ponedeljek, 7. februar 2011
Party at the Madeira Carnival 4-8 March!; Madeira Botanical art work: London exhibition; Grande Prémio de Santo Amaro; Madeira cultural events; Portuguese Prime Minister official visit to Gulf
sobota, 5. februar 2011
Madeira event, travel & sport news!; Taça de Portugal; ‘Anona’ Custard Apple Festival;André Villas-Boas; Madeira Botanical art work in London exhibition; Rockfall at Calheta marina
Portugal & Madeira news from Paul Abbiati:
More events news:
The “XX Exposiçao Regional da Anona” (Anona Fruit Festival) returns to Faial – 12-13 February. The Press Conference covering the Programme will be on the 8th

Madeira Botanical art work in London exhibition

An anona painted by the artict Angie Martinussen a follower of this blog and contributor who resides in Madeira. This work and others of the artist will be displayed at the Society of Botanical Artists Annual London Open Exhibition in London between Friday 8 April and Sunday 17 April 2011.
Link: http://www.soc-botanical-artists.org/exhibitions_2011.php
Rockfall at Calheta Marina
Rockfall at Calheta Marina, yesterday Thursday causes some serious damage

Via Expresso will reopen between Madalena do Mar and Arco da Calheta after landslide this weekend
Taca de Portugal:Benfica beats Porto 2-0 – Portuguese Football Cup
Reuters:
“Portugal left back Coentrao took advantage of a mix-up between keeper Helton and centre back Maicon to toe-poke in the first in the sixth minute.
Spanish midfielder Garcia scored the Portuguese champions’ second 20 minutes later from long-distance after a poor clearance by midfielder Fernando.
Porto, unbeaten in the Portuguese Premier League and eight points ahead of Benfica, were a shadow of the team that had thrashed their Lisbon rivals 5-0 on their last visit in November and failed to pose any consistent danger. They missed their prolific Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, who was out injured, and could not break down a well-organised Benfica defence even after Coentrao was dismissed for a second booking on 59 minutes.”
The second leg will be played in Lisbon on April 19.
Link: http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/european/news/2011/02/02/LDE7112M3.php
Porto football manager: André Vllas-Boas
“Luís André de Pina Cabral de Villas-Boas (born 17 October 1977 in Porto) is a Portuguese football manager currently managing FC Porto.
He is regarded as unique in the sense that he has no football playing experience, became a coach of a major club with very little head coaching experience, and achieved this role at a very young age.
He is currently the youngest football manager in the Portuguese league.”
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Porto
“When Jesualdo Ferreira left F.C. Porto, his name was also linked with the job at Estádio do Dragao, and Villas-Boas was finally announced as their new manager on 2 June 2010, having been presented on 4 June.[5] On 7 August 2010, he won his first trophy when Porto beat Benfica 2–0 in the Portuguese Supercup.”
The most matches in Portugal across all competitions unbeaten
“On 11 December 2010, Villas-Boas set the club record for the most matches across all competitions unbeaten, a record previously held by José Mourinho at 33 matches.”
Art Deco exhibition continues in Madeira until February; Art Deco in Porto; Yellow weather alert
Portugal & Madeira news from Paul Abbiati:
Art Deco in Madeira
‘Martin everso’ prompted me to post this again today from his comments about this exhibition . Thanks Martin.
The Art Deco exhibition at Casa das Mudas above Calheta Marina has more than 300 pieces of furniture, paintings, statues, ceramics, glass and silverware and other decorative objects from some of the most famous Art Deco decorators like Lalique, Brandt, Perzel, Leleu, Porteneuve and Ruhlmann.
Ruhlmann was the creator of the dining room in the Casa de Serralves in Porto, one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in Portugal.“Casa de Serralves is a house and museum located in Parque de Serralves in Porto, Portugal.
Owned by the Serralves Foundation, the house was built by the second Conde de Prado, Carlos Alberto Cabral and designed by the architect José Marques da Silva. It is a unique example of Streamline Moderne architecture in Portugal.
Completed in 1940, Casa de Serralves welcomed presentations made by the Foundation between 1989 and 1999. In 1996, Casa de Serralves was classified as a building of public interest due to its architectural interest. Today the house is part of the the Museu Serralves.”
Source: Wikipedia
link to Casa Das Mudas, Art Centre Madeira site:Yellow weather warning for rain issued for Madeira region by Institute of Meteorology (IOM):http://www.meteo.pt/pt/index.html

Madeira event, travel & sport news!; Taça de Portugal; ‘Anona’ Custard Apple Festival;André Villas-Boas; Madeira Botanical art work in London exhibition; Rockfall at Calheta marina
Portugal & Madeira news from Paul Abbiati:
More events news:
The “XX Exposiçao Regional da Anona” (Anona Fruit Festival) returns to Faial – 12-13 February. The Press Conference covering the Programme will be on the 8th

Madeira Botanical art work in London exhibition

An anona painted by the artict Angie Martinussen a follower of this blog and contributor who resides in Madeira. This work and others of the artist will be displayed at the Society of Botanical Artists Annual London Open Exhibition in London between Friday 8 April and Sunday 17 April 2011.
Link: http://www.soc-botanical-artists.org/exhibitions_2011.php
Rockfall at Calheta Marina
Rockfall at Calheta Marina, yesterday Thursday causes some serious damage

Via Expresso will reopen between Madalena do Mar and Arco da Calheta after landslide this weekend
Taca de Portugal:Benfica beats Porto 2-0 – Portuguese Football Cup
Reuters:
“Portugal left back Coentrao took advantage of a mix-up between keeper Helton and centre back Maicon to toe-poke in the first in the sixth minute.
Spanish midfielder Garcia scored the Portuguese champions’ second 20 minutes later from long-distance after a poor clearance by midfielder Fernando.
Porto, unbeaten in the Portuguese Premier League and eight points ahead of Benfica, were a shadow of the team that had thrashed their Lisbon rivals 5-0 on their last visit in November and failed to pose any consistent danger. They missed their prolific Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, who was out injured, and could not break down a well-organised Benfica defence even after Coentrao was dismissed for a second booking on 59 minutes.”
The second leg will be played in Lisbon on April 19.
Link: http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/european/news/2011/02/02/LDE7112M3.php
Porto football manager: André Vllas-Boas
“Luís André de Pina Cabral de Villas-Boas (born 17 October 1977 in Porto) is a Portuguese football manager currently managing FC Porto.
He is regarded as unique in the sense that he has no football playing experience, became a coach of a major club with very little head coaching experience, and achieved this role at a very young age.
He is currently the youngest football manager in the Portuguese league.”
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Porto
“When Jesualdo Ferreira left F.C. Porto, his name was also linked with the job at Estádio do Dragao, and Villas-Boas was finally announced as their new manager on 2 June 2010, having been presented on 4 June.[5] On 7 August 2010, he won his first trophy when Porto beat Benfica 2–0 in the Portuguese Supercup.”
The most matches in Portugal across all competitions unbeaten
“On 11 December 2010, Villas-Boas set the club record for the most matches across all competitions unbeaten, a record previously held by José Mourinho at 33 matches.”