Posted on 02 April 2015.
Portuguese film director, Manoel de Oliveira, died today at age 106. Starting his career in 1927, he directed his first film in 1931. Oliveira was considered the world’s oldest working film director and the only filmmaker whose active career has spanned from the silent era to the digital age. He direct more than 30 feature […]
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Posted on 02 April 2015. Tags: action, appeal, Azores, Edward J. Markey, Elizabeth Warren, Lajes, letter, Obama, Portugal, Terceira
US Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), both described as leading figures in the Democratic Party, have co-signed a letter to President Barack Obama expressing their concern regarding the recent action by the US Department of Defense to withdraw 500 military personnel from Lajes Air Force Base on Terceira island, […]
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Posted on 02 April 2015. Tags: Canadian, diaspora, immigrant, interview, Irene Marques, Millicent Accardi, My House is a Mansion, novel, Portuguese, woman, women
‘My House is a Mansion’ is a spiritual and sexual coming of age tale, which explores issues of personal and collective identity, mythical and mystical understandings of self, world and universe, gender, race and class. Amélia, the protagonist, embarks on a quest of self-discovery, travelling between continents in real and symbolic terms finding personal growth […]
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Posted on 01 April 2015.
For the second consecutive year, the Azores are hosting the ‘Formula Windsurfing World Championships’ (FWWC’15), to be held from on April 7 through April 12, in Praia da Vitória bay, Terceira island. The competition will gather 60 athletes, from 17 different countries, among them some of the top world competitors. “This is the most important […]
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Posted on 31 March 2015.
Following a recent executive decision by the central Government of Portugal and the regional Government of the Azores, effective March 29 private airlines will be allowed to establish domestic flights between mainland Portugal and the Azores. Under the new agreement between the central and regional governments, domestic flights from mainland Portugal (Lisbon and Porto) to […]
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Posted on 30 March 2015.
A group of Portuguese American writers, organized by “Kale for the Soul’ (KSFS), is presenting a series of reading events featuring João Martins, PaulA Neves, Marina Carreira , Maggie Felisberto, Millicent Borges Accardi, Carlos J. Queirós, Amy Sayre Baptista, Carlo Matos and Paula Neves. Participants will read work about their Portuguese heritage and the immigration […]
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