Portuguese open water swimmer Miguel Arrobas, 38, finished 7th, with 7:46, at the “Manhattan Island Marathon Swim,” Saturday, June 18, in New York City. Solo swimmers and relay teams usually take about seven to nine hours to complete the marathon — the longest swimming event in the world. American swimmer Erika Rose, 28, won the competition […]
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Miguel Arrobas finishes 7th at the Manhattan Marathon Swim – New York
Posted on 19 June 2011.
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Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club wins 2011 National Amateur Championship – New York
Posted on 18 June 2011.
The Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club (MPSC) members are celebrating their 5-3 triumph over the 2010 National Amateur Champions NY Pancyprians-Freedoms (Astoria), in the 2011 ENYSSA Manning Cup Finals to secure the Club’s 4th career State Championship. The team now qualifies for the National Finals Tournament in Pennsylvania. Indeed, hundreds of Portuguese gathered at Wilson Park on […]
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June 5 elections: 83 percent of emigrants didn’t vote – Update
Posted on 18 June 2011.
According to the final results released Friday by the National Election Commission, less than 17 percent of the Portuguese living abroad cast their ballots for the June 5 elections, representing an absenteeism rate of 83 percent. Out of a total of 195,109 emigrant eligible voters, only 33, 059 voted (16.9%). Of those, 18, 180 (23.9%) […]
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TAP Air Portugal to announce $120 million loss in 1st quarter – Portugal
Posted on 17 June 2011.
TAP Air Portugal, the State run national flag carrier, is expected to announce losses up to 84.4 million-euro ($120 USD million) for the first quarter of 2011. According to CEO Fernando Pinto, the company losses will be higher than expected. “We only have estimates so far, but I suppose the losses will be a bit […]
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Richard Wurman keynote speaker at the 1st E3 Forum – Portugal
Posted on 17 June 2011.
Richard Wurman, co-founded of TED Conferences and TED MED, is the keynote speaker at the 1st Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship Forum (E3 Forum), to be held in Portugal, June 30. The forum will take place at the Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT), which is one of the nine faculties of the University Nova de […]
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Conductor Joana Carneiro at the Cincinnati Opera – People
Posted on 16 June 2011.
Joana Carneiro, 35, currently the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra conductor, will conduct the Cincinnati Opera premiere orchestra scheduled for June 30 and July 2. The performance will feature “A Flowering Tree” an opera in two acts composed by John Adams with libretto by Adams and Peter Sellars. The story is based on an ancient Indian folk […]
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