13 June 2012
The Portuguese capital has dropped 22 places in Mercer’s 2012 ranking of the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates to occupy the 108th position out of 214 cities surveyed. The head of the consultant’s Portuguese research department, Tiago Borges, told LUSA that Lisbon’s fall from rank 86 last year was primarily due to a weakening […]
Posted in Angola, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, Travel, World
09 June 2012
By Millicent Borges Accardi ♦ Not only is Rogério Miguel Puga known for his seminal book, Chronology of Portuguese Literature: 1128-2000, (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, 2011), the first comprehensive index of Portuguese literature presenting a list of the literature of the oldest European country, but he is also known to me as the person who told […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Macau, People, Portugal, World
07 June 2012
The Arte Institute is sponsoring a lecture by author José Luís Peixoto to be held June 14, at 6:30pm, at the Rogue Space Gallery, Chelsea, 526 West 26th Street, NYC. The author will be addressing a younger audience to talk about his work in the context of life and writing. Born in 1974, in the […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Heritage, People, Photography, Portugal, World
05 June 2012
Software engineer Nelson José Alves, 31, a native of Madeira island, Portugal, was selected among thousands of candidates worldwide for an internship at the multinational Apple Inc., in Austin, Texas, where he hopes to help create the next iPad. Born in Funchal, Alves has a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Madeira (UMa) […]
Posted in Awards, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
04 June 2012
The town of Cascais, nearby Estoril, will host the 21th European H.O.G. Rally, scheduled for June 14-17. About 10,000 Harley Davidson bikers are expected to participate. According to organizers, the event will include a Custom Bike Show taking place in nearby Estoril home to Europe’s biggest casino. Participants will have a chance to win prizes, including a […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, Portugal, Sports, Spotlight, Travel, World
03 June 2012
Soldiers of Portuguese descent, who lost their lives defending the United States, were honored on Memorial Day by the U.S. Congressional Record and Library of Congress, as brave Portuguese Americans who served their country. The initiative was sponsored by the National Organization for Portuguese Americans (NOPA) working with the Portuguese American Caucus staff directors to […]
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