In 1988 the following contemporary artists were commissioned to decorate the newer subway stations Júlio Pomar (the "Alto dos Moinhos" station), Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (the "Cidade Universitária" station), Sá Nogueira ("Laranjeiras" station) and Manuel Cargaleiro (the "Colégio Militar" station).
Prek teh del je postala gonilna sila pri oživljanju in posodabljanju umetnosti "azulejo", ki je sicer začela zamirati.