Category Archives: Interesting Articles Found on the Web

Portugal is a Popular Place to Retire to
Read Full Article - Source Homes Worldwide

New CD with Portuguese Eurovision Songs
If your a fan of the Eurovision Song Contest then this is one to check out.Tozé Brito has written many of Portugals entries. His new double album features many of them.
Read Full Article - Source Oiko Times

Portugal Revisits Past Glory in Treaty
Read Full Article – Source Reuters

Portugal to claim a place in the top five best educational systems in the EU
Read Full Article – Source Multilingual.com

A Babel for East Timor as language shifts to Portuguese
Read Full Article – Source International Herald Tribune

Portuguese born writer José Saramago has sparked massive controversy after suggesting Portugal will unite with Spain in years to come.
Read the full article – Source The Independant Newspaper (UK) Portugal is a lucrative choice for property investors
Read the full article – Source Property Showrooms.com

Oakley in the US celebrates 80th anniversary of Festa do Divino Espirito Santo (Feast of the Holy Ghost) today.
Interesting little news item that includes some information on the legend of Queen Isabel.
Read the full article – Source Antioch Press

Portuguese use of cork in winemaking
A New Zealand journalist is invited by the Portuguese Cork Association to observe cork manufacturing. Long informative article.
Read the full article – Source The New Zealand Herald

The History of Dom João
A Sri Lankan writer goes in search of the connections between his country and Portugal and unearths the story of the Black Prince.
Read the full article – Source The Sunday Times Online (Sri Lanka)

A weekly snapshot of items in the news related to Portugal

Gehry to design Mariza stage
Amazing architect Frank Gehry (designer of the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain and Millennium Park in Chicago amongst others) is to design the set for Mariza when she plays at the Walt Disney Concert Hall LA on the 28th October as part of her tour of the States.
Source CBC.ca Full Article

Portugal dance styles for Eurovision Dance Contest revealed
First we had the Euroovision song contest, now we have the dance contest! It will be held in London on the 1st September and hosted by the irrepressible Graham Norton of the BBC’s Strictly Dance Fever fame.
Source ESC today Full article

For more information about the event the BBC have issued a press release