The city of Peniche, mainland Portugal, is hosting the Rip Curl Pro Portugal for the 2011 WCT – World Championship Tour for surfing. The event will take place October 15-24 at various local beaches. The Rip Curl Pro Portugal will culminate the Dream Tour’s European leg (Stop No. 9 of 11) with the participation of […]
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Peniche hosting 2011 Rip Curl Pro Portugal – Surfing
Posted on 15 October 2011.
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Passos Coelho: facing a moment of national emergency – Portugal
Posted on 14 October 2011.
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho faced criticism from António José Seguro, the Socialist leader in opposition, at the Portuguese parliament Friday, over his newly proposed government austerity budget for 2012. Seguro charged the center-right government of having reneged on the electoral promises made in June by demanding “sacrifices” far beyond those agreed by the […]
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Ericeira named World Surfing Reserve – Portugal
Posted on 14 October 2011.
The village of Ericeira, mailand Portugal, is now officially a World Surfing Reserve (WSR), becoming the second WSR overall and the first in Europe. The Ericeira World Surfing Reserve was officially endorsed on October 14 by Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and was acknowledged in the Portuguese National Assembly. The President acknowledged the significance of […]
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Experts concerned with abnormal seismic activity – Azores
Posted on 13 October 2011.
Experts in the Azores have alerted the population of São Miguel Island for seismic activity which they considered to be above normal. The seismic events where located in the system of Fogo and Congro lakes, the central region of the island. “The situation is ongoing and the number of microseisms is slightly above reference values” […]
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Daniela Ruah: One of the sexiest women alive? – Esquire
Posted on 13 October 2011.
The editors of Esquire magazine have named Barbados native singer Rihanna the “2011 Sexiest Woman Alive” for their November edition, while Portuguese American Daniela Ruah was listed at the top of their list of “Women We Love” including international beauties distinguished for their artist talent, their beauty and their sexiness. Her name comes second next […]
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Madeira elections will be investigated for irregularities – Lisbon
Posted on 12 October 2011.
The president of the Portuguese National Elections Commission (CNE), Fernando Costa Soares, said Tuesday it would investigate alleged cases of illegal transport of voters during Sunday’s ballot in the Atlantic archipelago of Madeira and if there were any signs of criminal activity, they would be investigated by the Public Prosecutor’s office, Lusa news reported. The […]
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