In the early years of Portuguese transition, many right-wing players aimed at influencing the new course of national politics, either by entering the system through institutionalized parties or harassing it through subversive action. The successive setbacks propelled these players to a growing radicalization and illegal action. The article reconstructs the political geography of these forces that were stationed or positioned on the far right of the political spectrum and analyzes its objectives, strategies and successes, from April 25, 1974, through gonçalvismo and ending with the normalization post-November 25, 1975.