04 March 2015
The National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA), which has been advocating for the continuation of the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus, reported today that the Caucus has been reinstated for the present 114 th US Congress. The Caucus, established in 1995 by Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (RI-D) and co-chaired with Congressman Richard Pombo (CA-R), is a […]
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03 March 2015
By David Mendonça, Contributor (*) Camané will be topping a double bill of fado this Saturday, 7 March, at the Zeiterion Theater in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he will be joined by Carminho. Even after more than 25 years of performing the fado, Camané continues to work at an intense and trend-setting pace. A comprehensive […]
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02 March 2015
Gender, Empire, and Postcolony: Luso-Afro-Brazilian Intersections is a collection of essays on gender in Portuguese colonialism and Lusophone postcolonialism. The contributors engage systematically with postcolonial and gender theory as they examine the diverse universe of cultural production that has directed itself to Lusophone colonial and postcolonial experience and legacy, including literature, cinema, and other visual […]
Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Brazil, Cape Verde, Education, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Madeira, Mozambique, People, Politics, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World
02 March 2015
Marine life photographer, Nuno Sá, is the winner of the ‘Underwater Photographer of The Year 2015’ by London based UPY, an international photographic competition aiming to celebrate excellence in all disciplines of underwater photography. The winners were selected by panel the judges, Alex Mustard, Martin Edge and Peter Rowlands, going through 2,500 entries from 40 countries. Nuno Sá […]
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02 March 2015
By Joy Hanford, Contributor (*) When I describe my life to friends back home in Indiana it sounds too good to be true. I live in Guimarães, in the North of Portugal. It is a stunning, special place that just so happens to be the birthplace of the nation. Medieval, honest, and ancient, my days […]
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27 February 2015
Portuguese architect, Álvaro Siza Vieira, is the winner of the 2015 ‘Building of the Year Award’ – Office Category – by prestigious ArchDaily.com. Siza was awarded for the ’The Building on the Water’ project located in Huai’na, Jiangsu Province (China), the ArchDaily reported. The project was designed together with Portuguese architect Carlos Castanheira for the company Shihlien Chemical Industrial […]
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