The Portuguese “sobreiro”, the most emblematic tree of Portugal [Quercus Suber or Subgenus Quercus, for cork tree] was named the “National Tree of Portugal,” unanimously approved by a parliamentary resolution, sharing the honor of national symbol with the Portuguese flag and the national anthem. The source of cork, the Portuguese “sobreiro” is estimated to be […]
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Portugal names ‘sobreiro’ its national tree
Posted on 26 December 2011.
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Protest: Train engineers on strike over the holidays – Portugal
Posted on 24 December 2011.
The Portuguese Train Engineers’ Union called a four-day strike over the holiday weekend cancelling most national rail services over December 23-25 and January 1. The strike also called for an overtime boycott by engineers from December 23 through the end of January. The stoppage went ahead after last-minute talks with the state run Comboios de […]
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Bright idea creates Christmas lights in Lisbon
Posted on 24 December 2011.
This Christmas the Lisbon City Hall had a very bright and cost effective idea for the season’s street lighting decoration, reports Sonia Ferreira in the Ikea Hackers web blog. Instead of spending the usual bundle of money in the traditional Christmas lighting, they used inexpensive plastic bag holders to create columns of light all across […]
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Jeff Parker: Disquiet conference attracts writers to Lisbon – Interview
Posted on 22 December 2011.
By Millicent Borges Accardi — Last summer the first session of Disquiet International Literary Program (ILP) took the literary community by storm, bringing together Portuguese-American writers and writers in Portugal. Now, Disquiet is returning for a second year of adventure with dynamic workshops in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, along with weekend field trips and literary […]
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MoMa names architect Pedro Gadanho its newest curator – NYC
Posted on 22 December 2011.
After an international search, the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced Wednesday the appointment of Lisbon-based Portuguese architect Pedro Gadanho as its new Contemporary Architecture and Museum Design curator. Gadanho, 43, will take his newly appointed position at MoMA January 2012. Born in Covilhã, mainland Portugal, Gadanho holds a degree in Architecture from […]
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Wallpaper: Porto on the shortlist for Best City 2012 – Portugal
Posted on 21 December 2011.
Porto is one of the candidates for the 2012 Best City Design Awards by international Wallpaper magazine, together with London, Berlin, Mexico City and Guangzhou, the publication announced Tuesday. The winner will be announced in February 2012. According to the magazine, the “downtown cultural life… revitalized by an active student and artistic community” together with […]
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