28 April 2011
The 12th Estoril Grand Prix MotoGP, the third race of 2011, will take place this coming weekend, starting Friday, with participants representing 18 countries. Valentino Rossi, Toni Elias and Jorge Lorenzo are just some of the circuit winners in recent years at Estoril. One of the most demanding international circuits on the calendar, the first […]
27 April 2011
Air traffic workers in Portugal went on strike today for two hours, between 10 am and 12 pm, in the five major cities of Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Ponta Delgada and Funchal, resulting in delays and cancelations of flight services around the country. Workers have announced that similar strikes are planned for May 4, 11, and 18. […]
27 April 2011
Portugal is one of the few countries in the western world where parents are not free to name their children as they please. Indeed if you were born in Portugal and your name is not “Ovinis” or “Dobela” thank the Portuguese czar overseeing name giving. Apparently the reason for the strict naming law is to […]
27 April 2011
Members of the group All Goa Freedom Fighters Association (AGFFA) have demanded the closing down of Fundação Oriente and Institute Camões, two prominent Portuguese cultural institutions represented in the Indian territory. On a statement to the local press, AGFFA representatives alleged that both institutions are “frontline organizations” mandated by Portugal “to create awareness about Portuguese culture” and […]
26 April 2011
The Luso-Centro, at Bristol Community College, is organizing the “Portuguese Language Day” to be held on May 5, from 9:30 to 1:00pm, at the Jackson Arts Center, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River (MA). The program will begin with a presentation of a documentary produced by Ricardo Rebelo, Instructor of Communication at BCC. His presentation, entitled, […]
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26 April 2011
The Portuguese Heritage Collection Endowment established in partnership with the Portuguese American community and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose (CA) has acquired 583 titles. The endowment was created to provide the King Library with funds to acquire a collection of books in the areas of Portuguese literature, art, history and social studies, […]
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