13 June 2014
By Julie Dawn Fox(*), Contributor You might have heard of Ferdinand Magellan , the Portuguese navigator who proved once and for all that the Earth is round. In Portugal, he’s known by his real name, Fernão Magalhães, and although no one can say with absolute certainty, it’s more than likely that he’s from the quaint […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, Religion, Travel
12 June 2014
The Boston Portuguese Festival and the Azorean Maritime Heritage Society are hosting its 9th Annual Azorean Whale Boat Regatta taking place at the MIT Pierce Boathouse, Cambridge, MA, on Sunday, June 15, starting at 12:00pm. One of the most celebrated events of the Boston Portuguese Festival, the annual regatta takes place in the Charles River […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Sports, World
10 June 2014
The Government of the Azores, in partnership with the Casa dos Açores of Winnipeg, Canada, promotes the 6th International Congress on the Feast of the Holy Ghost to be held June 11-15. The Feast of the Holy Ghost is one of the most relevant religious and cultural traditions of the Azores which has contributed to […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Conferences, Heritage, Organizations, People, Religion, Terceira, World
10 June 2014
By Ligia Batista, Contributor(*) When I left Portugal eight years ago, I did not think I would ever become foreign to my own country. But it happened with time. I now speak Portuguese with a slight Canadian accent; sometimes I forget words. Because I left on my own, without my family, there are very few […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Portugal, World
10 June 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) In the midst of the latest phase in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Sky News presenter Kay Burley entered the fray with an article in the Daily Mirror in which she castigated “conspiracy theorists” and “haters” of Madeleine’s parents. Burley, a reporter and newsreader of long standing, wrote: […]
10 June 2014
The Portugal Day is a national holiday celebrating the life of Luiz Vaz de Camões, Portugal’s national poet who died on the 10th of June 1580 and wrote Os Lusíadas, Portugal’s national epic poem exulting the 16th century Portuguese historic achievements. Camões was an adventurer who survived a shipwreck in present-day Vietnam. Part of the legendry that has come down […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
