05 December 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) Unlike birds and other creatures that migrate in an orderly and timely way, the mass movement of humans is shambolic. We used to wander about freely hunting and gathering in small tribes. As human populations grew and greeds, as well as needs, became greater, the more developed tribes sent explorers forth […]
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05 December 2014
A previously unpublished novel by a literary master, Skylight tells the intertwined stories of the residents of a faded apartment building in 1940s Lisbon. Silvestre and Mariana, a happily married elderly couple, take in a young nomad, Abel, and soon discover their many differences. Adriana loves Beethoven more than any man, but her budding sexuality […]
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01 December 2014
José de Almeida, 79, the leader of the Frente de Libertação dos Açores/FLA (Azorean Liberation Front), the movement for the independence of the Azores, died on Monday, December 1, in Ponta Delgada. Launched in 1975, after the Carnation Revolution, the independence movement had a profound impact on the Azores and mainland Portugal during the period […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
30 November 2014
The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, will travel to Canada next week on a four-day visit to meet with the Azorean-Portuguese resident communities of the provinces of Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario. Starting on Monday, December 1, President Cordeiro will visit community organizations and will meet with local business leaders to address […]
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29 November 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) A wise man once said, “Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.” Perhaps this was said at least partly in jest, but it is certainly true that corruption lurks in the shadows from the bottom to the very top of politics in many countries all over the world. Portugal’s […]
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27 November 2014
Cante Alentejano, the traditional polyphonic singing of Alentejo, mainland Portugal, was listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a special protected status by Unesco, the cultural arm of the United Nations. The decision honoring Cante Alentejano was announced on Thursday by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting in Paris, […]
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