15 December 2011
The windsurfer veteran João Rodrigues, from Madeira island, Portugal, is the winner of Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championship. He is the first to win a world championship race at the age of 40. Rodrigues competed in the RS:X Yellow Fleet Men’s Windsurfer race on the Success course during day 11 of the 2011 ISAF […]
14 December 2011
Marine life photographer Nuno Sá, 34, is the winner of the 2011 Epson Underwater Grand Prix – World Shootout Award considered the international underwater photography Olympics. The shoot-out took place in August, 2011, in natural water resources around the world, including seas, oceans, lakes, rivers, under the ice and more. Nuno Sá was awarded first […]
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14 December 2011
Portuguese sculptor João Duarte, 58, is the recipient of the J. Sanford Saltus Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Art of the Medal for 2011, by the American Numismatic Society, aimed to distinguishing artists in the field of contemporary medal making worldwide. Duarte was honored for “his work with the FIDEM [Fédération Internationale de la […]
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13 December 2011
On Sunday, December 18, Portuguese immigrants in Germany will rally to protest the closing of the vice-consulate of Portugal in Osnabrück. Protests have started in Germany but may spread to other Portuguese immigrant communities in other countries.The closing of consular posts and cuts in funding for the Portuguese language schools abroad, announced by the Government, […]
13 December 2011
A rare 13th-century Hebrew manuscript, known as the Cervera Bible, is the central piece on exhibition in the Medieval Europe Gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibit “Lisbon’s Hebrew Bible – Medieval Jewish Art In Context” will be on display through January 6, 2012. Designated as a national treasure, […]
12 December 2011
Gabriela Albergaria, a Portuguese born international artist, is participating in the group exhibit “The Birdwatchers” being held at the bitforms gallery in Brooklyn, New York. The exhibition will run through January 21, 2012. bitforms gallery is devoted to emerging and established artists who embrace new media and contemporary art practice. The Birdwatchers, curated by Laura […]
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