02 June 2015
The 50th edition of the SATA Rallye Açores is taking place on São Miguel, June 4-6, with the participation of 49 contenders from 14 countries including 14 top Portuguese drivers . Launched in 1965, the SATA Rallye Açores counts as round four of the 2015 FIA European Rally Championship season. The international car racing challenge, featuring […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Jorge, Sports, World
01 June 2015
By C. Naseer Ahmad (*) Ambassador Brito was the gracious host for a memorable evening on May 28, 2015 featuring Fado Music at the elegant residence on an edge of the beautiful Rock Creek Park in Washington. This event was made possible by the Embassy Series in its continued effort towards uniting people through musical […]
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31 May 2015
They say that a fine wine gets better with age and of no wine is this more true than it is for madeira. Not only does madeira require cask-ageing in order to acquire its unique ‘madeirised’ taste but, unlike most other wines, it retains that taste for many years, even several centuries. For heat and […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Food & Wine, Life Style, Madeira, Porto Santo, Portugal
30 May 2015
Philippa of Lancaster died of the plague on July 15, 1415, at the age of 55. Ten days later, a fleet of 240 boats and an army of 20,000 men left Lisbon. With them sailed three of her sons: the heir to the throne, Duarte; infante Henrique (later known as the Navigator); and Pedro. The […]
29 May 2015
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) Inspired by traditional Portuguese dishes from her childhood, Maria Lawton, dubbed the “Azorean Green Bean” wrote the bestselling cookbook Azorean Cooking: From My Family Table to Yours. Born on the Azorean island of São Miguel, in a village called Rosário da Lagoa, Lawton moved to the United States with […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Interviews, Life Style, People, Portugal, São Miguel
21 May 2015
Joy Hanford, Contributor (*) Last month my Facebook wall was flooded with a link from The Huffington Post again and again asking, “Joy, have you been here?” The link lead me to an article about Piódão. I have been to Piódão, one of the most impressive places I have visited in Portugal thus far, but […]
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