By C. Naseer Ahmad (*) Ambassador Brito was the gracious host for a memorable evening on May 28, 2015 featuring Fado Music at the elegant residence on an edge of the beautiful Rock Creek Park in Washington. This event was made possible by the Embassy Series in its continued effort towards uniting people through musical […]
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Community: Embassy Series hosts ‘Diplomatic Fado Night’ – Washington DC
Posted on 01 June 2015.
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Book: ‘Madeira – The Islands and Their Wines’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 31 May 2015.
They say that a fine wine gets better with age and of no wine is this more true than it is for madeira. Not only does madeira require cask-ageing in order to acquire its unique ‘madeirised’ taste but, unlike most other wines, it retains that taste for many years, even several centuries. For heat and […]
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Book: ‘Philippa of Lancaster’ English Princess Queen of Portugal – Editor’s Note
Posted on 30 May 2015.
Philippa of Lancaster died of the plague on July 15, 1415, at the age of 55. Ten days later, a fleet of 240 boats and an army of 20,000 men left Lisbon. With them sailed three of her sons: the heir to the throne, Duarte; infante Henrique (later known as the Navigator); and Pedro. The […]
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Maria Lawton: The ‘Azorean Green Bean’ speaks of food and heritage – Interview
Posted on 29 May 2015.
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) Inspired by traditional Portuguese dishes from her childhood, Maria Lawton, dubbed the “Azorean Green Bean” wrote the bestselling cookbook Azorean Cooking: From My Family Table to Yours. Born on the Azorean island of São Miguel, in a village called Rosário da Lagoa, Lawton moved to the United States with […]
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Travel: Life in Piódão is much more than clickbait journalism – Portugal
Posted on 21 May 2015.
Joy Hanford, Contributor (*) Last month my Facebook wall was flooded with a link from The Huffington Post again and again asking, “Joy, have you been here?” The link lead me to an article about Piódão. I have been to Piódão, one of the most impressive places I have visited in Portugal thus far, but […]
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Terceira: Angra do Heroísmo hosting ‘World Youth Island Games’ – Azores
Posted on 18 May 2015.
The city of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, is hosting the 19th edition of ‘Jeux des Iles’ [Island Games] taking place between May 27 and May 31. The three-day event, organized by the ‘Comité d´Organisation Jeux des Iles’ (COJI) in partnership with the Government of the Azores, will gather about 400 athletes, 12-16 years of […]
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