21 July 2016
Lisbon is hosting the 2016 Tall Ships Races scheduled for July 22-25, with the participation of more than 50 iconic sailing ships from around the world and more than 5,000 young crew members, from a variety of countries. Lisbon expects about one million visitors at the new cruise terminal, between Santa Apolónia and Praça do […]
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18 July 2016
The Azores are hosting the second international Island Biology Conference taking place on Terceira island this week. Co-sponsored by the University of the Azores, among other partners, the Island Biology 2016 international conference will bring together biologists from around the world to discuss the most recent research in the biology of island species and ecosystems. According […]
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18 July 2016
The Museum of Pico Island is hosting the itinerant exhibition “Yankee Whalers! The Shared Legacies of Luso and Yankee Whalers” in partnership with New Bedford Whaling Museum and the Azores Sea Observatory. The exhibition is open until October 30. The traveling exhibition celebrates the interwoven Luso-American stories of the Azorean, Cape Verdean, and Brazilian communities to the […]
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18 July 2016
A US Congress delegation, of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, visited the Azores over the weekend to further discuss the strategic relevance of Lajes Air Base. On Saturday, July 16, the 11 bipartisan delegation, led by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), held meetings with the President of the Government of […]
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15 July 2016
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Allegations persist that the Vatican is continuing to cover up the truth about the ‘third secret’ said to have been disclosed by the Virgin Mary exclusively to three Portuguese children on 13th July 1917. Ongoing reports of papal obfuscation and lies did not deter big numbers of pilgrims gathering at […]
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13 July 2016
Interview by Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) With family roots in Algarve, mainland Portugal, Michel De Brito was born in 1980 in New Jersey and educated at Parsons School of Design and the New York Academy of Art. The magic of his work lies in his ability to make connections to the old country and […]
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