Portuguese author Alice Vieira is visiting schools in Boston (MA), Providence (RI) and Newark (NJ), sponsored by Lisbon based Instituto Camões and the Embassy of Portugal in Washington, DC. The objective of the visit is to meet teachers of Portuguese and to promote the interest for reading among Portuguese school children. On April 10, Alice […]
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Author Alice Vieira visiting schools in New England – Education
Posted on 11 April 2011.
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3rd Pride of Portugal Lusitano Festival – Merrimac, MA
Posted on 10 April 2011.
The 3rd Pride of Portugal Lusitano Horse Festival, sponsored by Sons of the Wind School of Equestrian Arts, will take place on Saturday, June 4, 2011. The event gets underway at 2:00 pm and will run through the early evening at Sons of the Wind in Merrimac, MA. In addition, there will be farm tours for […]
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Mark Teixeira donates $1million to Harlem Dream – People
Posted on 09 April 2011.
Portuguese American Yankee first baseman Mark Teixeira donated $1million to the Harlem RBI Dream Team campaign. The donation will go toward a $90 million fund to develop a 50,000 square-foot project that includes a permanent home for the Harlem RBI’s DreamCharter School, a community center, 87 units of low-income housing and the upgrading of a […]
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George Mendes winner Best New Chefs 2011 – People
Posted on 09 April 2011.
Portuguese American Chef George Mendes is among the winners of the 23rd Annual Food & Wine Best New Chefs Award, announced April 5 by Food & Wine magazine, at the Bohemian National Hall in New York City. The award recognizes chefs with a distinctive culinary style and exceptional vision. Best New Chefs are chosen after […]
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Sky Ferreira releases “99Tears” – People
Posted on 08 April 2011.
Portuguese American performer Sky Ferreira,19 years old, is definitely a star on the rise. Song writer, model and actress, Ferreira has just released “99 Tears” — her new lyric video — and her new EP “As If!” on iTunes. About her multi-ethnic identity she recently revealed “My dad is Brazilian and Portuguese and my mom […]
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Portuguese to strike against harsher measures – update
Posted on 08 April 2011.
Portuguese labor unions are calling for a general strike for May 6, to protest the waves of government deeper cuts in benefits for the public sector. Workers are also against new austerity measures to be implemented after the June 5 elections. Deeper cuts in the public sector are expected as outgoing Socialist government will continue to […]
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