31 August 2011
The Portuguese government will partially privatize Rádio Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the national public television network, in 2012. A plan for the privatization will be presented in Parliament for debate on September 15. The plan contemplates selling Channel -1 of RTP, while keeping the RTPN channel as a public venue for the internationally broadcast programs, […]
Posted in Canada, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Politics, World
31 August 2011
Google-Portugal search engine users were surprised Wednesday to find a “doodle” of a Lisbon “elétrico da Carris” (Carris tramcar) celebrating the Cais do Sodré-Algés line which started circulating in Portugal’s capital city on August 31, 1910. Currently the line serves more than 20 million passengers every year. Carris, the company that oversees Lisbon’s tramway network, […]
31 August 2011
Lisbon occupies the 57th position among 140 cities in the ranking of the world’s best city to live by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The rankings include five categories for the evaluation: stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. The Australian city of Melbourne ranked number one on the list, replacing Canadian city […]
29 August 2011
Singer Katy Perry was the biggest winner at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards with Video of the Year for “Firework”, Best Collaboration, and Best Special Effects. The event took place in Los Angeles, Sunday, August 28. “Oh, my goodness, thank you so much,” Perry said as she picked up her VMA Moonman statuette for […]
Posted in Awards, Azores, Entertainment, Faial, Featured, Music, People
28 August 2011
Madeira is showcasing the second edition of “The World’s Largest Photo Exhibit” with over 600 pictures from world photographers. The event will take place September 1-30. The first edition took place in Lisbon last June. The pictures will be displayed for public viewing at open spaces, inside and outside, all over the city of Funchal, […]
Posted in Madeira, Photography, Porto Santo
27 August 2011
Researchers at the University of Porto, in a joint project with the University of Texas at Austin, are developing an interactive computer game aimed at assisting children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) communicate their emotions. The goal of the research is to develop an early intervention tool, an interactive and adaptive game system, to help […]
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