Strike: Transportation workers to walkout Thursday – Portugal
The Portuguese Federation of Transportation and Communication Unions (FECTRANS) has announced a number of strikes and slowdowns nationwide scheduled for Thursday, February 2. Various public...
View ArticleCantar às Estrelas: Azorean tradition closes holiday season – Ponta Delgada
The holiday season closed Wednesday, February 1, in the Azores with “Cantar às Estrelas” [Singing to the Stars] a tradition ending the Christmas festivities. In Ponta Delgada, a group of 70 children...
View ArticleFado: Ana Moura kicks off February American tour – New Bedford, MA
On February 4, Portuguese fado vocalist Ana Moura kicks off her new American tour at the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Moura, who has toured the United Sates before, likes to...
View ArticleFado: Ana Moura in concert – Review
By David Mendonça (*) ♦ Ana Moura brought an eclectic but strongly traditional fado experience to the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford on Saturday night (4-Feb), the first stop on her 2012 North...
View ArticleAusterity: Portuguese workers to stage more strikes – Portugal
Commuters and travelers across Portugal will begin feeling the impact of a transportation strike staged to start Monday at the evening rush hour by train engineers at CP, the national railway network....
View ArticleCalamity: Portugal afflicted by long lasting severe drought
The head of Portugal’s national association of farmers CAP asked Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho Tuesday for “urgent measures” to fight the worsening drought. With no significant rainfall in...
View ArticleGraciosa: Seismic activity considered above normal – Azores
Recurrent seismic activity on Graciosa island was considered to be above normal according to the Center of Volcanology and Geological Risk Assessment (CVARG)at the University of the Azores. Three...
View ArticleFilm: Diogo Morgado as “Son of God” to be released nationwide – 20th Century Fox
Portuguese born Diogo Morgado is the latest actor performing the role of Jesus in the new film “Son of God” produced by 20th Century Fox to be released in theaters nationwide February 28. The ambitious...
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