12 June 2013
Lisbon is marking the 125th anniversary of the birth of Fernando Pessoa with the “First Festival Desassossego” taking place in Casa Fernando Pessoa, the last home where Portugal’s renowned modernist poet lived. Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Brazil in Portugal, organizers described the three-day festival as “a meeting of Portuguese-Brazilian poetry,” with the participation of […]
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12 June 2013
By Michael Colson, Contributor (*) Judith Balso’s Pessoa, The Metaphysical Courier, translated by Drew Burk (NY: Atropos Press 2011) is the most informative full-length study on the Portuguese poet’s philosophical interests that’s available in English. Balso specialty is in poetry and philosophy, and she currently teaches at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. The […]
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11 June 2013
The Portuguese Heritage Publications Inc. has announced that the book Power of the Spirit: The Journey of English Building Faith and Churches in California was awarded second place by the 15th International Latino Book Awards (ILBA), Category Non Fiction, Multi-Author, in a ceremony held at Instituito Cervantes, in New York City. Power of the Spirit […]
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10 June 2013
Google users in Portugal will find today, June 1oth – Day of Portugal , a new “doodle” featuring the Galo de Barcelos [Rooster of Barcelos] one of the most iconic representations of the country, associated with Portugal as a tourism destination. The popular symbol of Portugal originated from an old legend that tells the story […]
07 June 2013
The Portuguese American Citizenship Project (PACP) announced the hiring of Steven Nascimento as the PACP’s new executive director. Founded in 1999, the PACP is a non-profit organization that encourages Portuguese-Americans to participate in civic activities in their communities, become U.S. citizens, register to vote, and vote. The PACP has worked with 52 cultural, fraternal and […]
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06 June 2013
On June 10th, New York based VentureOutNY is hosting the “Portuguese Tech Night” with the participation of 10 of Portugal’s best early stage tech startups. The selected group, representing Portugal’s best technology talent, will have the opportunity to meet a panel of New York venture investors and to network with New York’s international technology community. The […]
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