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News and Articles on Portuguese History
Azulejos Are Portugal's Art Treasur... Jun 3, 2009
Esta;;o de S. Bento, has 20,000 tiles depicting transportation and Portuguese history. At the Capela das Almas, the fa;ade of the two-story building is stunning blue-and-white tiles that detail the death of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Catherine at her martyrdom. (Suite101.com)
Algarve Region of Portugal's Summer... May 2, 2009
Don't worry; while there is plenty of eating the little fishies at this celebration, sardines are also honored (sort of) as an important part of Portuguese history. Portimao is a quiet little fishing town most of the year, with this festival being the biggest activity of the summer season. (Suite101.com)
Peter Conrad: A Portuguese novelist dissects his country. Apr 28, 2009
Lobo Antunes remains obsessively local, worrying over the inherited ailments of Portuguese history and the debilities of its culture. He aims, like Joyce s Stephen Dedalus taking upon himself the woes of Ireland, to be a national conscience, reminding his newly Europeanized, sleekly prosperous compatriots of their shaming past a legacy of guilt left by the dictatorship of Ant. (New Yorker)
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