16 May 2012
The Gimnicas Activities Club from Ponta Delgada (CAGPD) is hosting the World Cup and 2nd Aerobic Gymnastics International Open, in partnership with the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), taking place May 16 through May 21. The FIG’s Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup in Ponta Delgada, held in Ponta Delgada for the first time in 2010, returns to […]
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16 May 2012
The popular Japanese sponge cake, Castella or Kasutera, made of sugar, four, eggs, and starch syrup, is of Portuguese origin. A specialty of Nagasaki, on the island of Kyushu, the cake was brought to Japan by the Portuguese merchants in the 16th century. The name is derived from Pão de Castela, meaning “bread from Castile. […]
15 May 2012
The Boston Portuguese Festival (BPF), in partnership with the Consulate General of Portugal in Boston and the Harvard Film Archive, is presenting a retrospective of Portuguese classic cinema featuring the work of António Reis (1927-1991) co-directed with his wife Margarida Cordeiro. The screenings, open to the public and free of charge, will start at 7pm, […]
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15 May 2012
The Portuguese band BWO – “Brass Wires Orchestra” – is the winner of the Hard Rock International 2012 contest taking place in London, UK. The panel of international judges awarded Hey Monea! (USA) second place and FOS (Indonesia) third place. Based in Lisbon, the BWO started playing for money in the street, in September 2011, and […]
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14 May 2012
The Boston Portuguese Festival (BPF), in partnership with the Consulate General of Portugal in Boston and the School of the Arts at Emerson College, is hosting, May 16, two cultural events which include “Fado Vadio”, a photograph exhibit by Luís Pavão, followed by the exhibit of the film feature “Fados” (2007) by Carlos Saura. The events, […]
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13 May 2012
Portuguese Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, 33, is launching her new video and single “The Spirit Indestructible” featuring the hit song “Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)” considered to be different from everything else she has produced in the last 12 years. The album is being released six years since the singer launched her multi-platinium Loose. The video […]
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