10 November 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor – Over 40 researchers, educators, community organizers and policy makers, from Portugal and the Azores, the United States, Canada, Brazil and Cape Verde, gathered November 9-10, in Cambridge, MA, at the 1st International Symposium on Human Rights and Quality of Life in the Portuguese-Speaking Communities in the United States and Canada, […]
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10 November 2011
Frederico Pacheco, a longtime resident of Bristol, Rhode Island, will travel to Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, to launch a book of memoirs. The event, to be presided by Rubens Pavão, will be held on November 18, at Centro Municipal de Cultura in Ponta Delgada. Through personal narratives and anedoctes, the book titled “Citizen of […]
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09 November 2011
The President of Portugal Cavaco Silva paid a visit to the White House Wednesday to meet with President Barak Obama. President Obama reciprocated the warm hospitality that he received during his visit to Lisbon in November 2010, when he attended NATO’s summit in Lisbon, the White House said. According to the administration agenda for the […]
09 November 2011
State Rep. Tony (Antonio) Cabral lost the New Bedford mayoral bid Tuesday by a reported unofficial margin of 837 votes, to former federal prosecutor Jon Mitchell. With 42 precincts reporting, Mitchell had won with 9,876 votes against Cabral with 9,039. Cabral was the front runner after the October primary election with 5,296 votes, opposed by Jon Mitchell […]
09 November 2011
Alberto João Jardim, 68, will be sworn in on Wednesday as President of the Regional Government of Madeira for a 10th term. The ceremony will be held at 5pm local time at the Legislative Assembly (Parliament) of Madeira. Jardim, the populist leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in Madeira, won the regional legislative elections […]
08 November 2011
Lisbon was voted second place in the top 10 must-visit cities in 2012 by the readers of Lonely Planet travel guide. The Portuguese capital has won 15% of the vote, surpassing cities such as Barcelona, London and Berlin. The winning city was Reykjavik, in Iceland, with 27% of the vote. Participants were asked to select […]
