TAP Air Portugal, the State run national flag carrier, announced a 137 million-euro loss for the first two quarters of 2011, representing an additional 53 million-euro loss over the same period in 2010. According to TAP’s financial report released Friday, a 43% rising in fuel prices was to blame. In spite of the loss in […]
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TAP Air Portugal reports a 137 million-euro loss – Lisbon
Posted on 12 August 2011.
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Bailout: Lisbon wins approval for job well done – Portugal
Posted on 12 August 2011.
European Union representatives in Lisbon announced Friday that Portugal had passed the first review of its 78-billion-euro bailout program granted in May. According to European Comissioner, Juergen Kroeger, the general assessment was “very postive.” Portugal will receive the next 20 billion-euro installment of the loan, as previously agreed, to fulfill its current financing requirements. The […]
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“Bom Jesus de Braga” seeking World Heritage status – Portugal
Posted on 11 August 2011.
The sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, in Braga city, mainland Portugal, is seeking UNESCO’s World Heritage status as part of its 200th anniversary celebrations, reported Lusa news agency. The main objective is to endow the sanctuary with an international profile to boost religious and cultural tourism, said João Varanda, president of the Brotherhood of […]
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Santa Maria: 27th “Maré de Agosto” music festival – Azores
Posted on 10 August 2011.
The 27th “Maré de Agosto” internacional music festival will be held at Praia Formosa, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria, Azores, August 18-21. Created in 1987, the event is one of the oldest Portuguese musical festivals. The name “Maré de Agosto” translates for “Tide of August” for the powerful waves and high tides that usually hit […]
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Daniela Ruah: “I’m a woman and I enjoy feeling sexy” – People
Posted on 10 August 2011.
Portuguese American actress, Daniela Ruah, 28, was photographed and interviewed for the September edition of Esquire magazine. She speaks about being born in the United States and raised in Portugal, about growing up skinny and hating it, on how she became an actress, that she enjoys being sexy and of “things that sound better in […]
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25th Holy Ghost Festival of New England – Fall River, MA
Posted on 09 August 2011.
The Portuguese community of Fall River (MA) is celebrating the 25th Holy Ghost Festival of New England on August 25-29. Berta Cabral, the Mayor of Ponta Delgada city, in São Miguel, Azores, and Vasco Cordeiro, Secretary of Economy of the Regional Government of the Azores are guests of honor. The festival, celebrating the Holy Ghost Azorean tradition and […]
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