09 August 2012
Professor Alessandra Silveira, Director of the Centre of Studies in European Union Law (CEDU) of the University of Minho, Portugal, is the holder of the Jean Monnet’s Chair in European Union Law. The title, assigned by the European Commission, through the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, recognizes Silveira’s project “Citizenship of rights: European citizenship as […]
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08 August 2012
Fernando Pimenta, 22, and Emanuel Silva, 26, of Portugal, won the Olympic Silver Medal for cannoning at the men’s double 1,000-meter K-2. Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny of Hungary took the gold. Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle of Germany took the bronze. This was the first time Portugal won a medal in canoe sprint. Last week, […]
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07 August 2012
The Portuguese American community of Fall River (MA) is celebrating the 26th Holy Ghost Festival of New England, starting Thursday August 23, through Monday August 26. The event opens Saturday morning with the traditional “bodo de leite” event. The Holy Ghost parade will take place on Sunday, on South Main Street, with the participation of […]
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06 August 2012
By Millicent Borges Accardi The work of Portuguese writer Nuno Júdice is like a spell. A reverie. A dark dream with quiet overtones and hidden meanings. Last summer in Lisbon, as part of the DISQUIET International Literary Program, it seemed as if the whole world had been swallowed up and silenced when Júdice softly delivered […]
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06 August 2012
The first Pride Azores Festival is scheduled for August 28 to September 2, 2012, in the city of Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, in the Azores. According to Terry Costa, president of the Association LGBT Pride Azores and organizer of the event, the festival will include a march for human rights, a conference on LGBT […]
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03 August 2012
By Oona Patrick, Contributor (*) The Dzanc Books/CNC DISQUIET International Literary Program, a summer program that began in 2011, finished its second two-week adventure in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 13. The program brings 60 North American and international writers to the city for workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The program and its local sponsors […]
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