Posted on 17 November 2011. Tags: BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Camané, Deolinda, Fado, Next Wave Festival, Tempest Entertainment, Tudo Isto É Fado
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is hosting sounds of Fado, in “Tudo Isto É Fado” (‘All Here Is Fado’), happening December 2 and 3 as part of Next Wave Festival. The event is produced in partnership with Tempest Entertainment. December 2, at 8pm, the event features 2 hours of exquisite performances from Lisbon’s finest musicians, […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music
Posted on 16 November 2011. Tags: Azores, Consulate, Lajes Air Base, Ponta Delgada, Ray Mabus, Terceira
In a statement released in Lisbon, Tuesday, the US Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, acknowledged the strategic importance of the Lajes Air Base on Terceira, Azores, but stated the future of the base was “uncertain.” Reiterating the importance of the strategic position of Lajes Air Base to the US and its NATO partners, Mabus […]
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Posted in Azores, Featured, Terceira
Posted on 16 November 2011. Tags: Camões Institute, embassies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Portas, Portugal closing
The Portuguese Minstry of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Portas, announced to parliament Tuesday that seven Portuguese embassies will be closing, namely the embassies in Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Kenya. Portas made the announcement while debating the government budget for 2012. He said the decision will save 12.7 million-euro in 2012. He also said […]
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Posted in Education, Organizations, People
Posted on 15 November 2011. Tags: Pilots, Portuguese, SAPC, TAP
The Portuguese Civil Aviation Pilots Union (SPAC) announced Tuesday a eight-day strike scheduled for 9, 10, 11, and 12 of December, 2011 and 3, 4, 5 and 6 of January 2012. In a statement, SPAC said the decision to strike is a demand to the administration of TAP Air Portugal, the government run airline, “to comply with […]
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Posted in Featured, Travel
Posted on 15 November 2011. Tags: António Resendes, cantigas ao desafio, Cantorias, José Brites, José Plácido, UMass Dartmouth, UMD
The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announces an evening of traditional cantorias with singers José Plácido and António Resendes accompanied by musicians Tony and Abel Lina. The event will take place on Friday, November 18, 6:00 – 7:30 P.M. in the Prince Henry Society Reading Room at the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, parking […]
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Posted in Azores, Community, Heritage, Music, People
Posted on 15 November 2011. Tags: California, Cavaco Silva, President, San Jose, visit
Ending his weeklong visit to the United States, President Aníbal Cavaco Silva said Monday in San Jose, California, he hopes Portugal will return to economic growth in 2013, at the end of its three-year bailout program. After a meeting with venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, the President said, “I hope that at the end of […]
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