26 September 2013
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) José Luís Peixoto, one of Portugal’s best selling writers, was referred to by Nobel Prize writer José Saramago as “the most surprising revelation in recent Portuguese literature.” To his credit, Peixoto has published three poetry collections, four novels, a non-fiction book, and three short story collections. In 2001, he […]
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23 September 2013
By André Darlington, Contributor (*) When Candide and Pangloss arrive in Lisbon, the two just narrowly survive a shipwreck in the harbor. Then the city is promptly destroyed by an earthquake. During the mayhem Candide is injured, but instead of rushing to help him, Pangloss considers the finer points of their situation. Such is the […]
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21 September 2013
By Len Port, Contributor (*) How times have changed in a few fractious years! An alarming number of once prosperous Portuguese have joined the so-called “embarrassed poor,” unable to afford even basic food needs and dependent on handouts. Severe austerity measures and high unemployment have caused the steady disintegration of middle class society. Poverty has […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Politics, Portugal
21 September 2013
On a steamy summer day in 1977, Emanuel Jaques was shining shoes in downtown Toronto. Surrounded by the strip clubs, bars and body rub parlors of Yonge Street, Emanuel was lured away from his friends by a man who promised some easy money. Four days later the boy’s body was discovered. He had been brutally […]
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20 September 2013
A rare dinosaur skeleton and one of the oldest in the world has been discovered in the south of Lourinhã, Portugal, about 70 km north of Lisbon. Identified by Portuguese paleontologist Octávio Mateus, the remains under study appear to be of a coelurosaur, a rare relatively small carnivorous dinosaur, less than two meters long, from 150 […]
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19 September 2013
Selma Nunes has joined the National Organization of Portuguese-Americans (NOPA) team to further develop their growing vision to empower US citizens and residents of Portuguese descent. Nunes grew up in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and is herself of Portuguese decent. She comes to NOPA with a wealth of experience in community development with nonprofits, […]
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