07 August 2024
Reservoir levels in southern Portugal have fallen again, coinciding with global temperatures reaching record highs. Official meteorological statistics show that at the end of June, the south of Portugal was suffering extreme drought, while the intensity was more moderate in the cities of Beja and Evora in the Alentejo, as well as part of the […]
06 August 2024
Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is the quintessential philosophical outsider. Affiliated to no institution, and associated with no traditional school, in his prose fiction and poetry, Pessoa invented a new philosophy of the human subject, arguing that imagination is key to human flourishing and human self-enrichment. Each of us, he claimed, can use our powers of imagination […]
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05 August 2024
Portugal in the 21st Century provides a thorough yet accessible picture of contemporary Portugal in the first two decades of the twenty-first century. It examines and elucidates Portugal’s recent trajectory, its current position, and the main challenges it faces through an examination of the principal dimensions of cultural, economic, political, and social development in the […]
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31 July 2024
As of July 2024, the Portuguese government announced that starting from the first quarter of 2026, the validity of the newly issued Portuguese Electronic Passport (PEP) will increase from five to ten years. The measure emphasizes that at present the PEP is only valid for five years. The “More simplification, less bureaucracy” program is part […]
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30 July 2024
António Lobo Antunes’s twenty-fifth novel, Commission of Tears (2011, Comissão das Lágrimas) is set during the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). Angola attained official independence on November 11, 1975 and, while the stage was set for transition, a combination of ethnic tensions and international pressures rendered Angola’s hard-won victory problematic. As with many post-colonial states, Angola […]
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26 July 2024
The 108th Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is set to take place August 1-4 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a religious and cultural festivity deeply rooted in Catholic traditions, celebrating the spirit of the New Bedford community, by bringing together shared traditions of faith, family, food, and fun. Established in 1915, by the immigrant community […]
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