07 September 2016
Fraud, scandal, theft of royal funds, official graft, and cover-ups: these are the subjects of the 1612 exposé written by Diogo do Couto in his Dialog of a Veteran Soldier. Couto revealed too much and as a result, this work had to wait more than 175 years until its first publication in 1790. This classic […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Damão, Diu, Featured, Goa, Politics, Portugal, World
05 September 2016
The history of Brazil is marked by the transfer of the Portuguese crown to Rio de Janeiro and the declaration of its independence in 1822 whereas African colonies underwent the Colonial War in the 1960s and 1970s in the context of the Portuguese Estado Novo, while Macau, which was the last European Colony in Asia, […]
Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Books, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Featured, Film, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Macau, Mozambique, Politics, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World
25 August 2016
Portuguese national, Rúben Cavaco, 15, was allegedly assaulted by the twin sons of Iraqi ambassador in Portugal Saad Mohammed Ridha. The victim suffered a fractured skull and other severe injuries which left him in a coma for several days. The injuries apparently resulted of a fight outside a bar in Ponte de Sor, about 110 […]
16 August 2016
In 2010, the 2008 global financial crisis morphed into the “eurocrisis.” It has not abated. The 19 countries of Europe that share the euro currency―the eurozone―have been rocked by economic stagnation and debt crises. Some countries have been in depression for years while the governing powers of the eurozone have careened from emergency to emergency, […]
Posted in Books, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
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
