025 fires in Galicia were historic. They affected so many hectares that they ended up merging with one another, devastating flora, fauna, and entire villages, such as San Vicente de Leira (in the region of Valdeorras, Ourense). This was captured by the camera of our colleague Brais Lorenzo. His work earned the prestigious World Press Photo 2026 award.

A man fights the wildfire with a tree branch in Cualedro, Galicia, on August 15, 2025. – Brais Lorenzo

Do Seventh-Generation Wildfires Really Exist? | For free

July 25, 2026

We analyze the evolution of extreme megafires and the flaws in prevention in Galicia

Celso Ferreira next to a door made from the remains of the plane, in the village of Vilarón, na aldea de Vilar

The Morgan Plane Crash: From Legend to Living History of World War II

July 10, 2026

The residents of Calvos de Randín kept a legend between fiction and reality for decades: the story about the early hours of 1944 when they woke up as “Morgan’s” plane crashed.

“Habitar o baleiro” brings the reality of rural Galicia to Ferrol

July 09, 2026

After welcoming 25,000 visitors, the exhibition is on display at the Afundación headquarters in Praza da Constitución

Marilar Aleixandre, Alba Rodríguez Saavedra, Brais Lorenzo e Ana Cabana durante o encontro

Habitar o baleiro delves into Rural Women and the Work of Ruth Matilda Anderson in a RAG Seminar

June 18, 2026

Brais Lorenzo shared the panel with researcher Alba R. Saavedra and historian Ana Cabana Iglesia The photojournalist from Habitar o baleiro, Brais Lorenzo, participated alongside researcher Alba R. Saavedra and historian Ana Cabana Iglesia in the seminar Ruth Matilda Anderson: a ollada nas mulleres. This panel discussion, organized by the Real Academia Galega (RAG), focused