Portugal was voted first in the world’s list of top 10 best hostels selection, securing the top five spots, at the the annual 10th Hostelworld.com Hoscar Awards. Traveller’s House in Lisbon, Portugal, became the first hostel ever to win first place two years in a row. The other top Portuguese hostels selected were Rossio Hostel […]
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Hoscar Awards: Portugal voted world’s top best hostels – Travel
Posted on 12 February 2012.
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Lisbon: Thousands in mass protest against austerity measures – Portugal
Posted on 10 February 2012.
The new leader of CGTP, Portugal’s largest labor organization, said Friday that the national demonstration planned for Saturday, February 11, to protest the center-right government’s bailout austerity policies, will be one of “the largest ever.” “The demonstration against inequality and poverty will generate a great mobilization against the government’s policies”, said Arménio Carlos to Lusa. […]
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CAST joins effort to improve Portuguese language instruction – Wakefield, MA
Posted on 10 February 2012.
CAST Universal Design for Learning announced today that it will collaborate with the University of the Azores, the government of the Azores, and Lesley University’s Portuguese World Language Institute (Cambridge, MA) to make instructional materials for teaching Portuguese based on UDL principles. The announcement stated that CAST will provide training and technical assistance to educators […]
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AICL: Authors gather to debate Azorean cultural issues – Conference
Posted on 10 February 2012.
The Associação Internacional dos Colóquios da Lusofonia (AICL), based on São Miguel island, Azores, is holding its 17th Colóquio Internacional da Lusofonia to take place in the town of Lagoa, March 30 through April 4. Former First Lady Maria Barroso, President of the Pro Dignitate Foundation, will be the conference keynote speaker. According to organizer Chrys […]
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Book: Helena Martin’s memoir growing up in Guyana – Review
Posted on 09 February 2012.
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Helena DaSilva Martin’s book Walk Wit’ Me All Ova Guyana is a memoir portraying the first 21 years of her upbriging in Guyana, originally known as British Guiana, the country where she was born to a Portuguese immigrant family from the islands. Martin is uncertain about which islands. It could have been […]
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World Tour: Madonna to perform at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra – Portugal
Posted on 07 February 2012.
American vocalist Madonna is launching her 2012 world tour with a performance scheduled for June 24 at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Fifty thousand tickets will be available for sale starting February 11. The tour, her most extensive tour ever in terms of number of dates, will follow the release of Madonna’s new album […]
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