06 November 2011
Portugal ranked 41st among countries considered to have “very high” human development, according to the Human Development Report for 2011 released by the United Nations last week. Portugal was ranked among 187 countries according to factors such as life expectancy, schooling, per capita income and gross national revenue. Of the eight Portuguese-speaking countries, Portugal was […]
Posted in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique, Organizations, São Tomé and Prince, World
06 November 2011
Portugal is among 10 countries featured in the October edition of Wallpaper magazine, top 20 issue, as best places to visit. Praising Portugal for its tranquility and beauty, the fashion and design magazine offers 20 reasons to visit the country for its architecture, its rural tourism network destinations, historical cities, cafes, restaurants and chocolatiers, among others. […]
Posted in Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Travel
06 November 2011
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho will pay a one-day visit to Angola, November 17, Lusa news reported. Passos Coelho will meet the Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, the speaker of the Luanda parliament, Paulo Cassoma, as well as Portuguese and Angolan business representatives. Significant bilateral investments and the possible participation of Angola in […]
05 November 2011
President of Portugal Cavaco Silva will meet President Barak Obama in the White House, November 9. The meeting is scheduled for 4:15pm at the Oval Office, the office of President Cavaco Silva announced Saturday. The agenda for the meeting was not revealed, but a statement from the White House, released November 5 by the Office of […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, World
05 November 2011
Real Madrid Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was officially awarded Friday with the prestigious “European Golden Shoe Award” for finishing the 2010-11 season as the top scorer of all European leagues. This was the second Golden Shoe trophy won by Cristiano Ronaldo. He first won the award – formally called “Golden Boot” – in 2008 when he […]
04 November 2011
Portugal’s Council of Ministers has decided to rebrand its image by creating the “Governo de Portugal” brand, the office of the Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs announced Thursday. A new logo was created to replace the current images representing different ministries. The new “Governo de Portugal” logo will appear with the name of each ministry portrayed […]
