31 March 2012
Maria João Ávila, one of the two elected Representative in the Portuguese parliament for the Portuguese citizens residing abroad, accused SATA Air Azores of refusing to address the issue of “abusive airfare costs” charged by the airline to the Azorean resident communities in the United States and Canada. Ávila made the remarks to Portuguese reporters […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Travel
30 March 2012
Lisbon-based Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown was ranked the best international research institution to work, according the results of the “Scientist’s Best Places to Work” survey released Thursday by the The Scientist Magazine online. Outside the United States, the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown ranked ahead of the prestigious Vienna’s Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (Austria) […]
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28 March 2012
The fourth round of the 2012 FIA World Rally Championships has brought the best rally drivers in the world to the “Vodafone Rally de Portugal” from Wednesday, March 28, until Sunday, April 1. The Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2012 is the fourth event of the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar for 2012. The 13 leg […]
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27 March 2012
The Portuguese northern city of Porto, the second largest city in the country, was elected Tuesday the “Best European Destination 2012” winning the title over 19 major European cities. Sponsored by the Tourism Offices across Europe the voting was carried online involving multiple social networks and a total of 212.688 voters. Porto offers a variety […]
25 March 2012
Lisbon native, Carlos Almeida, a senior at the University of Louisville (Kentucky) won Saturday, March 24, the preliminary rounds of Men’s 200 yard breaststroke on 3rd day of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division 1 Championship Meet, at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Seattle, WA. Almeida, 23, a member of Portugal’s 2012 […]
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24 March 2012
The six historic organs in the Basilica of the Palace of Mafra, Portugal, were among the 28 winners of the 2012 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage by the European Commission and Europa Nostra under the conservation category. The restoration work of the 19th century organs, by Portuguese expert Dinarte Machado, took nearly a decade […]
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