18 February 2012
Pope Benedict XVI elevated D. Manuel Monteiro de Castro, 73, to the prestigious College of Cardinals in an elaborate ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday. Born in Santa Eufémia de Prazins, Guimarães, mainland Portugal, D. Manuel was elevated to the position along with 21 other new cardinals, including Archbishop Timothy Dolan, the head Archdiocese of […]
Posted in Organizations, People, Portugal, Religion
16 February 2012
Two Portuguese teams are among the 60 world finalists for the YouTube Space Lab: Space Experiment Competition For Teens. One of the Portuguese teams is formed by João Pereira and Vasco Ferreira freshmen at the Faculty of Bio-Engineering at the University of Porto. The other team is formed by Daniel Carvalho, Guilherme Aresta, and Miguel […]
Posted in Awards, Community, Education, Featured, Organizations, People, World
15 February 2012
By David Mendonça (*) ♦ Ana Moura brought an eclectic but strongly traditional fado experience to the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford on Saturday night (4-Feb), the first stop on her 2012 North American tour. If you don’t know the fado or are curious about it–and even if you do know the fado–this is the tour […]
Posted in Entertainment, Heritage, People
14 February 2012
World news reporter Henrique Cymerman, 52, was the winner of the 2012 Daniel Pearl Award by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for investigative reporting. He was the first Portuguese reporter to be distinguished with the prestigious international award, in a ceremony held February 10, in Palm Beach, Florida. Born in Porto, Portugal, Henrique Cymerman graduated from […]
Posted in Awards, Organizations, People, World
12 February 2012
Portugal was voted first in the world’s list of top 10 best hostels selection, securing the top five spots, at the the annual 10th Hostelworld.com Hoscar Awards. Traveller’s House in Lisbon, Portugal, became the first hostel ever to win first place two years in a row. The other top Portuguese hostels selected were Rossio Hostel […]
10 February 2012
The new leader of CGTP, Portugal’s largest labor organization, said Friday that the national demonstration planned for Saturday, February 11, to protest the center-right government’s bailout austerity policies, will be one of “the largest ever.” “The demonstration against inequality and poverty will generate a great mobilization against the government’s policies”, said Arménio Carlos to Lusa. […]
Posted in Organizations, People, Politics
