Tagus Press at UMass Dartmouth, in partnership with the University Press of New England (UPNE), announces the publication of Almost Gone by Brian Sousa. Alternately gritty, suspenseful, and illuminating, Brian Sousa’s debut collection of interlocking stories depicts the Portuguese American experience from a new perspective. Brian Sousa leaves sentiment and saudade behind in Almost Gone, a linked collection spanning four generations […]
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Book: Almost Gone by Brian Sousa – Editor’s Note
Posted on 03 March 2013.
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Travel: Lisbon European Best Destination 2013 – You Vote!
Posted on 01 March 2013.
If love Lisbon, this is the opportunity to cast your vote and let the world know! For the 4th year, European Consumers Choice is inviting the public to select the 20 European Best Destinations for the year. Every year, European citizens vote online to select their preferred destination. The town which receives most votes (over […]
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Survey: Portuguese Americans reject Hispanic label – Community
Posted on 28 February 2013.
Preliminary data from a survey being conducted online, by the Washington based Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS), has shown that Americans of Portuguese descent reject being classified as Hispanic. The objective of the survey was “to gauge the overall sentiment of the Portuguese-American community” on the issue relating to news that the “US […]
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Arts: André Carrilho illustrates Vanity Fair – Hollywood
Posted on 28 February 2013.
Portuguese illustrator, André Carrilho, was invited to give his personal touch to the Vanity Fair’s March issue devoted to Hollywood. Carrilho, who has collaborated with Vanity Fair for the last eight years, will follow after Miguel Covarrubias, who did the original illustrations in 1933, and Robert Risko, who upgraded the magazine in 1995. For the Hollywood […]
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Arts: International Fringe Festival to take place on Pico Island – Azores
Posted on 27 February 2013.
The Fringe Festival Azores will be held June 10-30, 2013, in the town of Madalena, Pico Island, Azores, as part of the International Fringe Festival network. The first ever of its kind in the Azores, the international festival will be hosted by Mirateca Arts Association (MAA), the organizer of the event, in partnership with Madalena’s […]
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Travel: Lisbon named one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Portugal
Posted on 27 February 2013.
Urban City Guides online has named Lisbon fourth in its top 10 list of the most beautiful cities in the world to visit after Venice, Paris and Prague. Considering Lisbon one of the world’s “most scenic cities,” Urban City Guides describes the Portuguese capital as being, “Magnificently sited on a series of hills running down to the grand […]
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