Posted on 20 January 2013. Tags: died, Indiana, Lisbon, Portugal, scholar, Spain, Trinity College, USA
Spanish and Portuguese letters scholar, Stephen Reckert, died in Lisbon age 86. Born in Indiana (USA), he was a former Camões Professor of Portuguese (Emeritus) at the University of London, UK, and Honorary Research Associate at Institute for the Study of Symbology of Lisbon, Portugal. From 1958 to 1966, he was the Chair of the Department […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
Posted on 19 January 2013. Tags: Azores, Beyonce, entertainers, events, Faial, Katy Perry, Portugal, President Obama, South Africa, Stevie Wonder
Portuguese vocalist, João Fonseca, and Portuguese-American pop singer, Katy Perry, are among the starts invited to sing at the presidential inaugural events, over the Marting Luther King weekend, expected to draw more than 35,000 guests. João Fonseca, 24, popularly known by his stage name J’Something, has confirmed that he will be performing at the first of […]
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Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, Portugal, World
Posted on 18 January 2013. Tags: FIFA, Pedro Proença, Portugal, voted, world, World Cup
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), has named Portugal’s Pedro Proença “World’s Best Referee of 2012.” Proença, full name Pedro Proença Oliveira Alves Garcia, received 174 votes, a lead of almost a hundred points over Turkey’s Cuneyt Çakir, with 73 votes, the winner of the award in 2011. Britain’s Howard Webb won third place, […]
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Posted in Awards, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Sports
Posted on 18 January 2013. Tags: best, Brasileira, Europe, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal
The online magazine, GlobalGrasshopper, has named Portugal’s Majestic Café (Porto), and A Brasileira (Lisbon), among the 15 “Best Historic Cafés in Europe.” According to the magazine, the fans of Majestic Café (Porto), will love “[…]its stunning façade, exquisite interiors and a delightful winter garden. Famed for its Belle Epoque atmosphere it is perhaps one of the […]
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Posted on 18 January 2013. Tags: Azorean, Azores, California, event, exhibit, heritage, honor, immigrant, Portuguese, Terceira, Tulare, Visalia
The Tulare County Farm and Agriculture Museum, in Visalia, California, is hosting an event honoring the County’s Azorean-Portuguese heritage. The dispay will open January 19, with a reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Titled, “Cultivating a Heritage: The Success of the Portuguese in Tulare County,” the exhibit will tell the story of the influence the […]
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Posted on 16 January 2013. Tags: art, artist, exhibit, France, group, Joana Vasconcelos, New York, NY, Portugal, Portuguese, USA
The art of Joana Vasconcelos will be presented at the “How to Tell the Future from the Past ” group exhibit, opening January 17 at the Haunch of Venison Gallery in Manhatan, New York, NY. Besides Joana Vasconcelos, participating artists include Jiechang Yang, Justin Mortimer, Patricia Piccinini and Eve Sussman. The collective exhibit will be […]
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