30 January 2013
On Monday, U.S. surfer Garrett McNamara, 45, rode in Nazaré, Portugal, the largest swell ever ridden by a surfer. Apparently, he sailed down from the top of a 100 feet wave, at Praia do Norte, a shoreline known to professional surfers to produce some of the biggest waves in the world. In November 2011, over […]
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29 January 2013
The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College, MA, presents an exhibition displaying nanban trade art influenced by the arrival Portuguese missionaries and merchants in Japan, during the 16th and 17th centuries, the first Europeans known to have reached Japan in recorded history. Titled, “Portugal, Jesuits, and Japan: Spiritual Beliefs and Earthly Goods” the exhibition […]
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28 January 2013
Portuguese-American, Senate President, Teresa Paiva-Weed remains opposed to the bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Rhode Island, despite the House of Representatives’ overwhelming vote in favor last week. The measure would make Rhode Island the 10th state to allow gay marriage. Rhode Island is the only state in New England that has not legalized same-sex marriage. Paiva […]
27 January 2013
The XV Socialist Party Regional Convention was held in Azores over the weekend. The event was presided by Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Regional Government of the Azores and leader of the PS/A [Partido Socialista/Açores]. Under the theme “Renovating with Confidence for an Autonomy with Future” [Renovação com Confiança por uma Autonomia com Futuro], a total […]
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25 January 2013
President Barack Obama has appointed Portuguese-American attorney, David Simas, Assistant to the President and Deputy Senior for Communication and Strategy. A native of Tauton, Massachusetts, Simas, 42, is the child of Portuguese immigrant parents. His mother, Deolinda Matos Simas, is from Abela, Alentejo, mainland Portugal. His father, António Simas, is from Faial da Terra, São […]
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25 January 2013
The President of the European Commission and former Portuguese Prime Minister, José Manuel Durão Barroso, was awarded the Grand Collar of Merit by Brazil’s Federal Audit Court, on Thursday, in a ceremony at the institution’s headquarters in Brasilia. The European Commission President used the event to highlight the European Union’s role as an example of […]
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