17 February 2015
Professor Patrícia Vieira, researcher at Georgetown University, will present a special lecture, “Phytofabulae: Tales of the Amazon,” on February 19, at 5:00pm, in the Prince Henry Society Reading Room at the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives (Claire T. Carney Library Building/ Parking lot 13). Professor Vieira will address the Amazon as the repository of myriad stories created […]
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16 February 2015
Twentieth-century Portugal saw dramatic political and social change. The monarchy was abolished, and a republic installed (1910), soon giving way to a long-lasting dictatorship (1926); a transition to democracy (1974) led to membership of the European Union (1986). But what do we know of how people lived during these periods? And how did men, in […]
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16 February 2015
Maria Miguel Cardoso Carlos, a Portuguese high school student, at Colégio Luso-Internacional do Centro (CLIC) Marinha Grande, mainland Portugal, was distinguished with the ‘Cambridge Top in the World’ award, in the category of environmental studies in the international IGCSE examinations. Bestowed by the University of Cambridge (UK), the ‘Cambridge Top in the World’ award distinguishes […]
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16 February 2015
By Richard Simas,Contributor (*) You could come to the island of Santa Catarina in Southern Brazil to surf world-class waves, to vacation, retire, or invest in the region’s booming economy. However, another excellent reason is to savor Santa Catarina’s singular cultural heritage. Local anthropologist Luiz Nilton Corrêa returned to his native area after an 11-year […]
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13 February 2015
Edited and introduced by Richard Zenith, this bilingual anthology presents more than a century of Portuguese poetry, beginning with Pessoa and his heteronyms This major bilingual anthology, edited and introduced by Richard Zenith, and with English translations by Richard Zenith and Alexis Levitin, introduces the work of 28 Portuguese poets (beginning with Fernando Pessoa and […]
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13 February 2015
By Len Port, Contributor(*) The verdict in Kate and Gerry McCann’s civil action against the former lead detective Gonçalo Amaral may come sooner than expected because of a recent behind-the-scenes development in the long-drawn-out case. The question of whether or not Kate and Gerry McCann are legally entitled to represent their daughter Madeleine in their […]
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