03 October 2011
Portuguese surfers, competing in Bundoran, Ireland, won the European Surfing Championship for 2011. The event was held September 23 to October 2. In an ironic twist, Portugal was also awarded the trophy in 1997, the last time that the event was held the Irish seaside town, located in the North West of Ireland. Irish surfer […]
03 October 2011
The thistle, a plant used in the manufacture of cheese, has potential anti-tumor properties that could prevent and treat two types of cancer, breast and liver cancer, two uncommon but often fatal forms of cancer, Portuguese researchers have claimed. The claim is based on research using potential anti-tumor thistle leaf extract by researchers at CEBAL […]
Posted in Featured, Home & Garden, People
03 October 2011
Clifton James Hobgood, 32, from Melbourne, Florida, is the winner Sunday of the ASP Prime Billabong Azores Islands Pro 2011 surfing competition, defeating Nate Yeaomans, 30, from San Clemente, California, for the World Qualifying Series (WQS). The winner was awarded a $40,000 USD prize. The international surfing competition was held September 27th – October 2nd […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, People, São Miguel, Sports, World
02 October 2011
Tens of thousands of government and private sector workers demonstrated Saturday in Lisbon and Porto, Portugal, pledging to walkout on October 20-27 in protest against the government austerity measures underway. Protests were organized by CGTP, the country’s largest trade union federation, which represents 727,000 workers in 81 unions. Speaking to the crowds, CGTP secretary general, […]
Posted in Organizations, People, Politics
02 October 2011
The Portuguese Canadian History Project (PCHP), in partnership with the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at York University Libraries, is launching an online exhibit, on October 12, at York University, Toronto, Ontario. The event will be held from 11.45 am to 12:30 am at the Senior Common Room, Winters College, Keele Campus. The exhibit […]
Posted in Canada, Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations
01 October 2011
Many Portuguese explorers have made a name for themselves by venturing into the unknown to discover new worlds, but Isabel Pessôa-Lopes, 44, did what others have never done before. She travelled around Portugal, by foot, for 80 days, to discover, she said, that half of her own country is “a waste land.” With no sponsors […]
