19 December 2011
The film Mysteries of Lisbon, by Portuguese producer Paulo Branco and Chile-born director Raul Ruiz, was the winner Monday of the 2011 Satellite Award for Best Foreign Film by the International Press Academy (IPA). The film The Descendants won the Best Motion Picture and Adapted Screenplay Award. The film, an epic drama set Portugal around […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Featured, Film, World
18 December 2011
The World’s Most Celebrated Michelin-Starred Chefs are joining Portugal’s 6th Annual International Gourmet Festival, considered one of the best and biggest gastronomical events in the world. The event will be held at the Vila Joya in Albufeira-Guia, Algarve, from January 12–22, 2012. The festival will honor Portuguese wines, local vineyards, area hotels, food, artists, designers […]
Posted in Featured, Food & Wine, People, World
18 December 2011
Writers from Greater China and the Portuguese-speaking world will participate in the 1st “The Script Road” [Rota das Letras] Literary Festival to be held in Macau from January 29 to February 4, 2012. Jointly organized by Macau-based Ponto Final newspaper and the local Portuguese Society of Arts and Letters (SAL), in partnership with the Instituto […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Macau
17 December 2011
Cesária Évora, 70, died Saturday, December 17, on São Vicente island, in her native Cape Verde. Called the “Barefoot Diva,” because of her appearing on stage without shoes, Évora was the most popular singer of “morna,” a traditional music and dance from Cape Verde, often compared to the blues. She had been ill for several months […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Cape Verde, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, World
16 December 2011
The Civil Aviation Pilots’ Union (SPAC) announced Friday that the strike scheduled for January 3-6 was cancelled. This action follows the cancellation a four-day strike scheduled for December 9-12. According to SPAC, guarantees were attained from the company “regarding the fulfillment of the labor agreement and the reinstatement of a working environment respectful of the […]
15 December 2011
The Azores are a great deal for travelers. The December-January issue of Budget Travel magazine named the Azores number one on its list of 10 top world’s new best-value travel destinations for 2012, for its 500,000 readers. The magazine featured the Azores on its cover and dedicated a full page to the nine islands. With their […]
