03 March 2015
1944: Andrea Aspinall, mathematician turned spy, disappears under a new identity into the torrid summer streets of Lisbon that see the with spies and informers. The Germans have made advances in atomic and rocket technology and the Allies are determined that the ultimate secret weapon will not become a reality in Nazi hands. Karl Voss, […]
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02 March 2015
Marine life photographer, Nuno Sá, is the winner of the ‘Underwater Photographer of The Year 2015’ by London based UPY, an international photographic competition aiming to celebrate excellence in all disciplines of underwater photography. The winners were selected by panel the judges, Alex Mustard, Martin Edge and Peter Rowlands, going through 2,500 entries from 40 countries. Nuno Sá […]
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02 March 2015
By Joy Hanford, Contributor (*) When I describe my life to friends back home in Indiana it sounds too good to be true. I live in Guimarães, in the North of Portugal. It is a stunning, special place that just so happens to be the birthplace of the nation. Medieval, honest, and ancient, my days […]
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28 February 2015
In an age when few people ventured beyond their place of birth, André Palmeiro left Portugal on a journey to the far side of the world. Bearing the title “Father Visitor,” he was entrusted with the daunting task of inspecting Jesuit missions spanning from Mozambique to Japan. A global history in the guise of a […]
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27 February 2015
Portuguese architect, Álvaro Siza Vieira, is the winner of the 2015 ‘Building of the Year Award’ – Office Category – by prestigious ArchDaily.com. Siza was awarded for the ‘The Building on the Water’ project located in Huai’na, Jiangsu Province (China), the ArchDaily reported. The project was designed together with Portuguese architect Carlos Castanheira for the company Shihlien Chemical Industrial […]
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25 February 2015
The University of Massachusetts Lowell has announced a series of four lectures presented by Prof. Ana Valdez, the inaugural Luso-American Foundation Visiting Professor in Portuguese Studies in the UMass Lowell History Department. The lectures, free and open to the general public, are scheduled for March and April, beginning on Thursday, March 12. Professor Valdez will […]
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