25 April 2023
So much has changed in Portugal since the Carnation Revolution 49 years ago, and the revolution itself will be better understood after a special study to be published as part of next year’s historic 50th anniversary. Here we glance at events before and since the coup d’état that have brought about profound political, economic and social […]
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25 April 2023
Every year, since 1974, Portugal commemorates the 25th of April as the nation’s “Freedom Day,” The Carnation Revolution, also known as the Revolution of April 25th, was a significant event in Portuguese history. It brought an end to the authoritarian Estado Novo regime, led by Antonio Oliveira Salazar, in power for almost 50 years. The […]
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22 April 2023
The painting ‘Surreal Mass Production’, by Portuguese painter Santiago Ribeiro, will be part of the Parallax Art Fair that will take place between April 28 and 30 in Los Angeles, the surrealist artist told Lusa news agency. The work invites a critique of conformity in today’s society, but the artist said that interpretations can vary […]
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20 April 2023
By Millicent Borges Accardi Inês F. Oliveira’s debut children’s book Calvin And Sugar Apples will be launched this summer by the San Francisco based publisher The Collective Book Studio. Born in Viseu, Portugal, the author is thrilled to share her writing with readers old and young. Oliveira, who holds a master’s degree in engineering from […]
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19 April 2023
Set during the difficult era of the Great War (1914-1918), The Devastation of Silence is the story of a captain in the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps who, with no documents showing his rank, finds himself in a German prison camp forced to share the circumstances of his poorer countrymen. He is hungry, constantly plagued by the […]
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19 April 2023
The San Joaquin Valley Portuguese Festival takes place on April 22 and 23, organized by the Carlos Vieira Foundation, in Turlock, California’s Central Valley. In its fourth edition, its goal has been to reach more Portuguese American younger generations and communities, according to Elaina Vieira president of the Carlos Vieira Foundation. The annual event, which […]
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