Celeste Caeiro, who gave the carnations to the April 25 revolution in 1974, has died.

Celeste Caeiro, the woman who gave carnations to the soldiers on April 25, 1974, in Rua do Carmo, becoming a national symbol, died this Friday at the age of 91. The news was confirmed by her granddaughter on social media.

Carolina Fontel, Celeste Caeiro’s granddaughter, confirmed her grandmother’s death on social media this Friday. In it is a photo of Celeste at the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of April 25th this year, in Lisbon.

Celeste Caeiro became a national symbol and a symbol of the Portuguese revolution. On April 25, 1974, Celeste Caiero worked in a restaurant celebrating its one-year anniversary. The owner bought carnations to offer to customers, but the incidents of the day led Celeste to keep them and offer them flowers to the soldiers in Rua do Carmo.

Fifty years later, Celeste Caeiro was one of the most sought-after and cherished figures at the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of April 25 in Lisbon, where her granddaughter accompanied her. Her connection to the moment that marked Portugal in the 20th century led to her being decorated by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

Celeste Caeiro died at the age of 91 in Leiria Hospital due to respiratory problems.

In RTP-Portuguese Public Television

Translation by PBBI-Fresno State.

Picture from Diário de Notícias

We will continue to pay tribute to Celeste Caeiro with various pieces from Portuguese sources and worldwide reports and through the creative arts, such as with this bilingual poem from poet RoseAngelina Baptista, who resides in Florida.