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Lately I have been thinking a lot about the ease with which we say certain things not really thinking about what they actually mean. Oftentimes when chatting to friends or family members I see [...]

One of the most famous places in the world Venice has for centuries attracted people to its shores. It is famed for being the city of romance, built on the sea and criss-crossed by canals. Its [...]

Star Signs – one of the most intriguing things in life for many people is trying, and not being able to, set their life on a specific path. Many believe that hard work and dedication will [...]

Whenever we mention the word Carnival Brazil usually comes to mind for most, if not all of us. We have all heard about the famous Rio Carnival that attracts millions of people every year. It is [...]

I am stuck at Baker Street station in the London Underground. I am trying to get on to the Jubilee Line and go to Westminster to get to work. I got off the Hammersmith and Circle line and walked [...]

Hidden nature escapes In London it is very common to find hidden gardens and beautiful parks right in the middle of busy urban areas. This is the case of Holland Park. Situated just off [...]

Cape Verde in Your Heart – 2014 The Project ‘Cabo Verde na Corason’ is on its second edition and this year I was one of the lucky 10 young people selected from the Diaspora to [...]

When I first went to view my flat in Notting Hill I felt excited about the prospects of living along the route of Europe’s best street party. It was around February, at the time the main [...]

Lisbon I lived in Lisbon for 18 years and I still feel like a tourist. Every time I come back for the holidays I find a city full of character and history. A city long renowned for its conquests, [...]

London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This Summer has been an exciting period so far, with hundreds of thousands of tourists arriving in London for the London 2012 Olympic Games. it is [...]

The Luso Flags: Around 389 athletes represented the Lusophone speaking countries  in the London 2012 Olympic Games with Brazil bringing the bulk accounting for 265 of these athletes. Portugal was [...]

Mozambique: Presidential round table lunch in London. Very soon after I started volunteering with the Commonwealth Business Council I realised that a perk of this job was “rubbing [...]

UK Diaspora votes Cabo Verde: Capeverdeans all over the world voted today to decide on who will be the next President. In the UK the Diaspora had the opportunity to vote for the first time. This [...]

Capeverdean  diva Cesaria Evora is back to perform in London this November. The Southbank Centre announced a single date performance for the 18th November at the Royal Festival Hall. This is part [...]

Cabo Verde Independence day Celebration: Members of the Capeverdean community in London organised  a party to celebrate Cabo Verde’s independence day anniversary. The celebration took place [...]

The deputy Mayor of London Richard Barnes was the guest of honour in an event celebrating the Lusophone communities. The event took place on Saturday 21 May. Background The even coincided with [...]

A new book by a Portuguese author Clara Macedo Cabral looks at life in multicultural London. It takes the readers through the current economic and political climate. It also analyses the impact [...]

A collection of unique Angolan artefacts, photographs and archive films will be exclusively showcased in London by the Powell-Cotton Museum on 20 May. The free event is organised in association [...]

The singer will perform in London next month. “Mariza is more than just the leading Portuguese fado singer of her generation. She is a global icon who has seduced worldwide audiences with her [...]

Portuguese for Africa is amongst the sectors that will be affected by government cuts to the Grant-in-Aid funding from the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the BBC announced today. [...]

Portuguese speakers in London are hosting an afternoon reception to improve links with Greater London Authority. A reception will take place on 12 February. Deputy Mayor Richard Barnes will meet [...]

Sixty-nine Capeverdeans registered in the UK electoral registration carried out by a commission mostly based in London. This was confirmed by Emanuel Duarte, President of the UK Electoral [...]

The Working Men’s College in North London will be hosting an event showcasing aspects of Angolan culture including arts, music and dance. The event, promoted on social networking site Facebook, [...]

The newly appointed Honorary Consul to Cape Verde in London has received the signed document from the Capeverdean authorities authorising him to start a mandate. In his first interview, 59 years [...]