26 December 2011
The Portuguese “sobreiro”, the most emblematic tree of Portugal [Quercus Suber or Subgenus Quercus, for cork tree] was named the “National Tree of Portugal,” unanimously approved by a parliamentary resolution, sharing the honor of national symbol with the Portuguese flag and the national anthem. The source of cork, the Portuguese “sobreiro” is estimated to be […]
24 December 2011
The Portuguese Train Engineers’ Union called a four-day strike over the holiday weekend cancelling most national rail services over December 23-25 and January 1. The strike also called for an overtime boycott by engineers from December 23 through the end of January. The stoppage went ahead after last-minute talks with the state run Comboios de […]
24 December 2011
This Christmas the Lisbon City Hall had a very bright and cost effective idea for the season’s street lighting decoration, reports Sonia Ferreira in the Ikea Hackers web blog. Instead of spending the usual bundle of money in the traditional Christmas lighting, they used inexpensive plastic bag holders to create columns of light all across […]
22 December 2011
By Millicent Borges Accardi — Last summer the first session of Disquiet International Literary Program (ILP) took the literary community by storm, bringing together Portuguese-American writers and writers in Portugal. Now, Disquiet is returning for a second year of adventure with dynamic workshops in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, along with weekend field trips and literary […]
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22 December 2011
After an international search, the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced Wednesday the appointment of Lisbon-based Portuguese architect Pedro Gadanho as its new Contemporary Architecture and Museum Design curator. Gadanho, 43, will take his newly appointed position at MoMA January 2012. Born in Covilhã, mainland Portugal, Gadanho holds a degree in Architecture from […]
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21 December 2011
Porto is one of the candidates for the 2012 Best City Design Awards by international Wallpaper magazine, together with London, Berlin, Mexico City and Guangzhou, the publication announced Tuesday. The winner will be announced in February 2012. According to the magazine, the “downtown cultural life… revitalized by an active student and artistic community” together with […]
