14 January 2024
Portugal, situated at the westernmost edge of Europe, stands as one of the oldest sovereign states on the continent, adorned with a rich history and captivating architecture shaped by centuries of invasions. With a population of 10,291,027 and covering an area of 92,212 km2, Portugal is not just a land of cultural richness but also […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, Portugal, Travel, World
10 January 2024
Portugal is forging ahead with phasing out fossil fuels to help save the planet from global warming. Thanks to strong winds, plenty of bright sunshine, and even lots of rain in parts of the country, Portugal is in the forefront of expanding the use of renewable sources to produce electricity. The United Nations COP28 summit […]
05 January 2024
The Portuguese Colonial War and the African Liberation Struggles: Memory, Politics and Uses of the Past presents a critical and comparative analysis on the memory of the colonial and liberation wars that led to a regime change in Portugal and to the independence of five new African countries: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and São Tomé […]
Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Books, Cape Verde, Featured, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World
03 January 2024
By Jeremy Klemin For as long as Ricardo Farinha can remember, hip-hop has been a part of his life. The neighborhood of Queluz, in the Lisbon metropolitan area, where Farinha grew up, has been a musical hotbed for decades, and his parents were also huge fans, often playing the latest hits around the house. Farinha […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, Portugal, World
17 December 2023
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has been doing his best to push forward dramatic changes on two critical fronts, but he has been facing highly controversial opposition. After personally appealing for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israeli-Gaza war, Guterres agreed to a request to have the matter put to a vote in the UN […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
17 December 2023
Two Portuguese women innovators, Daniela Braga and Manuela Veloso, were recognized by Forbes magazine as among the top 10 “leading women” globally in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In a LinkedIn post, innovation expert Elizabeth Scallon proposed several “extraordinary” women to consider for the board of directors of OpenAI, the world’s foremost AI company. […]
Posted in Awards, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
