Tag Archives : Portugal

After the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), which is a reference to those emerging economies which will have a global influence even bigger in the next decades, it’s time for a new acronym, much more “offensive”. PIGS is a new acronym that has emerged to describe the delicate situation that the European Union is going through. (PIGS = Portugal, [...]

There cannot be another befitting anti-war, anti-human rights abuse campaign than this new animation advertisement of Amnesty International, Portugal. There cannot be greater call of duty for humane souls than to stand up and help victims of war. The spot is right on dot with its message: “Everybody is Against Everybody. Somebody has to be for them.” Human [...]

People familiar with Portuguese culture would know about the Fado genre of music which is relatively unknown in North America and Europe. The genre makes use of the Saudade sentiment which apparently has no match in English language and could be loosely translated as nostalgia for something that can never be met with again and is associated with a [...]

Solar energy is well and truly the leader among the renewable energy resources and there is absolutely no denying that fact. Wind energy seems to have received a breath of new life with modern wind turbines that are designed to be more ergonomic and well-suited for city lifestyle. But with 75% of the planet being covered with water, Wave and Tidal energy [...]