27 July 2011
Portugal introduced changes in its passport application and issuance process as an effort to expedite the Portuguese passport services. Changes allow applicants to request or renew their passports at the 319 local government bureaus. Previously, passports could only be issued through the 27 district government centers nationwide. With the new measure, applicants will save time […]
27 July 2011
A new creative video surfaced on YouTube targeting Moody’s for its verdict on downgrading Portugal’s sovereign debt to junk status early on July. The video, poking fun at Moody’s and boosting Portuguese ethnic pride, is titled “We are NOT in the Moody’s/Moody’s avalia isto!” or “Moody’s guesstimate this!” The decision by Moody’s to downgrade Portugal’s […]
Posted in Social networks
26 July 2011
Portuguese American scientist, Craig Mello, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine, is back in the Azores, on vacation, to visit relatives. Craig Mello has roots in Maia, São Miguel island, the homeland of his great-grandfather. He visited the Azores for the first time in 2009. In a statement to the press in Ponta […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, People, São Miguel
25 July 2011
Gold mines in Portugal could produce more than 280 million-euros ($402.5 million USD) over the next ten years, it was reported. A gold exploration project is currently underway in Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, near Évora city, mainland Portugal, by Canadian multinational Colt Resources Inc. The Canadian exploration company is currently focused on five projects in Portugal. Montemor comprises […]
Posted in Featured
24 July 2011
Former Portuguese Prime Minister, Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, was one of Breivik’s targets, reported Lisbon-based daily Diário de Notícias. Reportedly, the name of the former Portuguese Prime Minister appears on a list of potential victims in a Breitvic’s manifesto titled “Knights Templar 2083.” The document is available online on YouTube with restrictions. […]
24 July 2011
Google-Portugal search engine users were surprised Saturday to find an allegoric “doodle” of Portuguese Fado singer Amália Rodrigues. Doodles are known as the decorative changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and scientists. Those who clicked on Google-Portugal doodle Saturday found links directing them […]
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