20 January 2013
Portuguese-Canadian, Charles Sousa, 54, is a Liberal Party leadership candidate for the post of Primier of Ontario, Canada. Sousa is the former Citizen and Immigration Minister and, since 2007, has been the MPP for Mississauga South. He also served as Minister of Labour from 2010 to 2011, after having been Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of […]
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20 January 2013
Spanish and Portuguese letters scholar, Stephen Reckert, died in Lisbon age 86. Born in Indiana (USA), he was a former Camões Professor of Portuguese (Emeritus) at the University of London, UK, and Honorary Research Associate at Institute for the Study of Symbology of Lisbon, Portugal. From 1958 to 1966, he was the Chair of the Department […]
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19 January 2013
Portuguese vocalist, João Fonseca, and Portuguese-American pop singer, Katy Perry, are among the starts invited to sing at the presidential inaugural events, over the Marting Luther King weekend, expected to draw more than 35,000 guests. João Fonseca, 24, popularly known by his stage name J’Something, has confirmed that he will be performing at the first of […]
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18 January 2013
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), has named Portugal’s Pedro Proença “World’s Best Referee of 2012.” Proença, full name Pedro Proença Oliveira Alves Garcia, received 174 votes, a lead of almost a hundred points over Turkey’s Cuneyt Çakir, with 73 votes, the winner of the award in 2011. Britain’s Howard Webb won third place, […]
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18 January 2013
The online magazine, GlobalGrasshopper, has named Portugal’s Majestic Café (Porto), and A Brasileira (Lisbon), among the 15 “Best Historic Cafés in Europe.” According to the magazine, the fans of Majestic Café (Porto), will love “[…]its stunning façade, exquisite interiors and a delightful winter garden. Famed for its Belle Epoque atmosphere it is perhaps one of the […]
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18 January 2013
The Tulare County Farm and Agriculture Museum, in Visalia, California, is hosting an event honoring the County’s Azorean-Portuguese heritage. The dispay will open January 19, with a reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Titled, “Cultivating a Heritage: The Success of the Portuguese in Tulare County,” the exhibit will tell the story of the influence the […]
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