Facebook is growing at a very fast pace, gaining new users by the million every month. According to the most recent figures, released by Facebook statistics blog Socialbakers, the social network had an increase of 80 million new users in the first quarter of 2011, nearing a total of 700 million. Brazil, with 19 million users, […]
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Brazil shows the fastest growth on Facebook
Posted on 04 June 2011.
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President Obama praised Eduardo Souto de Moura – Speech
Posted on 03 June 2011.
President Obama presented de 2011 Pritzker Prize for Architecture to Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura in a ceremony held Thursday evening at Andrew Mellon Auditorium, in Washington, DC. In his speech, President Obama praised Souto de Moura’s ecological work for using natural materials, appearing to be “effortless as it is beautiful.” With the First Lady Michelle […]
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Compromise offered to preserve bullfighting – Portugal
Posted on 03 June 2011.
Portuguese animal defense activists are willing to compromise to preserve bullfighting by transforming the traditional bloody spectacle into an artistic performance. Paulo Borges, the leader of PAN – National Party for Animals and Nature – said in a recent interview for Lusa that his organization would support the preservation of bullfighting if the animal abuse and […]
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President Obama to honor Eduardo Souto de Moura – Washington, DC
Posted on 02 June 2011.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to attend the prestigious 2011 Pritzker Prize for Architecture awards event, Thursday evening, honoring Portugal’s architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. Obama will speak at the formal ceremony honoring the winner, at the event to be held at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, in Washington, DC. The […]
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Victor Silva: A life defined by horses – People
Posted on 02 June 2011.
By Anna Domings, Guest Editor (*) — Down a long and winding road in the small town of Merrimac, Massachusetts, is a quiet haven of Portuguese culture. Sons of the Wind, owned by Victor Silva, is a horse farm, which exclusively breeds, trains, and sells Lusitanos, a breed which originates from Portugal. The farm offers […]
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Instituto Camões to open Toronto cultural center – Canada
Posted on 02 June 2011.
Instituto Camões (IC), based in Lisbon, Portugal, is planning to open a cultural center in Toronto, Canada, reported Lusa News Agency. The project is being developed in partnership with an anonymous donor, a Luso-Canadian businessman. According to Ana Paula Ribeiro, coordinator for the teaching of Portuguese in Canada, the future “Centro de Língua e Cultura […]
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