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Autumn Migration: "Why Not Stay On?" From "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

48 minutes ago
2 min

Autumn Migration: "Why Not Stay On?" From "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame

Four animal friends -- Mr. Water Rat, Mr. Mole, Mr. Badger and Mr. Toad -- protect each other in their adventures through Britain's four...

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Portuguese Historic Famel Motorbike to Ride Into the Future

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Sep 26
5 min

Portuguese Historic Famel Motorbike to Ride Into the Future

The esteemed Famel bike, which is found today in the garages of some owners and on the rural roads of others (Photo from Motos de...

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Portugal, Tábua Mourn Firefighters, Victims of Shocking Fires

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Sep 20
5 min

Portugal, Tábua Mourn Firefighters, Victims of Shocking Fires

(From left to right) Sónia Cláudia Melo, Paulo Jorge Santos and Susana Cristina Carvalho are the three volunteer firefighters from Vila...

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Portugal: Have Your Say on Galp-Northvolt Lithium-Conversion Factory

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Sep 15
10 min

Portugal: Have Your Say on Galp-Northvolt Lithium-Conversion Factory

Lithium is never found in its elemental form in nature, according to Savannah Lithium's website. However, it occurs in more than 100...

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Portuguese Pop Artist António Palolo in Coimbra Show

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Sep 13
2 min

Portuguese Pop Artist António Palolo in Coimbra Show

Sem Título (Untitled) When crossing the threshold of Centro de Artes Visuais, the gallery visitor vacates the everyday of Coimbra for the...

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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Sep 8
1 min

At 70, I've Earned My Stripes

At my desk An artist in her 40s, whom I had just met at a restaurant in Lisbon this summer, asked me my age. "Seventy in September," I...

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East Indians as Indentured "Slaves" in Belize, Caribbean

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Sep 1
20 min

East Indians as Indentured "Slaves" in Belize, Caribbean

(From left to right) My maternal great-Aunt Doris, my great-grandfather, who was from Madras, now Chennai, India, my great-Uncle Edward...

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Exiled Afghan Musicians in Portugal Play Carnegie Hall

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Aug 18
9 min

Exiled Afghan Musicians in Portugal Play Carnegie Hall

The Afghan Youth Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with its conductor, Tiago Moreira da Silva, in the back on the right with outstretched arms...

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Joly Braga Santos' Opera Returns to Lisbon Stage 36 Years Later

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Aug 15
9 min

Joly Braga Santos' Opera Returns to Lisbon Stage 36 Years Later

In 1978, Joly Braga Santos directing a rehearsal at Lisbon's Nacional Teatro São Carlos (Photo by DR) Joly Braga Santos...

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Village Bell Sounds Within Portuguese Souls

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Aug 6
3 min

Village Bell Sounds Within Portuguese Souls

(Photo by António de Paiva) The chapel bell keeps time in the village, ringing out each hour, one chime at a time. Though this past...

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Portuguese Saudade: "Meu Querido Mês de Agosto"

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jul 27
5 min

Portuguese Saudade: "Meu Querido Mês de Agosto"

Who better than a Portuguese emigrant to sing about the anguish of leaving home and the bittersweet respite of spending the August...

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Unforgettable: Rosinha's 1988 Olympic Gold for Portugal and Her Run With the 2024 Flame

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jul 18
2 min

Unforgettable: Rosinha's 1988 Olympic Gold for Portugal and Her Run With the 2024 Flame

The closing seconds of Rosa (Rosinha) Mota's winning marathon run at the 1988 Seoul Olympic games Portuguese Olympic champion Rosa Mota,...

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Phoenix Mural of Oliveira Invokes Portugal's Great Fire of October 2017

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jul 14
5 min

Phoenix Mural of Oliveira Invokes Portugal's Great Fire of October 2017

"There is a before and after 2017," said Oliveira do Hospital President José Francisco Rolo. " It was a watershed in our lives." ...

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Portuguese Police Destroy 8,000 Guns, Knives This Week, 300,000 in 12 Years

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jul 12
3 min

Portuguese Police Destroy 8,000 Guns, Knives This Week, 300,000 in 12 Years

The PSP (Portuguese Public Security Police) promotes the licensing and collection of weapons through Mobile Assistance Units. ...

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"Bronco Buster", U.S. Presidents Carry On

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jul 10
2 min

"Bronco Buster", U.S. Presidents Carry On

Hair Like Mine: President Barack Obama invites Jacob Philadelphia, 5, to touch his hair after the boy asked whether it was the same as...

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Hawking “Fresh Sardines!” on Portuguese Coast

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jun 25
4 min

Hawking “Fresh Sardines!” on Portuguese Coast

Varinas no novo mercado de peixe (Fishmongers at the new fish market) (Photo by Joshua Benoliel, 1912) Almada Virtual Museum from the...

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Cristiano, Crystal and Clay: Portugal’s Finest Team Up

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jun 19
5 min

Cristiano, Crystal and Clay: Portugal’s Finest Team Up

Captain of the Portuguese National Team, Cristiano Ronaldo, bought shares in two firms. He is flanked by examples of the companies’ work:...

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Jacarandas Blaze the Way for Summer in Portugal

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jun 13
3 min

Jacarandas Blaze the Way for Summer in Portugal

Eugénio de Andrade escreveu um poema: Não sei doutra gloria, doutro paraíso: à sua entrada os jacarandas estão em flor, um de cada lado./...

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Belize Fighting Historic Wildfires Like Portugal’s

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jun 6
8 min

Belize Fighting Historic Wildfires Like Portugal’s

Teams from the Belize Defence Force and the National Emergency Management Organization along with villagers have been fighting wildfires...

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Cannes’ Best Director Miguel Gomes Salutes Portuguese Masters

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jun 4
13 min

Cannes’ Best Director Miguel Gomes Salutes Portuguese Masters

Grand Tour follows an Asian Grand Tour in the early 20th-century of Edward (Gonçalo Waddington), a civil servant of the British Empire,...

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