Portuguese fado singer Camané, one of the most prominent and established fado artists of his generation, will perform this weekend for two dates in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He will perform on 28 March at the Grand Ballroom of the Cotali Mar Restaurant in New Bedford, and on 29 March at the Zeiterion Theatre, also in […]
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Fado: Camané live in concert at the Zeiterion Theatre – New Bedford, MA
Posted on 26 March 2014.
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2013: Portuguese emigrants increased remittances – Portugal
Posted on 25 March 2014.
Portuguese living abroad have increased remittances home, up 9.6%, to a total of €3 billion “for the first time ever” revealed the Bank of Portugal, the nation’s central bank. France remained the leading source of remittances, accounting for €894 million of the total, up 5.7% compared to 2012, slightly ahead of Switzerland with a total […]
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Portugal: Lisbon reacts to Russian hostile ‘landgrab’ – by Len Port
Posted on 23 March 2014.
By Len Port, Contributor(*) The Ukrainian Ambassador to Lisbon and the non-governmental Association of Ukrainians in Portugal this week added their voices to the near universal condemnation of Russia’s intervention in Ukraine’s sovereign territory that has led to the specter of war. Prior to the fast-tracked treaty signed by Russia and Crimea on Tuesday, Ambassador […]
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Habitat: Red squirrels brought back from extinction – Portugal
Posted on 20 March 2014.
The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), which had disappeared from mainland Portugal for centuries, is on its way back and there are reports of its presence in the north and center of the country, according to a biologist from Aveiro University. The red squirrel expanded from Galicia in Spain to the north of Portugal in the 1980s, […]
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Arts: Santiago Ribeiro brings “International Surrealism Now” to Dallas, Texas – Interview
Posted on 19 March 2014.
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) The LuminArte Gallery of Dallas, Texas, is presenting the “Luso-American Surrealism of the 21st Century,” art exhibit featuring works by Portuguese artists Victor Lages, Paula Rosa, Francisco Urbano, and Santiago Ribeiro and American artists France Garrido, Joe MacGown, K.D. Matheson, Shahla Rosa, Steve Smith, and Olga Spiegel. The exhibit, running […]
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LGBT: Parliament sets back adoption rights for same sex couples – Portugal
Posted on 17 March 2014.
Portuguese Parliament has voted down a provisional “co-parenting” bill that would have granted same sex couples the right to adopt the children of their partners. The proposal would have allowed that “when two people of the same sex are married or cohabiting and one of them has parental responsibility for a minor, by blood or […]
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