By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) Perhaps best known for an artistic performance piece at the Lisbon Zoo, where he locked himself in a cage near the monkeys with a sign reading “Homo Sapiens,” Alberto Pimenta is an engaging, lively poet, and performance artist. Born in Porto, Portugal, in 1937, he spent 17 years (1960-1977) […]
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For poet Alberto Pimenta anything is possible – Interview
Posted on 28 October 2013.
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Heritage: II International Conference on the Future of the Portuguese Language – Lisbon, PT
Posted on 28 October 2013.
The II International Conference on the Future of the Portuguese Language is taking place, from October 29 to November 1, in the University of Lisbon. Gathering more than 300 participants, the conference includes policy-makers, institutional, academic researchers, mostly from the eight Member States of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) namely Angola, Brazil, Cape […]
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Travel: SATA Airlines to boost flights from Boston and Toronto – Azores
Posted on 26 October 2013.
Azores based SATA Airlines has announced that starting October 28 it will strengthen air links between the Azores and the United States and Canada with new weekly flights from to Boston and Toronto. The number of weekly flights will gradually increase next summer when SATA will have a daily flight from Boston to Ponta Delgada […]
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Community: 11th edition of “Saudades dos Açores” for seniors – Azores
Posted on 25 October 2013.
The Government of the Azores, through the Department for the Azorean Communities (DRC), is sponsoring the 11th edition of the “Saudades dos Açores, ” a program for seniors taking place from October 26 to November 2. This year, 11 seniors from the United States, Canada and Brazil are participating in the program. The initiative is aimed to […]
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Gallup: Portuguese government one of the most corrupt – Portugal
Posted on 25 October 2013.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) In its latest international poll, Gallup has ranked the Portuguese government as one of the most corrupt in the world, based on the perceptions of the Portuguese people. Of the 129 countries surveyed, Portugal is up there with the worst, though not quite as bad as the Czech Republic where […]
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Fado: The Soul of Portugal lecture at the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
Posted on 23 October 2013.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, the Department of Portuguese, and the Department of Music announce a workshop about the Fado presented by Portuguese fado singer Rodrigo Costa Félix, accompanied by Marta Pereira da Costa and Pedro Pinha. The event, free and open to the UMD community as well as […]
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