10 August 2016
Starting on Monday, Madeira island has been hit by several fires causing three deaths in Funchal. One person was reported missing. Over one thousand were evacuated and dozens of homes destroyed. Around 174 people sought medical attention. Eight firefighters required medical treatment after inhaling smoke. Two firefighters were injured. Serious material damage was also reported, […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, World
08 August 2016
By Millicent Borges Accardi With roots in the Azores (all four grandparents and his father came from the island of Terceira), Portuguese-American author Anthony Barcellos grew up speaking Portuguese on his grandfather’s dairy farm in Porterville, part of California’s agricultural area in Central Valley. The author and co-author of articles (widely published in science and […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Genealogy, Heritage, Interviews, Life Style, Religion, Terceira
01 August 2016
Portugal will be represented by 93 athletes, from 16 sport modalities, in the Rio2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting August 5 through August 21. Thousands of athletes from around the world will compete in sports like swimming, athletics, gymnastics, various martial arts, ball sports, weightlifting, and wrestling at the […]
29 July 2016
Portugal border control system has expanded its RAPID electronic biometric ID system to include a number of countries outside the European Union. The system, using electronic passport biometric data storage for facial recognition, was expanded to include passengers from nine countries, namely the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Venezuela, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and New Zealand. […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World
22 July 2016
The Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), by Portuguese author Raúl Brandão, is a powerful tribute to the underclasses. Innovative thematically and stylistically, the novel consists of loosely connected vignettes on two narrative levels: the lives of prostitutes, where the inexorable need for love is transformed into a means for survival; and the life of Gebo, a […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Portugal
22 July 2016
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Hopes are being expressed that the most spectacular stretch of coastal habitat left unspoilt along Portugal’s southernmost shore can be turned into a nature reserve rather than being blighted by two more resort urbanisations. The area lends itself perfectly to ecotourism through conservation, but local homeowners who advocate this are […]
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