The new president elect of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has stated that he is open to revise the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990. The main purpose of the agreement was to create a unified orthography for the Portuguese language in the countries where Portuguese is the official language, most notably the variants between […]
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Language: President Rebelo de Sousa to revise Orthographic Agreement – Portugal
Posted on 20 May 2016.
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You Vote! Azores nominated for ‘Europe’s Leading Inland Destination 2016’ – WTA
Posted on 19 May 2016.
The Azores have been nominated for “Europe’s Leading Island Destination 2016’ by the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), regarded as the “Tourism Oscar”. The Azores are competing with Madeira named ‘Europe’s Leading Island Destination’ in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The winners are determined by an online vote cast by hundreds of travel professionals and consumers […]
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Book: ‘Fado and the Urban Poor in Portuguese Cinema of the 1930s and 1940s’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 19 May 2016.
Colvin studies the evolution of Fado music as the soundtrack to the Portuguese talkie. He analyzes the most successful Portuguese films of the first two decades of the Estado Novo era to understand how directors used the “national song” to promote the values of the young Regime regarding the poor inhabitants of Lisbon’s popular neighborhoods. […]
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Book: ‘The 500 Hidden Secrets of Lisbon’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 18 May 2016.
An insider’s guide to Lisbon and its hidden secrets and addresses; An inspirational and practical guide to Lisbon’s finest and most interesting places, buildings, restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, neighborhoods, gardens and cafes; A new edition in Luster’s successful and attractive series of city guides; Photography by Manuel Gomes da Costa. Where are the 5 best […]
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The Week: Brexit troubling times for traders… – By Len Port
Posted on 15 May 2016.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The ‘debate’ over next month’s referendum on whether Britain should stay in or leave the European Union heated up so much this week that it is starting to look like civil war. It seems to be tearing apart the British Tory government and indeed the whole country. A wider worry […]
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May 16th: Day of the Azores celebrates 40 years of self-rule – Azores
Posted on 14 May 2016.
On Monday, May 16, the Azorean people will celebrate the – ‘Day of the Azores’ – a public holiday established in 1980, dedicated to honor Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976, following the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974. Designated ‘Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores’ (Day of the Autonomous Region […]
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