Portugal was awarded 16 top prizes at the ‘World Travel Awards’ in over 10 categories voted by travel agents worldwide. Considered the “Oscar” of tourism, the awards recognize Portugal as a most favored European destination for over 15 million tourists each year. The 2015 announcement ceremony took place yesterday, September 6, in Sardinia, Italy. Portugal […]
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Honor: Portugal wins 16 prestigious World Travel Awards – Sardinia, Italy
Posted on 07 September 2015.
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Fátima: Marian pilgrimage to Syria delayed – Portugal
Posted on 07 September 2015.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) A Christian plan to promote peace by taking a statue of Our Lady of Fátima from Portugal to Syria has been postponed because of the dire state of affairs in Damascus, but it has not been cancelled altogether. The largely sectarian war between Shia and Sunni Muslims over the past […]
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Crisis: Portuguese committed to welcoming more refugees – Portugal
Posted on 04 September 2015.
Portuguese authorities said Thursday, September 3, that Portugal is ready to welcome more than the proposed 1,500 asylum seekers fleeing war conflict in the Middle East and Northern and Central Africa. In a press conference, Portuguese Minister for Regional Development Miguel Poiares Maduro said that “Portugal will participate in the effort, and we are ready […]
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Arte Institute: Rita Redshoes in concert in New York and Fall River – NY, NY
Posted on 03 September 2015.
The Arte Institute is presenting two concerts by Portuguese entertainer Rita Redshoes, taking place in New York City (Sept. 8) and Fall River, MA, (Sept.11). Although this is not the first time the Portuguese singer performs in the United States, it is the first time she is performing in New York and Fall River. In […]
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Submissions: Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing – NY,NY
Posted on 03 September 2015.
Independent publisher of international literature, Restless Books, has announced the first ’Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing’ award. Created by Mexican-American publisher, Ilan Stavans, the $10,000 cash prize is being offered to first-generation emerging American authors who address American identity in a global age. The annual prize will alternate between fiction and nonfiction, beginning […]
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Book: ‘Ronaldo’ The Obsession for Perfection – Editor’s Note
Posted on 31 August 2015.
Season after season, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to prove that he is one of football’s true greats. A three-time winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or and the man whose astonishing goal scoring feats have fired much of Real Madrid’s recent success, he is driven by an insatiable desire to succeed and to improve himself year after […]
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