14 May 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor — For the first time, the Portuguese American resident community in New York City is celebrating the Day of Portugal — a day dedicate to honor the Portuguese Heritage and boast ethnic pride – with a race event taking place on Sunday, June 19, at the Central Park. The Day of […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Sports
14 May 2011
Figures from Lisbon based National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed Friday that Portugal has entered into a double–dip recession, with the economy contracting 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2011. The Portuguese economy grew 1.4 percent in 2010 but shrank 0.6 percent in the final quarter. It contracted 2.7 percent in 2009. The IMF had […]
13 May 2011
Eddie Vedder, of Seattle rock band Pearl Jam, is releasing “Ukulele Songs” a solo album consisting only of songs performed on the ukulele. The ukulele is a small four string guitar introduced in America by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira. The album will be out on May 31st. Vedder will release sixteen songs, including thirteen original songs […]
Posted in Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Music
13 May 2011
A team of Portuguese computer systems engineers has developed software which enables automatic analysis and validation of mammograms. The research and development team is associated with Portugal’s Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto (INESC Porto), and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto (FEUP). The software, Semantic PACS, can be incorporated […]
12 May 2011
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is celebrating Women’s Football Day with an event in Portugal, schedule for Saturday May 14, at the National Stadium in Jamor. The event coincides with the Portuguese Women’s Football Cup final, which, for the second consecutive year, is being played at the National Stadium in Jamor. The day […]
Posted in Sports
12 May 2011
A coalition of Finland’s major political parties has reached an agreement to support the European Union backed bailout for Portugal, said Jyrki Katainen, Finland prime minister elect. Last week Portugal closed negociations with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund for a three-year 78 billion-euro (US$116 billion bailout. Finland is the only EU country […]
