The America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) regatta will begin in Cascais, Portugal, August 6-14. A record of 15 teams, from 12 countries will be competing. The race will feature wing sail AC45 catamarans measuring 72 feet overall. For event 2 the ACWS moves to Plymouth, England, scheduled for September 10-18. The cup finals will take place […]
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2011 America’s Cup World Series begins in Cascais – Portugal
Posted on 18 April 2011.
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José Macedo “Poker prodigy” joins team – People
Posted on 17 April 2011.
José “Girah” Macedo, the now famous “Portuguese Poker Prodigy” has joined Lock Poker as a member of its “LockPRO ELITE” team. Macedo became recently famous after turning a US $30 initial online poker deposit into US$2 million. The feat is more remarkable when considering Macedo, who is 18 years old, only started playing poker online […]
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Mathias de Sousa: First Portuguese American on record?
Posted on 16 April 2011.
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) In the early 16th century, Azorean born Miguel Corte-Real may have been the first Portuguese to set foot on American soil, while Portuguese explorer João Rodrigues Cabrilho may be credited with leading the first European expedition to California in 1542. Still, the first known Portuguese immigrant on record, to have […]
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2011 International Innovation in Tourism Seminar – Azores
Posted on 16 April 2011.
The International Urban Development Association (INATA), in partnership with the Tourism Observatory of the Azores (OTA), is organizing the Innovation in Tourism and Sustainable Regional Development Summer Course seminar to be held at the islands of Terceira and São Miguel, in the Azores on September 5-10, 2011. The Course is aimed at both young and […]
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Ukulele craze is taking over – NYT
Posted on 16 April 2011.
The ukulele, brought to America by Portuguese immigrants, is a little instrument making a big splash worldwide, with clubs and festivals sprouting up all over. According to Friday’s New York Times the modest four strings ukulele is permeating the American culture. The paper reports that lately the ukulele sales have surged. Everyone seems to want this […]
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Portuguese workers to protest on May Day – update
Posted on 15 April 2011.
Portugal’s labor unions are mobilizing workers to protest nationwide on May 1st against the new austerity measures to be announced as part of the bailout negotiations with the European Union, the European Central Bank an the International Monetary Fund, for an estimated €80 billion. The protests are being organized by the two largest national coalitions […]
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