21 January 2023
By Millicent Borges Accardi Luis Gonçalves was recently named the new Director of the Portuguese School, of the Middlebury Language Schools, which features a seven-week summer immersion program, offering beginner through advanced-level Portuguese languages courses. Established in 2003, the Portuguese School is one of 13 Middlebury Language Schools network, located on the campus of Bennington […]
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19 January 2023
TAP Air Portugal cabin crew will strike January 25-31, the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SPNVAC) has announced on Thursday. The announcement came after the SPNVAC failed to reach an agreement with employers over cuts on salaries and working conditions. The action will force TAP to cancel most of its domestic and international […]
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17 January 2023
The great nineteenth-century Portuguese author José Maria Eça de Queirós (1845-1900) has long been known for his novels, especially The Crime of Father Amaro (1880) and The Maias (1888). However, he also wrote short stories, and several of them, having stood the test of time, are now regarded as masterpieces. Although there is no question […]
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12 January 2023
By Len Port Pope Emeritus Benedict XVl has been buried. Pope Francis has mobility impairment. The Catholic religion is in decline. However, the Sanctuary of Fátima in Portugal is surging ahead and this will again welcome millions of pilgrims and tourists. Benedict, the first pontiff to resign in six centuries, did so in February 2013; […]
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12 January 2023
The Portuguese passport was ranked sixth, down from fifth, as one of the most “powerful” in the world offering visa-free passports for 187 countries, according to the 2023 Henley Passport Index (HPI). Portugal shared the same spot with France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The HPI, based on data from the International Air Transport Association […]
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11 January 2023
On a map, the Azores appear as nine tiny specks in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, but their location was to prove strategically vital in two world wars. The Atlantic became a crucial battleground twice within the space of 25 years, as the U.S. arsenal of democracy sent firstly stores, arms, and equipment, followed […]
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