04 June 2011
Portugal’s life expectancy rate has risen to 79.2 years of age, one of the highest in the world, according to the Mortality Index for the years between 2008 and 2010, released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The figures show that women are now expected to live until age 82.05, compared to men expected […]
04 June 2011
Facebook is growing at a very fast pace, gaining new users by the million every month. According to the most recent figures, released by Facebook statistics blog Socialbakers, the social network had an increase of 80 million new users in the first quarter of 2011, nearing a total of 700 million. Brazil, with 19 million users, […]
Posted in Brazil, Canada, Social networks
03 June 2011
President Obama presented de 2011 Pritzker Prize for Architecture to Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura in a ceremony held Thursday evening at Andrew Mellon Auditorium, in Washington, DC. In his speech, President Obama praised Souto de Moura’s ecological work for using natural materials, appearing to be “effortless as it is beautiful.” With the First Lady Michelle […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Community, People, World
03 June 2011
Portuguese animal defense activists are willing to compromise to preserve bullfighting by transforming the traditional bloody spectacle into an artistic performance. Paulo Borges, the leader of PAN – National Party for Animals and Nature – said in a recent interview for Lusa that his organization would support the preservation of bullfighting if the animal abuse and […]
02 June 2011
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to attend the prestigious 2011 Pritzker Prize for Architecture awards event, Thursday evening, honoring Portugal’s architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. Obama will speak at the formal ceremony honoring the winner, at the event to be held at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, in Washington, DC. The […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Community, People
02 June 2011
By Anna Domings, Guest Editor (*) — Down a long and winding road in the small town of Merrimac, Massachusetts, is a quiet haven of Portuguese culture. Sons of the Wind, owned by Victor Silva, is a horse farm, which exclusively breeds, trains, and sells Lusitanos, a breed which originates from Portugal. The farm offers […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Heritage, Interviews, People, Sports, Terceira
