Portuguese international fashion designer, Luis Buchinho, revealed his Spring/Summer 2011 collection at the Le Marais, Paris, inspired by nautical themes such as naval uniforms and fishermen’s clothing. He is known for using only 100% natural materials for his collections. Luis Buchinho was born in 1969, in Setubal, Portugal. He was awarded “Best Fashion Designer of […]
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Luis Buchinho Spring/Summer 2011 collection – Paris
Posted on 09 March 2011.
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FLAD Scholarships for American Scholars – Lisbon
Posted on 09 March 2011.
The Luso- American Development Foundation (FLAD) based in Lisbon, Portugal, has created a scholarship program aimed at American scholars interested in researching Portuguese topics. The goal is to promote the study of the history and culture of Portugal aiming a strengthening the scientific and cultural relations between Portugal and the United States. Grants are available to […]
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US wins Algarve Cup – Portugal
Posted on 09 March 2011.
The U.S. women’s national soccer team won today its eighth Algarve Cup title, Wednesday March 9, beating Iceland, 4-2, in the final in Faro, Portugal. Diamond Bar’s Alex Morgan netted the final goal, winning the Golden Boot as the 12-nation event’s top scorer. Lauren Cheney tied the score in the 43rd minute and Heather O’Reilly […]
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TAP reports $86 million in profits – Lisbon
Posted on 08 March 2011.
TAP Air Portugal reported a profit of US$86 million for 2010, an increase of 8.7 over the previous year, the best result ever in the history of the company. Most of the growth came from routes to Brazil and Angola, said a TAP source. In 2010 TAP carried 9.09 million passengers, or 7.7 percent more than […]
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Malassadas day went a long way – Hawaii
Posted on 08 March 2011.
To celebrate Fat Tuesday March 8, once again a group of Portuguese-American women from the Hawaii Council on Portuguese Heritage, Honolulu, brought back the great Portuguese food tradition from the Azores and Madeira islands, the making of malassadas. According to the local press, the event was a success. People came in to feast and more […]
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“Twittar” and “googlar” enter the Portuguese lexicon
Posted on 08 March 2011.
The newest edition of the European-Portuguese language dictionary “Grande Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa,” published by Porto Editora, includes 410 new words such as “twittar”, “googlar”, “politólogo”, “audiolivro” and “ebook”. This new edition, with a total of 1,792 pages, added to the Portuguese lexicon more than six thousand words from Brazilian-Portuguese, Afro-Portuguese and Asian-Portuguese origin such as “gamação” […]
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