03 June 2016
An analysis is presented of the parish of Lanheses, a northern Portuguese village particularly affected by large-scale peasant emigration, from 1700 to the present day. The author “combines demographic analysis and historical and ethnographic methods to explore its long history of predominantly male emigration, high illegitimacy rates, late marriage, moderated fertility, and frequency of female […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, People, Portugal
02 June 2016
The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, welcomed the Minister of the Sea of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Hong, at a meeting held in Ponta Delgada, on June 1, to further discuss contacts already established in matters related to the sea. “Several contacts have been developed between the Azores and […]
Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, São Miguel, World
31 May 2016
SATA Group is hosting the 51th edition of the ‘Azores Airlines Rallye’ taking place June 2-4 on São Miguel island. The international car racing event – formerly named ‘SATA Rallye Azores’ – is organized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) as part of the European Rally Championship. With the participation of 36 contenders from 15 […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, People, São Miguel, Sports, World
29 May 2016
Chinese Hainan Airlines (HNA Group) is to acquire up to 20% of TAP Portugal. The HNA Group, an aviation and tourism giant, is set to acquire the stake from Atlantic Gateway, a private consortium which currently owns half of TAP Portugal. As a result, direct flights between Lisbon and Beijing will be established, operated by […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World
28 May 2016
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The lawyer for Kate and Gerry McCann has filed an appeal in Portugal’s Supreme Court following last month’s Appellate Court decision in favor of Gonçalo Amaral. This is the latest move in the long-running civil action over the former lead detective’s controversial book about Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in 2007. The […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Life Style, Portugal, Travel
24 May 2016
A protocol was signed between the Government of the Azores and Google to optimize the Azores as a tourism destination, with the goal of reaching 200 million potential tourists over the next three years, the regional Tourism and Transport Deputy, Vítor Fraga, revealed Monday. “This partnership will be crucial to enhance the awareness vis-à-vis our […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Travel
