Illustrations created for the angry chronicles of Pedro Boucherie Mendes, on Index magazine, every Saturday with “i” newspaper.

Mentes brilhantes

On the last ever issue of Index magazine, the chronicle talks about people who never utter a swear word, and how bizarre they seam to those who can’t avoid swearing now and then. Curiously, I was precisely in that mood when I made this illustration.
Published on Index Magazine nº47

A Arte do Embirrar

Our Pet Peeves are usually random, unexplainable, and rather childish.
Published on Index Magazine nº47

Manjar dos Deuses

Portuguese are very specific regarding what they order for breakfast in a cafe. Specially so with their coffee… there are dozens of different ways of having one, and we demand precision.
Published on Index Magazine nº45

A minha maneira de ver as coisas

“My way of seeing things is a very portuguese way of hanging to a controversial opinion without allowing any discussion. It could be used to say that the Sistine Chapel ceiling is rubbish, for example.
Published on Index Magazine nº44

Fases da Lua

We all go through phases, like the healthy food kick, where we show the world we’re on a sensible diet, but then stuff our faces when nobody is looking.
Published on Index Magazine nº43

Os incompreensíveis

Some people are lose control of their collections.
Published on Index Magazine nº42

Podes trocar

The portuguese habit of giving presents always comes with a disclaimer.
Published on Index Magazine nº41

Meter coisas na cabeça

Sometimes a text is just begging for a literal illustration, and this was the case.
Published on Index Magazine nº40

Os conversadores

According to the author, there are several types of chatters. In this illustration, the Shouter, the Nay-Sayer, the False Quiet and the Interrupting Clown.
Published on Index Magazine nº39

O instante fatal

It’s the little things that get on our nerves, like not being able to read a magazine because of the light reflected on the shiny pages.
Published on Index Magazine nº38

Azar, esse desconhecido

We all leave everything for the last minute, and when things go wrong, call it bad luck.
Published on Index Magazine nº37

Estás por aí?

When Portuguese bump into other Portuguese when they are abroad, they somehow always want to hang out…
Published on Index Magazine nº36

O arrependimento não mata

Portuguese interviewers never seem to ask any interesting questions.
Published on Index Magazine nº35

Maldispostos

The sole mention of his name seems to spring people into saying how much of an arrogant snob he seems to be, but Pedro Boucherie Mendes, our Portuguese Simon Cowell, doesn’t care at all.
Published on Index Magazine nº34

O sapatinho apertado

The crisis won’t be for real until we can’t afford someone to clean our house, do our laundry and iron our clothes anymore, and have to do it all ourselves.
Published on Index Magazine nº33

A nossa selecção

Paulo Bento is the new king, in a world where all the credit (and discredit) always goes to the leadership and not the teams.
Published on Index Magazine nº32

O Tópico

We’re back at being bored with other people’s conversations.
Published on Index Magazine nº31

Happy meal

Happy woman is a woman’s magazines bestseller, but how many of the true stories are really true?
Published on Index Magazine nº30

O esgoto

Social Networks are an effortless playground, where people dump their platitudes, tastes and holiday snaps with zero compromise, the sewer of the souls.
Published on Index Magazine nº29

Dicionário Jornalistês-Português II

Another collection of cliches used by journalists, with reference on how they describe different ethnic groups.
Published on Index Magazine nº28

Dicionário Jornalistês-Português I

Journalists have a code of overused expressions for specific situations and are never afraid to use them one more time.
Published on Index Magazine nº27

Ajuste de Contas

In Portugal, dinners make the world go ‘round.
Published on Index Magazine nº26

O passaporte do Papa

This week, Pedro Boucherie Mendes wonders if the Pope has a passport, and if he has to go through airport security.
Published on Index Magazine nº25

Nós e a política

We’re all so bored of politics…
Published on Index Magazine nº24

Pessoas Especiais

Some people are just special. Like the ones who lock their pets in a room when they have visitors.
Published on Index Magazine nº23

O credo

Some people like to proclaim that there is something they always do. Or never do. Like always having Savora Mustard at hand, even on holidays.
Published on Index Magazine nº22

A lei da bomba

Gas-pump employers have to perform so many different tasks.
Published on Index Magazine nº21

A corrida dos especiais

Dreaming is overrated.
Published on Index Magazine nº20

Livros infantil

Self-help books condescendingly tell us we’re special and if others don’t agree, it’s their problem.
Published on Index Magazine nº19

O mistério alentejano

What’s so special about Alentejo?
Published on Index Magazine nº18

Entre nós

What good would it do to succeed abroad if we couldn’t rub it in?
Published on Index Magazine nº17

Não, mas deixe-me ver

Portuguese don’t really mean no, when they say no.
Published on Index Magazine nº16

Novo Código Civil

According to Pedro Boucherie Mendes’ new Civil Code, grumpy civil servants should be forced to have a smile tattooed on their forehead.
Published on Index Magazine nº15

Bagão Felix há só um

Published on Index Magazine nº14

Os prazeres pequenos na vida

What wont we do for a discounted price?
Published on Index Magazine nº13

Meter a mudança

On how the Portuguese feed on nostalgia and think it was all oh so good in the olden days.
Published on Index Magazine nº12.

Vida de cão

This week’s text was about “dog people”.
Published on Index Magazine nº11.

A estimação do ódios

Sometimes, the hate you have for opening a simple DVD box is enough to blow up a small country…
Published on Index Magazine nº10.

Hard Rock cadê

The Hard Rock Café t-shirt isn’t so special anymore…
Published on Index Magazine nº9.

A Sexta dimensão

We’re living for the weekend: We hate mondays and the week keeps getting better until we reach Friday, the peak of happiness.
Published on Index Magazine nº8.

Mourinho

It seems the Portuguese treat José Mourinho as if he made a pact with the devil…
Published on Index Magazine nº7.

A grandeza das manias

On how the Portuguese are quirky people, and drive the café waiters nuts with their special requests and finicky ways.
Published on Index Magazine nº6.

Acontece-me

Who recognizes the dashing young man on this week’s illustration about people that enjoy telling stories? Yes, I had to turn to old family photos for reference this week.
Published on Index Magazine nº5.

Morte Lenta

This week’s anger is turned to people who slow down traffic of people and cars. A subway inspired illustration.
Published on Index Magazine nº4.

Jeitosos

This week’s chronicle was about the Portuguese expression “nada de jeito”, which roughly translates as “nothing special”.
Published on Index Magazine nº3.

Os passeios em Nova Iorque

This week’s subject was people who visit New York, and I based the illustration on stills from Woody Allen’s Manhattan.
Published on the second issue of Index Magazine.

Os novos velhos

The first chronicle was about the Portuguese blogosphere, where bloggers are compared to characters in psychiatric hospital movies, who only talk about their own problems and obsessions. The illustration was inspired on “One flew over a cuckoo’s nest”, mentioned on the text.
Published on the first issue of Index Magazine.