13 May 2017
Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess, married Charles II in 1662 and became the merry monarch’s Restoration queen. Yet life for her was not so merry – she put up with the king’s many mistresses and continuous plots to remove her from the throne. She lived through times of war, plague and fire. Catherine’s marriage […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Genealogy, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal
10 May 2017
In an open letter to the Portuguese-American community, the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) warns Portuguese-Americans to be on the alert regarding recent changes in the US administration and invites all concerned to exercise their civic rights. The letter, published in the May edition of PALCUS’ Online Newsletter, states: Dear Fellow Portuguese-Americans, […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, World
08 May 2017
The soccer field Fátima Municipal Stadium will be renamed Estádio Papa Francisco to honor visiting Pope Francis, who is due to visit Fátima Shrine next week. A plaque renaming the soccer field will be unveiled on May 12, the day the Pontiff arrives in Fátima for a two-day pilgrimage to preside at the 100 anniversary […]
Posted in Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, Religion, World
01 May 2017
The film Letters from War, by Portuguese director Ivo Ferreira (2016), will be presented Sunday, May 7, at 2:15pm, as part of the 2017 edition of Panorama Europe Film Festival. The screening will take place in the Bartos Screening Room, at the Museum of the Moving Image, in Queens, NYC. Featured in 2016 Berlin Film […]
Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
01 May 2017
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The most reported and discussed missing person case ever recorded is still not only a highly contentious mystery, but also a personal tragedy that has been turned into a public farce by elements of the media. In the entirely predictable press frenzy surrounding the imminent 10th anniversary of the disappearance, […]
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25 April 2017
Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa first published Ualalapi: Fragments from the End of Empire in Portuguese in 1987. Named one of Africa’s hundred best books of the twentieth century, it reflects on Mozambique’s past and present through interconnected narratives related to the last ruler of the Gaza Empire, Ngungunhane. Defeated by the Portuguese in 1895, Ngungunhane […]
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