19 January 2011
Vera Silva, a Portuguese flight attendant, got the surprise of her life when her boyfriend, João Vieira, proposed to her today in mid-flight on a TAP Air Portugal plane from Lisbon to Barcelona. According to the Telegraph, her fellow flight attendants, as well as the flight’s pilot, were aware of the planned surprise engagement. João Vieira […]
Posted in People
17 January 2011
The II International Congress of Anglo-Portuguese Studies, a 3-day congress on topics related to Anglo-Portuguese historical, literary and cultural relations, will take place at the Center for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies (CETPS), in Lisbon, from April 18 to April 20, 2011. Papers that make comparisons and connections between Portugal and Anglophone countries are also […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Organizations, World
16 January 2011
SATA Air Azores has renewed its fleet with the acquisition of a number of new aircraft units. The fleet renewal project has been just completed with the farewell fligh of the last ATP “Flores” last week. The aircraft “Flores” made its maiden flight for SATA Air Azores in 1990 and ended its flying career for […]
Posted in Azores, Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Santa Maria, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel
14 January 2011
The Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies will hold its 42nd annual international conference at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Lisbon, Portugal, from June 30 to July 2, 2011. Proposals for both individual papers and thematic panels are welcome. The ASPHS promotes the research on Spain and Portugal’s History and related disciplines. Scholars in […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Organizations
10 January 2011
The 42nd convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) will be held in New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 7-10, 2011. The host institution this year is Rutgers University, and the convention will be held at the Hyatt New Brunswick. The 42nd Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions, as well as dynamic speakers and […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Education, Organizations
09 January 2011
The private library of Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) became the first Portuguese library to be fully digitalized and made available online, announced Inês Pedrosa, director of the Casa Fernando Pessoa. Researchers and scholars will be now able to view 1,317 volumes (of which 1,140 belong to the Casa Fernando Pessoa and the remaining belonging to his […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Education
