15 April 2013
Portugal’s long distance runner, Ana Dulce Félix, won 9th place in the female elite runners race at the 117th Boston Marathon, which took place today. Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo claimed the first place, passing Félix who had held a commanding lead for eight miles. One of Portugal’s top runners, Félix had won a gold medal at […]
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15 April 2013
Portuguese magician and illusionist, Luis de Matos, was awarded the Golden Grolla [Grolla d’Oro] prize. The honor was shared with Lu Chen e Dynamo (China) and Dynamo (United Kingdom). The awarding ceremonies were held in Saint-Vincent, Italy. Established in 1953, the Grolla d’Oro is one of the oldest and most prestigious arts awards distinguishing the […]
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15 April 2013
The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, leaves for Colombia Monday for a four-day visit with an economic and cultural mission. Although he is scheduled to arrive in Colombia the same day, his official agenda only starts Tuesday with political and institutional meetings. After Colombia, Cavaco Silva will head on to Peru on Thursday. The […]
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13 April 2013
The “Exploring the Portuguese Diaspora Conference” was awarded a Chairman’s Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). “These are exciting news and an incentive for scientific research on the Portuguese Diaspora globally,” said conference co-organizer, Professor Dulce Maria Soares Scott of Anderson University, Indianapolis, IN. Based in Washington, D.C., the NEH is one […]
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11 April 2013
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Incredibly, Portugal has plunged from being a role model in its handling of the debit crisis to a potential basket case that may have to go begging for a second bailout. Some analysts say events here could instigate even worse and wider mayhem elsewhere in the eurozone. The current international […]
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11 April 2013
By Michael Colson, Contributor (*) Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is considered to be a great European intellectual and a preeminent Portuguese modernist. Born in Lisbon, he grew up in South Africa and had an English education at St. Joseph’s, a Dominican convent school, in Durban. In 1901, he passed the Cape School Higher Examination with distinction, […]
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