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Rugby Sevens:
For a truly remarkable 8th time in 10 years, the Portuguese National Rugby Sevens team have been crowned "Champions of Europe 2011".
The title was theirs after "Os Lobos" won the final stage, the"Iberian Duel", defeating Spain 12-10 and winning the series.
Thousands of demonstrators gather in Lisbon and Porto
The demonstration,
organised by the CGTP, is in protest against the "Bailout" agreement for
Portugal between the European Commission, the
European Union and International Monetary Fund.
"We know that the European Union, PS, PSD, CDS and the president [Cavaco Silva] are determined to impose it. The 'deal' is not inevitable, is not law and, as happened in Greece, does not respond to the country's structural problems " said spokesman for the CGTP Carvalho da Silva
The CGTP also considers that the agreement with the 'troika' will lead to "injustice, inequality and poverty" and involve "irreparable loss" in Health, Education, Welfare and Justice.
The march in Lisbon began in Largo do Calvário and ended in the Jardins de Belém, in front of the official residence of the President of the Republic.
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The 2nd Lusitano Horse Show was held on the 13th, 14th and 15th of May in the beautiful surroundings of the Parque D.Carlos I in Caldas da Rainha.
The
event promoted the Lusitano horse breed in the west of Portugal and
highlighted the support and involvement of all the individual people,
businesses and organisations.
During the three days there was on show to the public a large number of Lusitano horses that have been born and bred in Western Portugal, there was also a variety of activities, such as an Aerial Ropeslide and Wall Climbing , equestrian exhibitions and several competitions including Pas de Deux, Dressage, Jumping etc...
Admission was free and the comprehensive program included cultural and leisure activities for all the family and made for an enjoyable weekend.
Dia de Portugal,
de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas
June 10th is the day chosen to celebrate the acheivements of Portugal as a nation and the death of the classic Portuguese poet Luis Vaz de Camoes who´s inspirational works helped to spead the Portuguese language and culture throughout the world.
The day is also celebrated around the globe by one million or so Portuguese who live and work abroad.
Each year a different city is chosen to host the official celebration.
The city chosen for this years festivities is Castelo Branco, situated in the Eastern Central region of Portugal, and the event will be attended by the current president - Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Portuguese Moto GP
Round 3 - Estoril - Results:
| P. | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dani Pedrosa |
Repsol Honda | 45:51.483 | |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo |
Yamaha Factory | +03.051 | |
| 3 | Casey Stoner |
Repsol Honda | +07.658 | |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso |
| +16.530 | |
| 5 | Valentino Rossi |
Ducati | +16.555 | |
| 6 | Colin Edwards |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | +32.575 | |
| 7 | Hiroshi Aoyama |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | +38.749 | |
| 8 | Cal Crutchlow | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | +40.912 | |
| 9 | Nicky Hayden |
Ducati | +54.887 | |
| 10 | Randy de Puniet |
Pramac Racing | +59.697 | |
| 11 | Toni Elias |
Rizla Suzuki | +01:00.374 | |
| 12 | Loris Capirossi |
Pramac Racing | +01:01.793 | |
| 13 | Alvaro Bautista |
Rizla Suziki | +01:24.370 | |
| 14 | Ben Spies | Yamaha Factory | DNF | |
| 15 | Karel Abraham |
Cardion AB | DNF | |
| 16 | Marco Simoncelli | San Carlo Honda Gresini | DNF | |
| 17 | Hector Barbera |
Mapfre Aspar- | DNF |
Porto and Braga fans arrive in Dublin for the all Portuguese UEFA Europa League Final
Fans of both FC Porto and SC Braga are arriving in Dublin for tonights UEFA league final. Approxiamately 15,000 supporters from the two Portuguese clubs are expected and are presently making there way to the Dublin arena.
Both sets of supporters are in good humour with the Braga fans (Bracarenses) already in party mode and the Porto fans (Portistas) in an extremely confident and relaxed mood.
The match kicks-off at 19:45 and should prove to be an entertaining game.
Caldas da Rainha
3 dead and 5 injured in building fire.
In the early hours of monday morning, a blaze in a building adjacent to the city centre of Caldas da Rainha has left 3 people dead and 5 injured.
The three victims, two males and one female, were thought to have been overcome by smoke, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Fisherman bitten by shark
The
Portuguese Air Force today transferred to the Hospital of Horta on
Faial Island, a crew member of Spanish fishing boat "Gedi" that was
bitten by a shark while fishing off the Azores. The injured man was
admitted to the Horta Hospital at 10:45 local time.
The incident occurred when the boat was about 350 miles [648 kilometers] southwest of Faial.
Tornado
On
Tuesday 7th December, at about 14:30, a tornado struck the towns of
Ferreira do Zêzere and Tomar, in central Portugal, causing 43
casualties, 19 of them children.
About
500 homes and buildings have been damaged including the kindergarten
São João de Deus, in Tomar, where the ceiling collapsed injuring 19
children, one of them seriously.
According to the CDOS of
Santarem, the areas most affected by the tornado were the localities of
Pado, Chouromela and Venda Nova, where five people were injured, two of
them seriously, after being struck by falling power cables.
The commander of the Abrantes Firemen, describing a "scene of destruction" resulting from the passage of this Tornado with walls and trees flattened, High Voltage poles snapped in half, roofs ripped off, steel stuctures, chimneys and antennas strewn all over the area.
About 130 firefighters and 44 vehicles are involved in the rescue and clean up operation, in addition to the PSP, GNR and, of course, the local inhabitants and volunteers.
Source: DNPortugal
Preliminary results show that the "Tomar Tornado" was a Category F3 on the Fujita scale.
The F3 Tornado´s destructive path covered a distance of some 54 km (34 miles) and cut a swath of between 150 metres (492 ft) and 350 metres (1148 ft) wide with wind speeds of between 254 kph (158 mph) and 331 kph (206 mph).
Torrential rain leaves parts of Lisbon in chaos.
Many parts of the capital were flooded including houses and some shops and businesses were forced to close. Areas throughout the city were left without electricity and, as the flood waters reached a depth of around one metre, traffic was brought to a stand still... but a hardy few still battled on by foot!
A section of the underground metro at Rossio station was closed due to the flooding.
source: DN Portugal
Pedro Cá exhibition in Lisbon
Caldas da Rainha's very own photographer, Pedro Cá, is
participating in a combined exhibition at the Conselho Distrital de
Lisboa da Ordem dos Advogados, Rua dos Anjos, n.º 79, 1150-035 Lisbon.
His
photographic work is displayed in conjunction with the drawings of
Pedro Charters de Azevedo and the ceramics of Maria João Ribeiro.
Entrance
is free and the exhibition is open Monday to Friday from 09:30 - 12:30
and 14:00 - 21:00 and runs until the 4th December 2010.
Please give your support.
Tudo Por Ti from pedro cá on Vimeo.
Tavira - Western Algarve - Portugal
25 year-old man arrested near Tavira, Algarve.
He
had in his possession: 4.000 doses of heroin, 7 doses of cocaine, 13
grams of cannabis leaf, a pepper spray, 2 air guns, a 6.35mm pistol with
30 rounds of ammunition and a vehicle, the GNR said.
The
GNR stated that they had been investigating this case for six months
and that a Portuguese citizen, 25 years of age, residing in the S. Brás
de Alportel area, had been detained on suspicion of drug trafficking.
The detainee will appear at the District Court of Vila Real de Santo Antonio.
A source of the Central District of Relief Operations (CDOS) stated that the nine roads that were closed to traffic, due to heavy snow and ice, in the district of Guarda had now been reopened.
Three crew members rescued by the Portuguese Air Force
Three shipwreck survivors have been rescued by Portuguese Air Force Helicopter 300 kilometres southwest of Cape St. Vincent in the Algarve.
The Two Spaniards and an Argentine were sailing the yacht "El Almograte", 10 metres long and bearing the Spanish flag, when they encountered difficulties and the boat eventually sank in the maritime rescue area of Morocco, 430 kilometres northeast of Casablanca.
A distress signal was received by the Morrocan authorities, but with no rescue aircraft available, they requested support from Portugal, who immediately despatched a "Merlin" rescue helicopter.
The yacht had originally departed from the Canary Islands and was destined for a unspecified port in either Portugal or Spain.
The
three survivors arrived at faro airport, by rescue helicopter, at about
16:00 and were transferred to the Central Algarve hospital by INEM,
where they were all treated for the effects hypothermia.
Sunday 31st October 2010
Source: DNP
Latest figures show 602 deaths on Portuguese roads
The
National Road Safety Authority (MOR) announced on Wednesday 3rd
November, that there were 602 fatalities on Portuguese roads between
January 1 and October 31 2010, 20 fewer than the same period of 2009.
Lisbon
and Porto are the districts which are experiencing more deaths, 78 and
77 respectively. Aveiro recorded 57 dead. By contrast, Bragança
registered 11 fatalities, followed by Portalegre and Guarda, with 12 and
13 deaths respectively.
The number of pedestrians run-over and killed by vehicles in Portugal is slowly deminishing.
"Operation All Saints"
The
National Republican Guard have stepped up patrols on all Portuguese
roads during this weekend's holiday period and in the first 24 hours of
"Operation All Saints', which started Friday, the GNR have so far
recorded 578 road accidents, with 2 fatalities and 166 injured, 8 of
them serious.
A
spokesperson for the Central Operational Command of the GNR said that
the data is provisional and currently only relates to major accidents
that caused death or serious injury.
The
operation, which involves 1800 GNR officers, 830 vehicles and 33 radar
units, began at midnight on Friday 29th October and ends at midnight on
Monday 1st November.
*Update*
This is a provisional report on the operation which ends today at midnight.
Portuguese police seize nearly 130 fake masterpieces.
Portuguese police in Lisbon have seized nearly 130 paintings apparently falsely attributed to top artists in the biggest such swoop ever in the country, a police spokesman said Monday.
Police also confiscated a number of false authenticity certificates and the operation highlighted the fact that Portugal had become yet another transit country for Art traffickers.
The Portuguese police warned collectors to check the authenticity of works purchased in Portugal.
HMS Ocean arrives in Portugal
Sailors and Marines from Plymouth have arrived in the Portuguese capital Lisbon after taking part in exercises with forces from Cape Verde.
The Devonport-based helicopter carrier HMS Ocean arrived in Portugal for a final port visit before returning home, after a five-month deployment covering more than 16,000 miles and four continents.
On the final leg of her journey home, the Royal Navy’s largest warship – which is under threat from Government cuts – has been supporting international maritime security operations in the Gulf of Guinea, working with the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency and regional maritime crime agencies from Cape Verde and Portugal.
Royal Marines from Turnchapel-based 539 Assault Squadron have also trained with members of the Cape Verde Armed Forces, conducting boarding operations, an amphibious beach assault and live firing exercises.
Ocean left the UK in June and has taken part in Exercise Auriga in the US, as well as maritime security operations and defence diplomacy in Brazil and along the west coast of Africa. On return to Devonport, the ship will undergo a three-month maintenance and reconfiguration period.
