The 2016 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [Holy Feast of Christ of the Miracles], are taking place on the weekend of April 26 through May 5, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores. Highlights of the celebrations will be streamed live online on the Internet and live on television through RTP/A . In the […]
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Festas: Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres – April 26 through May 5 – Azores
Posted on 15 April 2016.
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Community: Ernest Moniz to lecture at Brown University – Providence, RI
Posted on 14 April 2016.
United States Secretary of Energy, Portuguese American nuclear physicist Dr. Ernest Moniz, will deliver the 92nd Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture on International Affairs on Monday, April 18, at 4:00pm, in the Salomon Center for Teaching’s DeCiccio Family Auditorium on the College Green, at Brown University, Providence, RI. With a presentation titled ‘The […]
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Fado: Ana Moura to perform at Carnegie Hall – New York, NY
Posted on 13 April 2016.
Portuguese fado singer, Ana Moura, will perform at Carnegie Hall, New York, on Tuesday, April 26 at 8:00 pm, in the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Ana Moura, who has toured the United States before, made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2005. The recipient of many awards, she has collaborated with such artists as The […]
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Book: ‘Secret Lisbon’ by Vitor Manuel Adrião – Editor’s Note
Posted on 08 April 2016.
Why is the Portuguese coat of arms set at an angle of 17° on the façade of Rossio station? Where in Portugal was The Magic Flute played for the first time and why did Mozart dedicate it to his master Cagliostro? What is the theory concerning the fifth dynasty of Portugal, traces of which are […]
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The week: Panama papers and the power of the press – By Len Port
Posted on 08 April 2016.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Portugal’s corrupt, tax-evading, money-laundering politicians, administrators and businesses this week suddenly found themselves in distinguished international company, ranging from the presidents of Russia, China and Ukraine and the kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco, to international stars of sports and entertainment. All praise to the hard, honest work done by […]
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Book: ‘Essays on Some Maladies of Angola’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 05 April 2016.
Western science and pharmacology first learned about many African diseases, remedies, and medicinal practices through José Pinto de Azeredo’s highly original and influential text. A unique Enlightenment-era medical text written specifically about health issues in Angola, this is the first work by a Portuguese physician to describe accurately, through first-hand observation, medical practices and substances […]
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