The roda dos expostos: the abandoned children of Lisbon

On a baptism record, a single word: exposto. Behind it lies the story of the Lisbon roda, its abandoned children and the 90,000 “sinais” left by their mothers.

On a baptism record, a single word: exposto. Behind it lies the story of the Lisbon roda, its abandoned children and the 90,000 “sinais” left by their mothers.