Man City beats defending EL champion Porto 4-0
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City eased past defending Europa League champion FC Porto on Wednesday, beating the Portuguese side 4-0 to wrap up a 6-1 aggregate win.
Sergio Aguero opened the scoring after just 19 seconds to stretch City’s
Motto of “We’ll Try”….is not good enough for Fall River
It was eloquently argued before the Fall River City Council on Tuesday night that the city needs to change its motto from “We’ll try” to something else…
It seems in a city that has a darker cloud over it than … Read Full Story
read morePortuguese reject govt call to work on Carnaval
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese workers issued a spontaneous “Ja chega!” — “That’s enough!” — to the government Tuesday, rejecting its appeal to stay at their jobs during Carnaval, one of their most beloved holidays.
Elaborate costumes, scary masks
Carnaval explodes in color
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival parade Sunday, at least a few eyes turned toward the stars, or at least toward the VIP boxes hosting celebrities such
Rio Carnival revelers twist, shout to Beatles
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — English speakers get their moment in the Carnival sun on Monday as a wild, Beatles-themed street party shakes it up, baby, with a samba swing to “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.”
“Sargento Pimenta,” Portuguese for “Sergeant Pepper,” is
Teixeira under pressure to step down over report
TALES AZZONI,AP Sports Writer
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian football head Ricardo Teixeira is under increasing pressure to step down after the country’s largest newspaper published a report linking him to a company being investigated for over-billing an international friendly … Read Full Story
read moreWorkshops to train Portuguese speakers to run for office
Cambridge – For years, cities like Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton have been influenced and guided by Portuguese political leaders.
In attempts to encourage other Portuguese communities, in Massachusetts, to follow in their footsteps, workshops have been designed to … Read Full Story
Mass. legal immigrants have until March for Commonwealth Health coverage sign up
Boston – Nearly 40,000 Massachusetts legal immigrants will be transitioning in the upcoming weeks to Commonwealth Care coverage, after the Supreme Judicial Court’s early January decision requiring the state to re-instate eligible legal immigrants into Commonwealth Care.
“It’s morally and … Read Full Story
Carnaval: Beginner’s guide to Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — “Brazil is not for beginners,” the late, great Brazilian composer Tom Jobim once quipped. Nowhere does the remark hold more true than for the country’s pulsing, chaotic oceanfront metropolis, Rio de Janeiro.
This is
Bailed-out Portugal’s jobless rate hits new record
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s jobless rate jumped to a record 14 percent at the end of last year, the national statistics agency reported Thursday in the latest grim sign of the bailed-out country’s worsening economic problems.
The unemployment rate
Portugal wins German support for bailout changes
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s attempts to get some breathing space in its austerity and reform program appears to have won the support of Germany’s finance minister.
Portugal’s promises to introduce a raft of tax hikes, pay cuts and other
Deported mother pleas for the return of her daughter
Rilvane Miranda dos Santos fears she won’t see her daughter ever again.
Deported from the United States in 2011, after spending 64 days in detention, she had to return to the state of Rondônia in her native Brazil without her … Read Full Story
Driving schools push for manuals in Portuguese
Boston – While the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) offers driver’s manuals in Spanish, members of Portuguese communities question why these are not being offered in their language.
“Portuguese is spoken more than Spanish in this state,” stated Liberal Baptista, … Read Full Story
Republicans want to deny child tax credit to illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to illegal immigrants — refund checks averaging $1,800 — in an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Democratic lawmakers.
The proposal, which would require people who … Read Full Story
Portugal PM wants easier bailout terms for banks
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal‘s prime minister wants his bailed-out country’s banks to be given more leeway to meet their capital requirements because an acute credit crunch is dooming viable companies.
Austerity measures introduced in return for a … Read Full Story
read moreOlympics, World Cup preparation bring evictions
— Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos’ devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn’t watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium — this nation’s temple to the sport.… Read Full Story
read moreAfter 4 Elections Cambridge Still Without A Mayor
Cambridge – As Cambridge still waits for a Mayor to be elected, some of the city’s Portuguese residents’ are calling for a higher civic duty among the Luso Community.
This past week, the City Council held a fourth round of … Read Full Story
Mass. sets up $1M loan fund for fishermen
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts announced Tuesday that it has set up a $1 million loan fund to help the dwindling number of fishermen with smaller businesses buy the rights to catch more fish.
The new Commercial Fisheries Revolving Loan Fund … Read Full Story
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