Happy People in Tears is an award-winning tale of diaspora that takes the reader on a voyage through five worlds—the island home of São Miguel, mainland Portugal, California, New England, and Canada—experienced and suffered through the obsessive search for happiness of a poor Azorean family of nine. It is a polyphonic novel, in which the […]
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Book: ‘Happy People in Tears’ by João de Melo – Editor’s Note
Posted on 27 April 2015.
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Honor: Rev. Joaquim Carreira joins ‘Righteous of the Nations Garden’ wall of honor – Israel
Posted on 27 April 2015.
A Catholic priest, Joaquim Carreira, is the fourth Portuguese personality to have his name engraved on the ‘Wall of Honor’ of the ‘Righteous of the Nations Garden’ at the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel. Rev. Joaquim Carreira risked his life to save dozens of Jews, during World War II, while serving at a Rome Pontifical […]
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25th April: Has time come for another big change? – By Len Port
Posted on 25 April 2015.
By Len Port, Contributor(*) Forty-one years on from the joyous Carnation Revolution that ended half a century of dictatorship, the Portuguese are unhappy. According to the latest Eurostat opinion poll on the subject, the only less happy people in the whole of the European Union are the Bulgarians. “Overall, how satisfied are you with your […]
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Book: ‘Crises of Empire’ Decolonization and Europe’s Imperial States – Editor’s Note
Posted on 23 April 2015.
Crises of Empire offers a comprehensive and uniquely comparative analysis of the history of decolonization in the British, French and Dutch empires. By comparing the processes of decolonization across three of the major modern empires, from the aftermath of the First World War to the late 20th century, the authors are able to analyze decolonization […]
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Book: ‘Portuguese Film 1930-1960’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 23 April 2015.
‘Portuguese Film, 1930-1960: The Staging of the New State Regime’ provides groundbreaking analysis of Portuguese feature films produced in the first three decades of the New State (Estado Novo), a right-wing totalitarian regime that lasted between 1933 and 1974. These films, sponsored by the National Propaganda Institute (Secretariado Nacional de Propaganda), convey a conservative image […]
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Community: Historic Sahar Hassamain Synagogue rededicated in Ponta Delgada – Azores
Posted on 22 April 2015.
Religious leaders, political representatives, dignitaries and private citizens will gather in Ponta Delgada on Thursday, April 23, to rededicate the historic Sahar Hassamain Synagogue. The event is the culmination of a 30 year struggle to save the Synagogue from ruin and preserve the Jewish legacy in the Azores. The synagogue, whose name means “Gates of […]
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