18 April 2011
The America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) regatta will begin in Cascais, Portugal, August 6-14. A record of 15 teams, from 12 countries will be competing. The race will feature wing sail AC45 catamarans measuring 72 feet overall. For event 2 the ACWS moves to Plymouth, England, scheduled for September 10-18. The cup finals will take place […]
17 April 2011
José “Girah” Macedo, the now famous “Portuguese Poker Prodigy” has joined Lock Poker as a member of its “LockPRO ELITE” team. Macedo became recently famous after turning a US $30 initial online poker deposit into US$2 million. The feat is more remarkable when considering Macedo, who is 18 years old, only started playing poker online […]
Posted in People
16 April 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) In the early 16th century, Azorean born Miguel Corte-Real may have been the first Portuguese to set foot on American soil, while Portuguese explorer João Rodrigues Cabrilho may be credited with leading the first European expedition to California in 1542. Still, the first known Portuguese immigrant on record, to have […]
16 April 2011
The International Urban Development Association (INATA), in partnership with the Tourism Observatory of the Azores (OTA), is organizing the Innovation in Tourism and Sustainable Regional Development Summer Course seminar to be held at the islands of Terceira and São Miguel, in the Azores on September 5-10, 2011. The Course is aimed at both young and […]
Posted in Azores, Conferences, São Miguel, Terceira
16 April 2011
The ukulele, brought to America by Portuguese immigrants, is a little instrument making a big splash worldwide, with clubs and festivals sprouting up all over. According to Friday’s New York Times the modest four strings ukulele is permeating the American culture. The paper reports that lately the ukulele sales have surged. Everyone seems to want this […]
Posted in Cape Verde, Faial, Featured, Graciosa, Heritage, Madeira, Music, São Jorge
15 April 2011
Portugal’s labor unions are mobilizing workers to protest nationwide on May 1st against the new austerity measures to be announced as part of the bailout negotiations with the European Union, the European Central Bank an the International Monetary Fund, for an estimated €80 billion. The protests are being organized by the two largest national coalitions […]
