10 September 2020
Portugal mainland has recorded the highest daily increase in COVID’19 infections, in the past four months, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) released on Wednesday. Daily cases have increased gradually over the last two weeks. New data shows the number of cases has more than doubled, from 249 of the […]
10 September 2020
Writer and director, Alexis Barone, is working on a documentary series on multiculturalism in the United States, which will portray the Portuguese community. The goal is to undo hidden prejudices that some Americans have on cultural diversity. She will start shooting the series in the summer of 2021. For the project, Barone is seeking Portuguese […]
30 August 2020
This past week, mainland Portugal has seen higher rates of COVID’19 cases again, mostly in the Lisbon metropolitan area and the northern region of the country, alarming travelers. Currently there are 19.4 of COVID’19 cases over 100,000 in Portugal. As a result, the country will need to drop its case numbers, by next Thursday, to […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Travel
26 August 2020
SATA Azores Airlines has temporarily suspended, effective September 1, direct connections between Terceira and Boston, and the Terceira to Toronto route, due to low occupancy rates, resulting from the COVID’19 pandemic. “In July, the average occupancy rate on this route was 21% and, in August, to date, it has fallen even further to 17%. It […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Pico, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, World
24 August 2020
By Millicent Accardi Ana Martins, also known as Aheneah, is a 23 year old Lisbon artist who is quickly establishing a reputation in the art world, with her street murals made by stretching wool-yarn over nails or screws to create patterns, forms and compositions. Her goal is to deconstruct, decontextualize and transform a traditional technique […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, World
22 August 2020
The foreign resident population in Portugal has increased for the fourth consequent year, the highest since 1976, a report by the Borders and Asylum Report (RIFA) indicates. According to RIFA, in 2019 there was an increase of 22.9%, in foreign citizens holding a residence permit, compared a total 590,348 in 2018. Also, according to the […]
