02 December 2011
By John Howard Wolf • Today my subject is mainly the Inquisition in Portugal and the important contribution of Alexandre Herculano (1810-1877) a star historian of this nation lamentably almost forgotten. Uncle Tom, the main character in Harriet Beecher Stowe´s bestseller, Uncle Tom´s Cabin, published in 1852, was a fictional Negro slave in America. He […]
01 December 2011
Sogrape Wines was elected the Portuguese winemaker of the year at the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC). The IWSC sends over 250 specialists traveling all over the world to judge wine producers. This year Sogrape wines won 28 of the 29 possible medals. The competition culminated in London, November 16th, with the annual awards presentation […]
Posted in Awards, Food & Wine
30 November 2011
The Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club’s (MPSC) youth division continues its dominance in the U7, U8 and U9 divisions all over Long Island and the East Coast, adding championships number five, six, and seven for 2011 over the Thanksgiving Day weekend. The youngest of the Mineola teams, the MPSC-Lightning (U7), won 1st place in the Plainedge […]
Posted in Organizations, Sports
30 November 2011
The Portuguese Parliament approved Wednesday the final draft of the proposed Government budget for 2012. The document was approved with the vote from the majority governing coalition comprised of the Social Democrats (PSD) and Christian Democrats (CDS-PP). The coalition has 132 seats in the 230-seat Parliament. The Socialist Party (PS) in opposition abstained from voting […]
30 November 2011
The Angolan ambassador to Canada, Agostinho Tavares, and the Portuguese and Brazilian counterparts, João Pedro Silveira de Carvalho and Piragibe dos Santos Tarragó, respectively, met in Ottawa this week to discuss issues relating to Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP). As a result, it was announced the launching in Canada of the Day of the Portuguese […]
Posted in Angola, Awards, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Community, East Timor, Education, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Mozambique, Organizations, São Tomé and Prince
30 November 2011
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is hosting two nights of Portuguese Music, at the Howard Gilman Opera House, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. On December 2, BAM features performances from Lisbon’s finest musicians, tracing the roots of Fado through the Portuguese guitar and a multigenerational vocal ensemble, coupled with the […]
Posted in Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music
