29 March 2022
An uncompromising study of the fictions, the failures, and the real man behind the myth of Magellan. With Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan, celebrated historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto subjects the surviving sources to the most meticulous scrutiny ever, providing a timely and engrossing biography of the real Ferdinand Magellan. The truth that Fernández-Armesto uncovers about […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
23 March 2022
The Azores Seismovolcanic Information and Surveillance Center (CIVISA) announced on Wednesday, it has raised the volcanic activity alert level on the island of São Jorge to V4 (out of a total of five), which means “real possibility of eruption.” It may be necessary to evacuate the island partially or in full, the announcement said, due […]
22 March 2022
The bizarre behavior of President Vladimir Putin continues to astound analysts across the Western world. It could be just the way this enigmatic narcissist wants it to be. Most ‘normal’ people in Portugal and elsewhere are skeptical of the political elite. They distrust them. Putin is currently top of the heap. The center-right president and […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
21 March 2022
Since Saturday, the island of São Jorge, in the Azores, has recorded more than 1,100 earthquakes, most of them of low magnitude. Only 63 were felt by the population, prompting authorities to activate an emergency plan as experts assess the seismic crisis. Most of the seismic activity has occurred in an area between the village […]
Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Pico, São Jorge, Terceira, World
17 March 2022
The first Conselho da Diáspora Açoriana [Council of the Azorean Diaspora] met for the first time, in Ponta Delgada, at the invitation of the President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, in Palácio da Conceição, the headquarters of the Regional Government of the Azores. Established in 2019, and electorally constituted in 2021, […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, World
14 March 2022
As the saying goes, “There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth.” No one has to be lying. They may just have different viewpoints, but that’s not what’s going on in Ukraine. Stories told in the past by Donald Trump and Boris Johnson were obvious examples of inexcusable lying. The main […]
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