25 June 2016
By C. Naseer Ahmad (*) Ambassador of Portugal, Domingos Fezas Vital, hosted the Embassy Series concert of Júlio Resende, a brilliant Fado and Jazz musician from Portugal who made his debut in Washington, D.C. on June 23, 2016. The event, which was also posted on the newly redesigned website of the Portuguese Embassy, was a […]
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25 June 2016
This collection of original essays traces the history of Portuguese literature from the medieval period to the present, providing provocative new interpretations of this previously neglected literary history. The volume serves as a comprehensive introduction to Portuguese literature to students new to the field, and provides new insight into the ongoing controversies on the subject. […]
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25 June 2016
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Portugal intends to do everything possible to ensure that the rights of the Portuguese citizens in the UK and of British nationals who live, visit or invest in Portugal are all guaranteed in the wake of Britain’s sensational decision to leave the European Union. This reassurance came from Prime Minister […]
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23 June 2016
José Luís Peixoto is one of Portugal’s bestselling writers. Literature Nobel Prize, José Saramago, referred to him as “the most surprising revelation in recent Portuguese literature.” According to the author, A Child in Ruins is a selection from the three poetry collections he has authored. A Child in Ruins is the title of the first of these […]
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23 June 2016
TAP Portugal is now offering a twice-weekly flight between Newark and Porto, mainland Portugal, in addition to daily non-stop direct flights to Lisbon from John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York and the Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. Tap Portugal has also increased its seasonal offer with direct daily flights to Lisbon from Miami […]
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20 June 2016
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c.1460-1524), the first navigator to sail directly from Europe to India, was honored with a statue dedicated to him in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira. The unveiling of the statue, on June 10, memorializes Vasco da Gama’s stop at Terceira island, in 1499, to lay to rest his brother Paulo da […]
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