Shakira to perform at Rock in Rio Lisboa
SHAKIRA IS the latest name to be confirmed for this year’s Rock in Rio Lisboa, the five-day music spectacular set to take place at Lisbon’s Parque da Bela Vista on
The latest paperbacks deserving your attention
WE KNOW there are many fans of serial-killer thrillers out there, so here we recommend you keep an eye out for The Rosary Girls by Richard Montanari. Coming out in
Thousands celebrate life of Sister Lúcia
THE MORTAL remains of Sister Lúcia, who saw apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1917, were moved from the Carmelite convent Carmelo de Santa Teresa of Coimbra, where she died,
Travel news in brief
New York winter wonderland Tourists in New York got more than they bargained for when the city was recently blasted by a raging ‘nor’easter’ storm, which broke the snowfall record
Voices of the ancestors
LEARN HOW you can release and heal the spirits of the departed on a two-day course presented by The Resident’s contributor and therapist Mark Wentworth, to take place in Lisbon
West Algarve residents desperate over sewage plant
RESIDENTS OF Vale do Boi, a small village nestling in a valley west of Lagos, are up in arms about the proposed construction of an open sewage treatment plant in
Where your money went
LAST YEAR, the Friends of São Brás association donated 13,000 euros to the new radiotherapy unit at Faro Hospital, 3,700 euros to the Bombeiros, and provided 730 euros worth of
AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year of the Pharaohs THREE WEEKS of fierce competition involving 16 African nations came to an end last weekend with hosts Egypt running out the convincing winners. The ”Pharaohs” began
Aga Khan calls for tolerance and understanding
ONE OF the most important Muslim spiritual leaders, the Aga Khan, called for religious tolerance and understanding during a short trip to Portugal last weekend. Prince Aga Khan also criticised
Algarve could join slow cities route
FOUR LOCATIONS in the Algarve could soon become part of the ‘slow cities’ route, a concept born more than a decade ago in Italy, with a core aim of preserving