24 April 2012
Portugal will be celebrating tomorrow, April 25th, the historic Carnation Revolution with many festivals, military parades, cultural events and activities. The historic date, also called “Day of Liberty,” is one of the most meaningful Portuguese holidays. Yet, the so-called “April Captains,” members of the “ 25th April Association,” announced Monday they will boycott this year’s […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Politics, Portugal
24 April 2012
The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and Department of Portuguese at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMD), is hosting a lecture tittled, “Words Specific to Portuguese within the Context of the Languages of the Iberian Peninsula,” by Prof. Fernando Venâncio. The lecture will be conducted in Portuguese. The event, free and open to the […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, People
22 April 2012
The State University of New York at Albany-SUNY is organizing the international “Portugal Conference” to take place on October 25-26, 2012, at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Under the theme “Life Transitions: Contexts and Processes,” the event is a joint effort between the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, at the University at Albany, and […]
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22 April 2012
The University of Porto Business School (EGP-UPBS) has been chosen by Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) for Dual Degree innovative program to be launched worldwide. The program will allow students to simultaneously earn a Master in Engineering from CMU and a Magellan MBA diploma from EGP-UPBS. The joint degree program will have a total duration of 24 […]
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21 April 2012
Portuguese Finance Minister, Vítor Gaspar, visited the United States this week to meet Wall Street investment bankers and hedge funds representatives. The meeting scheduled for Thursday and Friday addressed the recent accomplishments of the Portuguese administration financial adjustment program. Gaspar concluded his visit to New York on Friday after meeting with investment representatives from Goldman Sachs, […]
21 April 2012
The Portuguese National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC) has authorized the Azorean airline, SATA International, to fly to Brazil. SATA International was given the right by to operate scheduled services from Lisbon to Salvador and Bahia starting this summer. According to SATA International representative, José Gamboa, the airline is only waiting for clearance from the […]
Posted in Azores, Brazil, Community, Featured, Portugal, Travel, World
