13 February 2014
Lawmakers in the state of Hawaii are considering a bill that would make the ukulele the state’s official musical instrument. The ukulele was originally brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants where it became an integral part of the Hawaiian culture. The bill which has passed through a House Committee Wednesday with a unanimous vote will […]
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13 February 2014
Porto, the second Portuguese largest city, was elected for the second time “Best European Destination” of the year, by the European Consumers Choice, it was announced Thursday. Porto was first awarded the honor in 2012. Last year the title was won by Istanbul. Porto won with 14.8% of the votes, followed by Zagreb, Vienna, Nicosia, […]
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12 February 2014
Launched in 2012, the UMass in Lisbon program is the only residential study abroad program in Portugal managed directly by a major public American university, providing unrivaled access to one of the world’s most strategic centers of language and culture. The program offers American students the opportunity to spend a summer, a semester or year […]
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12 February 2014
The Switzerland referendum against “massive immigration,” setting restrictions on European Union citizens emigrating to the country, is a cause for concern to Portugal, said Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Rui Machete. Machete said that the new measures voted February 9th would “oblige a review of the relationship ongoing between the EU and Switzerland” given how […]
11 February 2014
Portuguese contemporary artist Joana Vasconcelos is staging new works of art at the Manchester Art Gallery, UK, opening February 15 through June 2014. Curator Natasha Howes said the event would be “the most ambitious” exhibition by Vasconcelos in the United Kingdom. Manchester Art Gallery is visited by about 400,000 people every year. Titled “Britannia” the […]
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10 February 2014
Portugal was voted best hostel destination in the world at the 12th edition of the Annual Hostel Awards by Hostelworld. According to the “Hoscars” Customer Annual Ratings, Portugal was voted the country with the largest number of awarded categories (19) and hostels (11), being Lisbon the city with more “Hoscars” (15 in total). Only Italy, the […]
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