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The Portuguese Polyphony - The Bagpipes – A Gaita-de-Foles

by Roberto Cavaleiro                          In Lifestyle - 01 May 2024, 08:01

War in Africa

In Opinion - 30 Apr 2024, 13:31

Consumer law, not every company follows the law

In Opinion - 26 Apr 2024, 13:31

Arctic Seals and Coral Reefs: Every Little Bit Helps

In Opinion - 26 Apr 2024, 13:01

Desalination, what are the facts?

In Opinion - 25 Apr 2024, 13:01

A tale of Dona Gertie and her Quinta do Marquês

In Letters - 24 Apr 2024, 12:17

Ukraine: The Outlook

In Opinion - 23 Apr 2024, 13:01

Spotlight

Opinion

Indian Election

Extreme nationalism always looks foolish or even deranged to those who have not caught the virus, but in India it’s now official... In Opinion - 18 Apr 2024, 13:01

An American in Portugal - Readers React to “Just Back from the U.S.!”

Uh-Oh! Reviews are in and the U.S. gets the short straw In News, Portugal, North America, Opinion - 15 Apr 2024, 17:05

A Pantomime Crisis, Not a Real War

In Opinion - 15 Apr 2024, 13:01

There Really Are Rules

In Opinion - 11 Apr 2024, 13:01

Middle East: A Bigger War?

In Opinion - 09 Apr 2024, 13:01


Russia: The Really Dangerous Ones Are Sane

In Opinion - 04 Apr 2024, 13:31


Senegal: Last Country Standing

In Opinion - 03 Apr 2024, 13:01


Climate: The Anomaly

In Opinion - 27 Mar 2024, 13:01

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Don’t speak Portuguese? Will you sink or swim?

Readers respond on whether you can get by living in Portugal without knowing the language. In North America, Portugal - 01 May 2024, 19:01

Dear Dacia, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!

New cars cost lots of money in Portugal.  In Lifestyle

A Tale of Two Countries Passing in Broad Daylight

Within the same week, the world witnessed the stark contrast of where Portugal and America... In Portugal, North America

Opinion Pieces

By the two left feet, slowly backward march!

by Roberto Cavaleiro In Opinion Pieces - 19 Mar 2024, 10:04

Portugal´s Mineral and Water Resources

by Roberto Cavaleiro  In Opinion Pieces - 12 Mar 2024, 14:09

The Exploitation of Portugal´s Mineral Resources – Part 3 : An overview of Mining in Deep Waters

In Opinion Pieces - 19 Feb 2024, 11:56

The Exploitation of Portugal´s Mineral Resources - Part 2

In Opinion Pieces - 13 Feb 2024, 10:03

The Lithium Conundrum (4) : Where there´s muck, there´s brass

In Opinion Pieces - 05 Feb 2024, 10:50


The Fascists Are (Probably Not) Coming!

In Opinion Pieces - 27 Jan 2024, 09:00



2024 – A Busy Year for Psephologists

In Opinion Pieces - 20 Jan 2024, 18:37

Editor's Choice

Letters

Anglo-Portuguese Linguistics

During the last decade, the influx of foreigners has inevitably brought about an urgent demand for tuition in the Portuguese... In Letters - 16 Apr 2024, 17:02

Letter to the Editor

Communication In Letters - 15 Apr 2024, 14:31

Letter to the Editor

In Letters - 15 Dec 2023, 01:00

Letter to the Editor: Ukraine War

In Letters - 15 Nov 2023, 14:23

Reply and rebuttal to “are electric cars green?” 2/9/2023

In Letters - 26 Sep 2023, 09:48




Other Opinion Articles

An American in Portugal: The long and winding road - a journey to Portuguese citizenship

One recent Sunday morning my husband and I drove to a local school and parked on a... In Opinion, Portugal, North America - 25 Mar 2024, 18:05

Three Famines

There are three incipient famines in the world today, and politics is at the root of all... In Opinion - 25 Mar 2024, 13:01

The scammers are coming

A recent report from Hiya, a global phone security company revealed that phone fraud in... In Opinion - 23 Mar 2024, 09:30

The global environment vs overpopulation & overconsumption

You might have read some of my previous articles where I’ve touched on the subject of... In Opinion - 16 Mar 2024, 13:01

Portugal – one of the safest countries in the world, and that’s official

In a world with conflicts breaking out everywhere, is it any surprise that so many people... In Opinion - 14 Mar 2024, 16:02

Haiti: The Curse of History

It may seem that the violence and chaos that have gripped Haiti are finally being... In Opinion - 14 Mar 2024, 13:01

Israel-Gaza: ‘No Boots on the Ground’

In Opinion - 11 Mar 2024, 13:01

Not the Anthropocene?

In Opinion - 08 Mar 2024, 13:01

South Korea: Hyper-Competitive and Childless

In Opinion - 04 Mar 2024, 13:01

When will Renfe start operations in Portugal?

In Opinion - 03 Mar 2024, 08:02

The Utility of Neutrality

In Opinion - 29 Feb 2024, 13:01

Are you a digital junky?

In Opinion - 28 Feb 2024, 18:01