24 July 2014
Portugal won first place at the USA Today “10Best Readers’ Choice” contest for ‘Best European Country” to travel. According to the editors, “Portugal is less iconic than other well-known countries, but it offers a wealth of opportunities to travelers: charming villages, great food, fascinating regional music, cultural opportunities, a beautiful coastline and even world-class surfing.” […]
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24 July 2014
Portugal remained in 41st place in the 2014 Human Development Index from a total of 183 countries the United Nations said on Thursday. The index is calculated using three human development dimensions: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. These take into account factors such as average life […]
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24 July 2014
The former CEO of Portuguese Banco Espirito Santo (BES), Ricardo Espírito Santo Salgado, was detained on Thursday morning as part of the Monte Branco operations, which is investigating the largest capital laundering scheme in Portugal, a source at the central criminal court told Lusa. Salgado is the patriarch of Portugal’s scandal stricken Espirito Santo banking […]
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23 July 2014
Equatorial Guinea was admitted as full member of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) at the organization’s 10th summit held July 22-23, in Dili, East Timor. Guinea-Bissau, suspended from the CPLP in 2012 following the coup of April of that year, was readmitted in the wake of the recent presidential and legislative elections. After a […]
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23 July 2014
World acclaimed piano virtuoso Maria João Pires was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 23, 1944. In celebration of her 70th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon has released the “Complete DG Solo Recordings”. Erato Recordings has also released a commemorative album dedicated to celebrating the seventieth birthday of the artist. (Follow links below to get these compilations […]
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21 July 2014
The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, will travel to East Timor to attend the 10th Summit of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) taking place July 23 in Dili. Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho is also expected to attend the summit. Cavaco Silva arrives in East Timor July 22 after ending a […]
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