The Azores are a great deal for travelers. The December-January issue of Budget Travel magazine named the Azores number one on its list of 10 top world’s new best-value travel destinations for 2012, for its 500,000 readers. The magazine featured the Azores on its cover and dedicated a full page to the nine islands. With their […]
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Azores: Best Budget Travel Destination for 2012 – Travel
Posted on 15 December 2011.
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Windsurfing: João Rodrigues wins Perth 2011 ISAF World Championship – Madeira
Posted on 15 December 2011.
The windsurfer veteran João Rodrigues, from Madeira island, Portugal, is the winner of Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championship. He is the first to win a world championship race at the age of 40. Rodrigues competed in the RS:X Yellow Fleet Men’s Windsurfer race on the Success course during day 11 of the 2011 ISAF […]
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Photography: Nuno Sá winner of the Epson World Shootout – Award
Posted on 14 December 2011.
Marine life photographer Nuno Sá, 34, is the winner of the 2011 Epson Underwater Grand Prix – World Shootout Award considered the international underwater photography Olympics. The shoot-out took place in August, 2011, in natural water resources around the world, including seas, oceans, lakes, rivers, under the ice and more. Nuno Sá was awarded first […]
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João Duarte distinguished by the American Numismatic Society – Award
Posted on 14 December 2011.
Portuguese sculptor João Duarte, 58, is the recipient of the J. Sanford Saltus Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Art of the Medal for 2011, by the American Numismatic Society, aimed to distinguishing artists in the field of contemporary medal making worldwide. Duarte was honored for “his work with the FIDEM [Fédération Internationale de la […]
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Protest: Portuguese immigrants to boycott remittances – Germany
Posted on 13 December 2011.
On Sunday, December 18, Portuguese immigrants in Germany will rally to protest the closing of the vice-consulate of Portugal in Osnabrück. Protests have started in Germany but may spread to other Portuguese immigrant communities in other countries.The closing of consular posts and cuts in funding for the Portuguese language schools abroad, announced by the Government, […]
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MET: Lisbon’s Hebrew Bible on exhibit – NYC
Posted on 13 December 2011.
A rare 13th-century Hebrew manuscript, known as the Cervera Bible, is the central piece on exhibition in the Medieval Europe Gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibit “Lisbon’s Hebrew Bible – Medieval Jewish Art In Context” will be on display through January 6, 2012. Designated as a national treasure, […]
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