Archive for 'Cultural'
Principe Real - Lisbon
Principe Real is one of the nicest parks in all of Lisbon. Above is a painting from Principe Real made by Japanese painter M. Nagashima, who is very often found painting scenes from the park. His paintings, which are some of the finest in the city, are displayed for sale as he works. If it […]
Posted: April 11th, 2008 under Cafés, Cultural, Lisbon.
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Gilberto Gil - Lisbon and Porto
Gilberto Gil, Brazilian Cultural Minister, and the ambassador for Brazilian music throughout the world, is coming to Portugal. The performer can be seen at the Lisbon and Porto Coliseus this April. The show is billed as Gil Luminoso, and is in promotion of the recent Gilberto Gil album with the same name. It is an […]
Posted: April 10th, 2008 under Cultural, Lisbon, Porto.
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IndieLisboa 2008
The fifth edition of the Lisbon International Independent Film Festival, IndieLisboa 2008, will begin on April 24th, with the presentation of the film My Blueberry Nights, directed by Wong Kar Wai. The film stars Jude Law and Norah Jones. The festival will run until May 4th. This year there will be a total of 250 […]
Posted: April 9th, 2008 under Cultural, Lisbon.
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Portugal’s Flag
Portugal’s flag is a bi-color, divided into two unequal stripes. One green, the other red. The national coat of arms is centered between the two colors, positioned equally from the top and the bottom.
The flag as seen today was adopted on June 30, 1911. This flag replaced the one used under the constitutional monarchy.
The green […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under Cultural.
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