15 March 2011
From the plainness of boiled cod fish soaked in olive oil to squid and prawns delicacies, Lisbon is an exciting culinary destination, at least for New York Times food critic Seth Sherwooh. He got it all right: from the mom-and-pop joints to the ambitious upstart restaurants, Lisbon dining scene can be pungent and oily, salty […]
Posted in Food & Wine, Life Style, Travel, World
15 March 2011
A group of Portuguese women are celebrating the International Women’s Day. The event sponsored by Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra, takes place on March 25, at 7:00pm, 160 Orchard Street, East Providence, Rhode Island. A panel of invited speakers includes, Dr. Valquiria Ribeiro, Dr. Irene Amaral and Avadora de Sousa. The International Women’s Day has […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Organizations
15 March 2011
Known as the Portuguese poker prodigy, José Macedo, 18 years old, is said to have made a staggering US$1, 624, 044, 95 profits from an initial deposit of only US$30 at the online Betfair Poker site. According to Online Poker.net, “Eventually Macedo deposited $30 online at Betfair and starting at the 1c/2c cash tables and […]
15 March 2011
Atlantis, the lost mythical island believed to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean, where the Azores are today, may have been found. A team lead by Richard Freund, researcher at the University of Hartford, claims that a submerged island was discovered north of Cadiz, Spain. They believe this could be the lost island of Atlantis […]
14 March 2011
Portugal is among the first 10 countries in the world to allow same-sex marriage. The first same-sex marriages took place in the Netherlands on April 1, 2001. The countries that followed were Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland and Argentina. Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva approved the law authorizing same-sex marriages on […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Politics, Portugal
14 March 2011
The Toronto School Board, in Canada, is considering segregating Portuguese students in a separate school in an attempt to lower the 33 percent dropout rate, the highest of any ethnic group in the city. In the meantime Toronto District School Board trustees have voted to establish a task force to examine why graduation rates are […]
