28 September 2014
California is celebrating the arrival ashore of Portuguese navigator, João Rodrigues Cabrilho, the first recorded European explorer to reach the West Coast of the United States. Best known as Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the Spanish transliteration of his name, João Rodrigues Cabrilho stepped ashore on Ballast Point, San Diego Bay, on September 28, 1542, sailing under […]
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25 September 2014
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) Portuguese Heritage Publications of California (PHPC) is a non-profit organization created to research, preserve and disseminate (for educational purposes) the vanishing memories and current relevant events about the Portuguese presence in California. The organization aims to document (for future generations) the accomplishments of Portuguese ancestors, the richness of the […]
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24 September 2014
Portuguese fado singer, Ana Moura, will open her 2014 United States tour with a concert at the Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, on Friday, November 7, at 8:00pm, backed by Portuguese guitars. Moura, who has toured the United States before, will be also performing in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Arizona, and California. Before touring […]
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23 September 2014
The bestselling author of such novels as A Conspiracy of Paper and The Whiskey Rebels continues his masterly run of “atmospheric” (The Washington Post), “page-turning” (The Baltimore Sun), “tremendously smart” (Newsweek) historical thrillers. In The Day of Atonement, David Liss blends meticulous period detail with crackling adventure in the tale of one man’s quest for […]
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23 September 2014
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho will address the public at the New Bedford Whaling Museum (September 24 at 6:00-7:00pm) and at the Portuguese Studies and Culture at UMass Dartmouth (September 25 at 5:30-7:30pm). Carvalho is a Portuguese former military and political leader who became one of the main figures of the Movement of the Captains (Movimento […]
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22 September 2014
The Azores islands are hosting this week the 12th meeting of the East Atlantic Biosphere Reserve Network (REDBIOS) under the auspices of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The meeting, taking place September 22-26 on Faial, São Jorge, and Pico, will be attended by representatives from the World Network of Island and Coastal […]
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