06 March 2011
For the budget-conscious traveler, Lisbon offers the best hostels in the world . Voted first, second and third best worldwide, for the third consecutive year, three hostels in Lisbon snagged top honors in the 2010 “Hoscar,” the world’s most prestigious hostel awards, for “excellence in the budget accommodation industry,” A survey online, conducted by Hostelworld.com, interviewed more […]
Posted in Travel
05 March 2011
According to a just released Portuguese Housing Market survey, due to falling demand, residential property prices in Portugal fell further in January. Algarve is the region suffering the worst conditions in the whole of Portugal, the survey reveals. In the Algarve, where the real estate market is heavily oriented towards second homes, prices and price […]
Posted in Uncategorized
04 March 2011
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) will suspend Portugal’s soccer clubs from all international competitions should the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) fail to approve new statutes that conform with FIFA rules. The revision, demanded by the Portuguese government and international authorities, concerns an amendment to the rules of representation of different federation members – clubs, […]
03 March 2011
The National Organization of Portuguese-Americans (NOPA) reported today that their efforts to reinstate the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus were successful. Congressmen Cardoza (CA-18) and Costa (CA-20) are now officially co-chairs of the Congressional Portuguese-American Caucus for the 112th Congress (2011-2012). According to NOPA’s news release, the organization is “extremely thankful to the Congressmen for their commitment and to […]
Posted in Community, Organizations, People, Politics
01 March 2011
According to the British Council and the Migration Policy Group, in the latest international Migrant Integration Policy Index, Portugal was ranked as the second country in the world, after Sweden , in the treatment of its immigrants, followed by Canada ranked 3rd place. The United States is ninth among 31 countries in promoting full integration of legal […]
Posted in Politics
23 February 2011
Portuguese neuroscientist António Damásio will particiapte at the annual TED Global 2011 conference . Panelists include musicians, artists, scientists, educators and such well-known personalities as Broadway creator Julie Taymor and philanthropist Bill Gates. This year’s conference theme is “The Rediscovery of Wonder,” a topic that will be tackled on March 2 by brain scientists, a cellist, a deep-sea […]
Posted in Conferences, People
