26 April 2013
Six Rhode Island College (RIC) students and four community members were recently inducted into the Sigma Chapter of the Phi Lambda Beta Portuguese Honor Society. RIC students Christopher Barbosa, Vanessa Branco, Filipe Fernandes, Carlos Neves, Stacey Saraiva and Liana Viveiros were admitted to the honor society based on their scholastic performances (a minimum 3.25 grade […]
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25 April 2013
By Rita Dourado, Contributor (*) When you arrive to Portugal, you arrive in a country that, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), doesn’t seem to be the 7th slowest economy in the world. Portugal causes a good first impression. It is true that the economy has stopped growing, as the country is facing domestic […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World
24 April 2013
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The revolution of 25th April 1974 transformed the political and social set-up and gave great hope to the people of Portugal. Thirty-nine years on, hope is in short supply. It has evaporated in the face of the intractable economic crisis. What has gone wrong? During the decade before 1974, the […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World
22 April 2013
Hofstra University, one of the largest universities on Long Island, will recognize the local Portuguese-American community during their 30th Annual Dutch Festival in Uniondale on May 5. Every year, Hofstra University presents its Dutch Festival with live music and entertainment to celebrate the heritage of its founder Dutch-American William S. Hofstra and the university’s heritage. […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal
21 April 2013
Social democrat (PSD) Berta Cabral, 60, the former mayor of Ponta Delgada city, and former candidate for President of the Government of the Azores, was appointed Secretary of State of Defense by Portugal’s central government. She will be sworn on Monday, April 21. Cabral was defeated by the Socialist Party (PS) candidate, Vasco Cordeiro, 39, […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, São Miguel
20 April 2013
The movie “The Argentinian Lesson”, by Polish film director Wojcech Staron, won Best Foreign Film Award at the 2nd Panazorean International Film Festival, held in Ponta Delgada, Azores, April 11 through April 20. The movie “O Deportado” [The Deportee], by film director Nathalie Mansoux, won the National Film Award at the festival. Documenting the lives of […]
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