24 May 2012
The European Heritage Congress, sponsored by Europa Nostra, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, May 30 through June 2. The event, organized in partnership with Lisbon-based Centro Nacional de Cultura, will gather Europa Nostra’s members and representatives from cultural heritage preservation organizations all over Europe. The European Heritage Awards Ceremony will take place at Lisbon’s […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Spotlight, World
23 May 2012
Portugal is one of the countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with the biggest gap between the rich and the poor, according to a quality of life report released by the Organization. The OECD released Monday a new version of its pioneering Your Better Life Index— an online, interactive index that allows […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Portugal, World
23 May 2012
Two Portuguese train stations are listed by Flavorwire Magazine online among the most beautiful in the world. The selection, by architecture editor Claire Cottrell, lists the 10 most beautiful train stations across the globe. Portugal is the only European country with two train stations on the list. Atocha Train Station in Madrid, Spain, tops the list […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World
22 May 2012
Brazilian short-story author Dalton Trevisan was awarded the 2012 “Camões Prize”, the highest honor in the Portuguese-speaking literary world. The prize is named after Portugal’s 16th-century poet Luís de Camões. Born in 1925, in the southern Brazilian city of Curitiba, Trevisan is known for his raw literary material, notably his collections of surreal stories often […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Books, Brazil, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal
21 May 2012
Portuguese Prime-Minister Passos Coelho is in the United States to participate in the NATO Summit underway (May 20-21) in Chicago Illinois. At the summit, the Portuguese leader held his first meeting with new French President François Hollande. After the meeting he commenting to journalists that the two had found “a good working basis” and a […]
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21 May 2012
The Oeiras Santo Amaro Childrens’ Choir [Coro Infantil de Santo Amaro de Oeiras] was the winner of the Global Rockstar Rio+20 Global Youth Music Contest, sponsored by the United Nations, in the Young Category (age below 14). The choir won the contest with the performance of “Meu Planeta Azul” [My Blue Planet] with lyrics by […]
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