BLiP success
This week we publish another selection of photographs of BLiP 2008 and a few letters from exhibitors sent to the organisers of the event Exiberia. Just to say a big
Hugo Chavez in Portugal… again
OF ALL the European countries, Portugal seems to have found a special place in the heart and mind of Venezuela’s maverick President Hugo Chavez. He has visited Lisbon no fewer
Lisbon goes gay for a day
REMEMBER THE old Hollywood song A Gal in Every Port? Well, there were nearly 2,000 guys in Lisbon port over the weekend but if any girls were getting excited, they
Museum commemorates Battle of Aljubarrota
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com A MUSEUM commemorating the 623rd anniversary of the decisive Battle of Aljubarrota of August 14, 1385, is to open close to the original battle site. Considered
Greenpeace ship in Lisbon
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com THE GREENPEACE ship MY Arctic Sunrise is in Lisbon for its routine seaworthy check-up. The icebreaker, one of three ships the environmental group has, entered a
British Ambassador to Portugal speaks about identity
By: SHEENA RAWCLIFFE sheena@the-resident.com The British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) has seen substantial growth in membership over the past 18 months, in particular in the Algarve and Porto regions. The
Mini Stars mega success
MORE THAN 100 children took part in The Resident’s first ever Mini Stars photographic competition at the Continente shopping centre in Portimão on Sunday. Children from five months to 12
World Press Photo awards
THIS YEAR’S World Press Photo Contest was won by British photo journalist Tim Hetherington from Vanity Fair, and third place went to Miguel Barreira who works for Portuguese national sports
New US ambassador analyses Primaries
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com IF THOMAS F. Stephenson was asked which party would win the forthcoming US Presidential elections a few months ago, he would have said that the direction
A bridge between cultures
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com UNDERSTANDING AND appreciating Portuguese culture and archaeological history is the passion of local resident, Paulo Heitlinger, a multifaceted character working as a freelance graphic designer in