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Bica means 'espresso' here in Lisbon. Only in Lisbon. Not in the whole Portugal. Inside A Brasileira The origin of bica is from the cafe called A Brasileira. When I asked around about the origin of bica, some Portuguese people said it is the acronym of 'bebe isto com açucar,' meaning drink this with sugar. They said "When the cafe introduced coffee to Lisbonians, the taste was too bitter so it wasn't popular. That's why A Brasileira put up a sign saying 'bebe isto com açucar.'" However, after reading a few books on Lisbon, I found out that is not the real story behind BICA. The birthplace of the word BICA is A Brasileira but BICA means the tube they carried espresso. At that time they didn't have such good espresso machines like nowadays. And to serve the customers fast, they made espresso in advance and served it later. So espresso didn't taste good. One day, one of the customers complained about the lukew...

Based on  Pascal Mercier 's book Nachtzug nach Lissabon, the movie takes you to this lovely city, Lisboa. This picture is from IMDB.  In 2013, when I saw it for the first time, I never imagined I would live here and now. The only reason I encountered this treat at that time was I had a huge crush on Jeremy Irons. Haven't seen this film yet and want to learn more?  from IMDB Jeremy Irons, isn't he dreamy? Just click here  and watch the trailer. Ever since I took root here in this city, I have been combing all over Lisbon for the traces. Visitors around the world are also wandering and wondering whereabouts. If you are one of them, here are all the answers you've been searching for. Roaming the streets, I couldn't find some. It took me many trips to cover all the places. I don't want you to miss any spot, so I linked all the locations on the google map. Once named after dictator Salazar, the bridge was renamed as April 25th af...