21 September 2014
The Terra Nostra Garden Hotel, based on São Miguel island, Azores, was voted the “Best Four Star Hotel” in Portugal at the Publituris Portugal Travel Awards 2014 contest. Built in 1935 and recently renovated, the Terra Nostra Garden Hotel is the most recognizable hotel of the Azores, nestled inside the volcanic complex of Furnas Valley. […]
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20 September 2014
By Julie Dawn Fox, Contributor (*) I finally made it to Madeira for the first time in August. As usual, my list of places to visit was ambitious, especially since Mike and I had decided not to hire a car. We thought we’d leave the hairpin bends to the experts like Filipe Freitas from Madeira […]
19 September 2014
The National Organization of Portuguese-Americans (NOPA) has announced that Natasha A. Silva and Sean W. Fernandes were selected as the “2014-2015 Portuguese American Fellows” chosen to participate in the first class of the Portuguese American Fellowship Program (PAFP). Launched in June, PAFP is a non-paid internship program is offered to highly motivated graduate students interested in […]
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17 September 2014
Portuguese and Spanish paleontologists revealed on Tuesday they had discovered a completely new species of dinosaur which they believe to be the smallest herbivorous dinosaur found in Portugal. According to the paleontologists, it is probably the tiniest of all plant-eating dinosaurs found, apparently still growing, and that when fully grown would have become larger. “It’s one […]
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11 September 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) The arrival in Lisbon of a new woman ambassador representing the United Kingdom is another indication that the gender gap in diplomatic circles is narrowing, but equality is still some way off. Throughout most of history, ‘manliness’ was deemed an essential ingredient in the conduct of international politics. The English diplomat […]
11 September 2014
TAP Air Portugal has named its newest Airbus A319, the CS-TTV, after Aristides de Sousa Mendes as a tribute to the Portuguese Consul in Bordeaux, France, who saved thousands of lives at the time of Germany’s invasion of France during World War II. The honor marks the 60th anniversary of the diplomat’s death. The “Aristides […]
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