Portugal undertook the first national survey of cultural practices (2020) with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The present paper describes the contemporary cultural eclecticism in keeping with the analysis of key indicators for the cultural consumption of cinema, live performances, theatre, dance, circus, festivals, and local events. In line with previous European Survey conclusions, the first Portuguese National Survey results demonstrate how the younger and better educated, alongside those raised by educated parents, display “cultural omnivorism”. The main findings converge around how the influence of social backgrounds, positions in the professional structure and class identities, are shaping cultural consumption as pointed out by Reeves in his cross-national European study.

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

National survey,Cultural participation,Social and professional backgrounds,Omnivores

• Sociology - Social Sciences