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 […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Painting, People, Portugal, World
12 July 2016
Launching an online store can be challenging for smaller business, but Portuguese company Jumpseller.com goes global and is expanding its ecommerce solutions in Latin America and the United States. Started in 2010 by Tiago Matos and Filipe Gonçalves, Jumpseller can help small businesses make designing and maintaining an online store relatively simple and affordable. Both Matos and Gonçalves […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
09 July 2016
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Britain’s oldest ally has been trying to make sense of the hullabaloo over the referendum, but it hasn’t been easy. For example, last weekend Tony Blair said Britain might want to change its mind. And he was talking about Brexit, not the Chilcot report. Many of the 17 million who […]
09 July 2016
Portugal’s team is hoping to win the game of their lives on Sunday’s Euro 2016 final against hosts France. Portugal have lost last 10 matches between the two teams. The French have won the last two major tournaments they have hosted. Indeed, the Portuguese national team has suffered 10 straight losses against France including the […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Sports, World
07 July 2016
For the fourth successive year, 16 professional cliff divers from around the world are gathering in the Azores to participate in the third stop of the 2016 International Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. The extreme sport diving competition is being held Saturday, July 9, at the Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo, an islet […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, People, São Miguel, Sports, World
06 July 2016
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) has launched a survey to find and address important service gaps/needs for the Portuguese-speaking communities of Framingham and surrounding areas. The survey, according to MAPS, will help the nonprofit health and social services organization evaluate existing programs at its Framingham office. “This survey will give us a clearer […]
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