12 August 2011
European Union representatives in Lisbon announced Friday that Portugal had passed the first review of its 78-billion-euro bailout program granted in May. According to European Comissioner, Juergen Kroeger, the general assessment was “very postive.” Portugal will receive the next 20 billion-euro installment of the loan, as previously agreed, to fulfill its current financing requirements. The […]
11 August 2011
The sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, in Braga city, mainland Portugal, is seeking UNESCO’s World Heritage status as part of its 200th anniversary celebrations, reported Lusa news agency. The main objective is to endow the sanctuary with an international profile to boost religious and cultural tourism, said João Varanda, president of the Brotherhood of […]
10 August 2011
The 27th “Maré de Agosto” internacional music festival will be held at Praia Formosa, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria, Azores, August 18-21. Created in 1987, the event is one of the oldest Portuguese musical festivals. The name “Maré de Agosto” translates for “Tide of August” for the powerful waves and high tides that usually hit […]
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10 August 2011
Portuguese American actress, Daniela Ruah, 28, was photographed and interviewed for the September edition of Esquire magazine. She speaks about being born in the United States and raised in Portugal, about growing up skinny and hating it, on how she became an actress, that she enjoys being sexy and of “things that sound better in […]
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09 August 2011
The Portuguese community of Fall River (MA) is celebrating the 25th Holy Ghost Festival of New England on August 25-29. Berta Cabral, the Mayor of Ponta Delgada city, in São Miguel, Azores, and Vasco Cordeiro, Secretary of Economy of the Regional Government of the Azores are guests of honor. The festival, celebrating the Holy Ghost Azorean tradition and […]
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08 August 2011
Prime Minister Passos Coelho reminded the Portuguese that the country’s bailout commitments represent a “demanding agenda” and that the effort to fulfill it is “full of sacrifices.” He said he could not pledge either “rapid results” or “soft sacrifices.” “Our starting point is extremely weak” and “the instability of the European and American financial systems […]
