The 2014 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [Holy Feast of Christ of Miracles] is taking place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, starting Friday May 23 through May 29. The festival is a movable holiday occurring on different dates each year to coincide with the fifth Sunday after Easter. The event will be […]
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São Miguel: Holy Feast of Christ of Miracles taking place May 23-29 – Azores
Posted on 20 May 2014.
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Book: The Lone Flag: Memoir of the British Consul in Macau during World War II – Review
Posted on 18 May 2014.
Reviewed by Bill Purves* Portugal was neutral in World War II, and the Axis powers were anxious that it should remain so. As a result, even after Timor Leste’s neutrality was ignored by the Allies, the Japanese continued to respect that of Macau. That made Britain’s pre-existing Macau consulate the only one to remain in […]
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Faial: Horta celebrating pioneer transatlantic aviation history – Azores
Posted on 17 May 2014.
On May 17, the Museum of Horta, Faial, is opening an exhibit celebrating the 95th anniversary of the first aviation crossing of the Atlantic by US Navy seaplane NC-4, which stopped at Horta harbor on May 17, 1919. The historic mission had began with three identical aircraft, NC-1, NC-3, and NC-4 departing from Naval Air […]
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Medical Port: Introducing the benefits of medical tourism in Portugal – Newark/Boston,USA
Posted on 15 May 2014.
Medical Port, affiliated with the Medical Tourism Association, is organizing two free dinner events – one in Newark (NJ) and one in Cambridge (MA) – to promote the benefits of medical tourism in Portugal. The events are free and open to the public. Places are limited. The event in Newark will take place on Tuesday, […]
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Update: Is the Madeleine McCann case at a crossroad? – By Len Port
Posted on 15 May 2014.
By Len Port, Contributor(*) The Madeleine McCann case seems to have reached a critical juncture: police are planning to start a new phase in the investigation, but there is a very real risk it may collapse in disarray. The paradox is explained by a fundamental difference in the way the Portuguese and British police go […]
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JoeGo: Poet José Gouveia dead at age 49 – Hyannis, MA
Posted on 13 May 2014.
Portuguese-American poet José [Joe] Gouveia – known to his friends as “JoeGo” – died at home, May 10, in Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA, of complications from lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. A son of Portuguese immigrants, he was a journalist and radio personality who hosted the radio show “Poets Corner” on the Provincetown’s local […]
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