The book ‘Death With Interruptions’, by Portuguese Nobel Prize José Saramago, has inspired an opera by American composer Kurt Rohde, the San Francisco Classical Voice reported. According to the source, “The opera came to life while UC Berkeley historian Thomas Laqueur was involved in a long-term project on death and the dead human body.” The opera […]
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Music: José Saramago inspires opera by composer Kurt Rohde – Berkeley, CA
Posted on 12 March 2015.
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Opinion: Eurozone politicians bizarre and entertaining performances – by Len Port
Posted on 11 March 2015.
By Len Port, Contributor(*) As much as we distrust them, politicians are keeping us entertained and often on the edge of our seats. The main criticism is that some of the performances are so bizarre you couldn’t make them up. In Portugal, the current Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho and his predecessor José Sócrates have […]
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Honor: Alentejo wine voted ‘Best in the World’ at international competition – Paris, France
Posted on 10 March 2015.
The ‘Cortes de Cima’, a 2013 white wine produced in Milfontes, Alentejo, Portugal, was voted “Best in the World’ at the ‘Vinalies Internationales’ competition held in Paris, France. The ‘Cortes de Cima’ won the highest overall score of the entire competition, of all wines in all categories. The ‘Vinalies Internationales’ competition is organized by the […]
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Community: Screening of ‘The Gilded Cage’ a film by Ruben Alves – UMass Lowell
Posted on 09 March 2015.
The Department of World Languages and Cultures and the Saab-Pedroso Center for Portuguese Culture & Research, UMass Lowell present the screening of ‘The Gilded Cage’ (La Cage Dorée). The event takes place on March 24 at 6:00pm, at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, in the O’Leary 222, (South Campus). With actors Joaquim de Almeida and Rita […]
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Travel: New checks on arrival and departure to be introduced at the borders – Portugal
Posted on 09 March 2015.
Portugal will be the first European Union country to test the “Entry/Exit System,” (EES) a new “smart borders” procedure designed to keep closer checks on the arrival and departure of non-EU citizens. The program will be tested for the next six months, in six different countries, with Portugal being the first to start the pilot […]
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NOPA: Congressional Portuguese American Caucus reinstated – 114th US Congress
Posted on 04 March 2015.
The National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA), which has been advocating for the continuation of the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus, reported today that the Caucus has been reinstated for the present 114 th US Congress. The Caucus, established in 1995 by Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (RI-D) and co-chaired with Congressman Richard Pombo (CA-R), is a […]
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