‘Frontiers of Possession’ asks how territorial borders were established in Europe and the Americas during the early modern period and challenges the standard view that national boundaries are largely determined by military conflicts and treaties. Focusing on Spanish and Portuguese claims in the New and Old Worlds, Tamar Herzog reconstructs the different ways land rights were […]
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Book: ‘Frontiers of Possession’ Portugal and Spain in Europe and the Americas – Editor’s Note
Posted on 06 January 2015.
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Furnas: Recurrent seismic activity above normal values – Azores
Posted on 05 January 2015.
Experts in the Azores have alerted the population for recurrent seismic activity which they considered to be “above normal values.” According to the Information Center for Seismic-Volcanic Surveillance of the Azores (CIVISA) multiple seismic events have been recorded on São Miguel and Terceira islands on January 4 and 5. On Monday, CIVISA registered an earthquake […]
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Book: ‘How Peripheral is the Periphery? Translating Portugal Back and Forth’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 04 January 2015.
This volume is a result of the need to reflect upon Portugal’s position from the viewpoint of the literary assets imported and exported through translation. It brings together a number of scholars working in the field of Translation Studies directly concerned with the Portuguese cultural system in order to analyze this question from various theoretical […]
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Report: Global warming potentially catastrophic for Portugal – By Len Port
Posted on 02 January 2015.
By Len Port, Contributor(*) There is a growing conviction among many climate scientists that global warming is worsening with potentially catastrophic consequences that in Portugal could include the Algarve’s coastal towns and resorts becoming regularly inundated by significant marine flooding and inland areas, turning into a desert well before the end of the century. But […]
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Travel: Madeira named ‘Best European Destination’ to celebrate New Year’s
Posted on 29 December 2014.
Madeira island was named ‘Best Destination to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Europe’ by the ‘European Best Destinations’ – a travel organization based in Brussels (Belgium) whose mission is to developed and promote culture and tourism in Europe. Madeira is renowned for its New Year’s celebration festivities which include its famous fireworks display, officially recognized […]
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George Monteiro | A distinguished career in excellence – Interview
Posted on 26 December 2014.
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) George Monteiro, a Rhode Island native with roots in mainland Portugal, is an esteemed professor emeritus at Brown University and a distinguished scholar in the fields of American and Portuguese Literatures. A twentieth-century American literature scholar, with an academic interest in Portuguese and Brazilian literature, Monteiro is the author […]
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