Serra da Estrela is one of Portugal’s hidden treasures. While the Serra itself is not hidden, it is not known by many. Standing at around 1933 M at its highest point in Torre, the Serra is one of the tallest mountains in Portugal (1). It is filled with beautiful landscapes and rare views, of which many photos can […]
Eduardo da Costa Resende was born in the village of Fajã de Baixo, district of Ponta Delgada, in São Miguel, Azores, on May 4, 1942. In 1959, he applied to become a volunteer for Portugal’s Air Force. The first commission to be sent to the Portuguese overseas mission in Africa took off from Portugal on March […]
Quando procurava um novo tópico para escrever, lembrei-me que mês era: Abril. Vários meses são importantes para história portuguesa. Por exemplo Dezembro, no seu primeiro dia existe as comorações da restauração da independência ou em Junho que existe o dia de Camões ou até mesmo Outubro com o dia da instauração da república. Mas possivelmente […]
Maria de Lourdes Faria Câmara was born on February 21, 1947 in the small town of Capelas on the island of São Miguel. Displaying a musical talent from a young age, Maria began singing Fado at 14. She arrived in Canada in June of 1970, to live with her friend, António, whom she knew from a […]
In 1940 during WWII, Aristides de Sousa Mendes was serving as the Portuguese Consul General just outside of Bordeaux, France (1). At the time, Portugal was under the dictatorial rule of Antonio Salazar, and even though it was declared as officially neutral in the war, Salazar issued a directive called “Circular 14” to all of Portugal’s diplomats, instructing them to […]
Nestas ultimas semanas temos falado de diversas figuras do movimento futurista português. Apresentamos a revista Orpheu, que embandeirava este conceito modernista e que era participado de figuras que contribuíram para o vasto património nacional de artes e literatura. Depois embarcamos na vida de Almada Negreiros, passando brevemente pela vida de Mário de Sá Carneiro, chegando […]
Após ter falado de Almada Negreiros e da sua relevância não só no contexto da Orpheu mas também para o público português é importante olhar para outra pessoa de igual relevância: Mário de Sá Carneiro. Na minha humilde opinião é imperativo falar de Sá Carneiro para podermos perceber um pouco mais até de Fernando Pessoa. […]
In light of today being St. Patrick’s Day, we thought it would be interesting to share some facts we learned about the ties between the Portuguese and the Irish. To begin, we will travel back to The Bronze Age (1200 BC) where Celtic tribes began migrating across Europe, forming the first nations of many European countries […]
While visiting the beautiful city of Nazaré one summer, I came across this beautiful scenic cliff, which a legendary story behind it. Locals often retell the story to visitors, and luckily, I was one of them. The legend begins with a man who was out hunting with a few companions on a very foggy morning. […]
José Saramago is one of the most well known Portuguese authors to date. José was born on November 16, 1922 in Azinhaga, Portugal. Saramago was not born into great wealth and had to work as a labourer for several years before landing a job at a publishing firm. At this time, he came to the realization […]