14 November 2011
By John Howard Wolf • With these two words — Portugal Infinito — Fernando Pessoa opens his poem “Saudação a Walt Whitman” one of the most emblematic American poets [Greetings to Walt Whitman], in his book of poetry under the pseudonym of Álvaro de Campos. In this way he establishes a warm and reverent link between […]
14 November 2011
The International Literary Program (ILP), a project of Dzanc Books, has announced its 2nd Annual Disquiet International Literary Program (DISQUIET 2012) to take place July 1-13, in Lisbon, Portugal. The program will feature some of the most interesting contemporary writers from North America and Portugal. ILP is currently accepting entries for its International Literature Award. […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Scholarships
13 November 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has announced a new year-round study abroad program called “UMass in Lisbon” starting during the Fall semester of 2012, in addition to its 11th Annual Summer Program in Portugal, both of which are co-sponsored by its Center for Portuguese Studies & Culture and financially supported […]
Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Scholarships, Travel
13 November 2011
The Vidago brand, a Portuguese bottle-water company, won the Best New Glass Bottle at the Water Innovation Award 2011, to its 0,75 cl frosted glass bottle, launched in October 2011. Promoted by British magazine FoodBev, the prize was announced at the gala dinner of the 8th Global Bottled Water Congress, in Rio de Janeiro, organized […]
Posted in Awards
12 November 2011
Portugal’s capital city, Lisbon, was voted Friday, November 11, the European City of the Year 2012 by the Academy of Urbanism Awards, based in London, UK. The award resulted from Lisbon being voted by about 500 academicians who elected Lisbon over Oslo (Norway) and Gothenburg (Sweden). During July through September, groups of academicians traveled to 15 […]
12 November 2011
Graça Castanho, Director of the Department for Azorean Communities (DRC), of the Government of the Azores, visited George Washington University (GWU) Friday to sign a memorandum of understanding which objective is to better integrate the history and culture of the Azores in the Portuguese language teaching curriculum. “It is very important that the curriculum to […]
