21 August 2011
Jorge Carlos Fonseca, 51, supported by the Movement for Democracy (MPD), was leading in polls with 54, 3% of ballots, with 82, 7% of precincts closed, in the Sunday run-off presidential election. Provisional results are expected by August 24 and the final outcome will be announced by the Supreme Court by August 26. Jorge Carlos […]
Posted in Cape Verde, People, Politics
19 August 2011
The independent international film promoter, Infinnito Group, is sponsoring the 15th Annual Brazilian Festival of Miami (FL), to be held August 19-27. The event, taking place at the Colony Theatre and Miami Beach Cinemateque, includes 25 features and documentaries and 15 shorts. The Festival is the largest annual showcase of independent Portuguese-language films from Brazil […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Brazil, Entertainment, Film, Organizations
19 August 2011
Raul Ruiz, film director of Portuguese epic drama “Mysteries of Lisbon” died in Paris, Friday, at the age of 70. He was submitted to a liver transplant after being diagnosed with liver cancer when he was directing “Mysteries of Lisbon” his latest film. The film won in 2010 France’s prestigious Louis Delluc Award. Based on […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Film, People
18 August 2011
Ricardo Mestre, 27, is the winner of the 73rd Portugal Tour. He won stage four of the race after holding off Hernani Broco and Ricardo Vilela on the final sprint. Started in 1927 and held in Portugal annually, the international bicycle competition is a long distance road men’s race for professionals during a two-week span. […]
17 August 2011
The Waterloo Region Museum, based in the Cambridge-Ontario area, Canada, has reached out to the resident Portuguese community seeking donations of items for a display. The goal is to showcase the Portuguese immigrant experience to the region. According to Curator Tom Reitz, the museum has set aside an entire wall panel and a display case […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Heritage, Organizations
17 August 2011
The UN General Secretariat has launched the new “Young Professionals Program” (YPP) open to highly qualified international candidates who are ready to launch a professional career as civil servants across the globe. Portugal is included in the 2011 list of participating countries which is published annually and varies from year to year. Other Portuguese speaking countries […]
Posted in Angola, Azores, Brazil, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Madeira, Mozambique, Organizations, World
