The Portuguese passport was ranked the sixth most “powerful” in the world among 188 countries, according to the Henley Passport Index. Japan leads the ranking, with the passport that opens most doors to other countries, offering visa-free travel to 193 countries. According to the Index, the Singaporean, South Korean and German passports take second and […]
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Travel: Portuguese passport ranks sixth in the world – Portugal
Posted on 13 May 2021.
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Travel: Green light for English tourists – Portugal
Posted on 12 May 2021.
By Len Port The Azores and Madeira along with mainland Portugal have been officially given the green light by the British government for holiday visits when the UK lifts ifs overseas travel ban on May 17. Only 12 countries worldwide, most of them distant, have been included in the least restrictive category on the UK’s […]
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Book: ‘Cut From The Earth’ by Stephanie Renee Dos Santos – Editor’s Note
Posted on 10 May 2021.
In 1755, the famous Portuguese tile maker Pêro Manuel Pires is empathetic to a fault. He is dedicated to freeing slaves with the proceeds of his art and hiring the freed to work in his tile factory, triggering rage and repercussions from a competitor. Pêro harbors a female artist whose risqué creations keep the shop’s […]
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Travel: SATA to increase flight capacity for the summer – Azores
Posted on 06 May 2021.
Anticipating the Azores will become again “an attractive destination” this summer, SATA Azores Airlines has indicated it may increase its flight capacity to a total of 53 thousand seats in the months of July and August. Accordingly, SATA plans to offer more seats to international destinations, including more flight availability from the Azores to Boston […]
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Essay: Holy Ghost Feasts in the California Diaspora – By Reinaldo Silva
Posted on 05 May 2021.
This essay aims at analyzing the traditions associated with the observance of the Holy Ghost celebrations in the California diasporic communities and the way in which these festivities have been an impulse for some of the literary writings produced by three American writers whose ancestors hailed from the island of Terceira, namely the following ones: […]
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May 5th: ‘World Portuguese Language Day’ celebrated in 50 countries – Portugal
Posted on 05 May 2021.
The World Portuguese Language Day is being celebrated in 50 countries with more than 159 cultural activities worldwide. Portuguese is one of the few languages in the world with the status of a “global language” since it has more than 10 million speakers among the more than 7,000 living languages. This year, the Portuguese city […]
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