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Pages about Portugal...

Portugal's Home Page

(generally considered the "official" home page for Portugal, this information maintained by the folks at the Universidade do Minho contains information on cultural events and conferences, as well as links to European and worldwide home pages)

Another Home Page on Portugal / Universidade do Minho

(contains such information as postal code and telephone areas, public BBSs, Internet domains, a list of Portugal's virtual communities, and the national anthem)

What the CIA knows about Portugal

(from the CIA World Factbook, it contains statistical data and commentaries on the people, economy, defense forces, and others, about Portugal)

The Department of State's Consular Information Sheet on Portugal

(the US government's travel advisory on Portugal; contains entry requirements, medical facilities, crime information, drug penalties, and other warnings for the traveler; updated regularly)

City.Net's Links to Portugal

(contains links to home pages on the cities of Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Lisbon, and Porto; from here you can also link back to some of their menus and to other portions of the world)

Map of Portugal

(this is a rather large map--circa 230K--and might take a bit to download)

Ronand van Kessel's Portugal (in Dutch)

(a nice collection of narratives and facts about Portugal which is particularly valuable if you're going there for the first time--and you speak Dutch!; contains information about how farmacies and metro work, a dictionary of Dutch and Portuguese, and a few links to other sites)

Tom Sullivan's Traveling in Portugal

(a very good collection of information about traveling in Portugal; contains personal pictures and descriptions of locations throughout Portugal; also contains links to other Web sites that discuss Portugal; consider it a must if you're planning on visiting)

Portugal Travel Guide / Guia de Viagens Portugal

(a well-informed collection of data about the lodgings Portugal has to offer; maintained by Semantix Multimedia, it is an on-line database of hotels, apartments, villas, and rooms for rent; for each, contains addresses and telephone numbers)

Portugal Today

(a commercial site maintained by António Jorge Ribeiro and sponsored by a number of travel agents; has brief info on the history of Portugal and what it has to offer; presents some interesting though brief tidbits that would be of interest to someone visiting Portugal for the first time)

MaisTurismo's Portugal Hotel Guide

(a searchable database of hotels, motels, and golf courses in Portugal; searchable by numbers of stars, location, type, and so on; also includes maps and links to related sites)

Pousadas de Portugal

(a commercial page devoted to the 'scenic' staying places throughout Portugal--pousadas; perhaps the best way to describe them is to call them ancient/antique palaces and homes that have been converted to bed-and-breakfasts; this page contains maps that help you locate a pousada in the area you want to visit; also includes pictures of the sites as well as pricing information)

Manor Houses of Portugal

(another collection of old estates that now serves as inns or 'pousadas'; broken down by area, this guide provides prices and rental details; in several languages including English and Portuguese)

Markus Salchegger's Mountain Biking in Northern Portugal

(as you might have guessed, Markus biked around northern Portugal; his page includes not only descriptions of what he saw but also factual information such as addresses and phone numbers that would help someone planning such a trip)

Robert Gardner's collection of pictures of Portugal

(a series of pictures taken by Robert in 1990 when he visited Portugal, more artistic than factual; visible in a slide-like presentation; quite nice)

Microsoft Expedia's Portugal

(a fairly 'light' view of Portugal--has short descriptions of what Portugal has to offer in areas such as culture, history, and people; for those planning on traveling there, this site has lists of 'essentials' including addresses and special considerations)

News and events about Portugal...

Jornal de Notícias

(the home page for this daily newspaper; contains the current highlights of the day's news including politics, social, and sports; also contains images of the front pages for important days in Portugal's history such October 7, 1910, and April 25, 1974; finally, it features quite an impressive collection of URLs related to Portugal and its ex-colonies)

The News

(an on-line national newspaper, The News contains up-to-date stories of events throughout Portugal, with added emphasis on Algarve and Lisbon, two areas where its partner Nexus is focusing on; there are three sections: latest news, classifieds, and reference for businesses; it has the nice feature of breaking the news into sections such as features, environment, latest news, and so on, and then listing each story under a short, descriptive caption such as "Cascais Book Fair" and "Sines Polluter Fined"; very usable, complete, and a good source of daily information)

Jornal Luso Electrónico

(the official WWW site of the Jornal Luso Electronico, it is a very complete electronic newspaper and contains articles, highlights, news features, events for the Luso community, gastronomy, and even crosswords; bi-monthly publication; there is also a mirror site in Lisbon)

Portuguese Times

(from New Bedford, Massachussetts, this paper focuses on the Portuguese community on the East Coast of the US; contains sections on sports, politics, astrology, etc.)

Jornal Açoriano Oriental

(the electronic version of this newspaper, the oldest in Portugal dating back to 1835; as you might expect, it is geared toward the Açores and contains late-breaking news, previous editions, and a photographic archive of the islands)

Diário Insular

(the first on-line newspaper from the Açores, it is a daily edition and contains an archive, a list of emails, and a visitor's book)

Agencia Ecclesia

(the homepage for Agencia Ecclesia, the public relations branch of the Portuguese Catholic Church; contains national and international news, documentaries, commentaries, and interviews)

Voz Portucalense

(a weekly Catholic homepage containing information on happenings primarily around Porto)

EXPO '98

(put together by the Centro de Computação Gráfica, it's the official web server for the EXPO '98 to take place in Lisbon; unfortunately, it doesn't have much information at this time)

VIRTUAL

(billed as the Revista Electronica de Visualização, Sistemas Interactivos e Reconhecimento de Padrões, it contains several articles on these topics as well as lists of students whose areas of research are related; does not appear to have been updated since April 1995)

Portugal Cultural

(maintained by Jaime Carvalho e Silva, this page contains a list of cultural events scattered throughout Portugal, islands, and other places; by the way, take a look and you can find where there is a showing of caricatures of Mário Soares...)

Non! Crítica e Intervenção

(a good, old fashioned protest magazine on the Web--in Portuguese, it contains many articles and commentaries about current affairs throughout the world; also has a lot of pictures and animations to keep it alive)

Agenda Cultural de Lisboa

(sponsored by Lisbon's city hall, this cultural event calendar contains pretty much everything you would want to know about Lisbon: where the museums are, what radio stations there are, as well as the 'monthly happenings' section; if you're going to Expo98, this site should help round out your experience)

Universities and other Institutions...

Instituto Superior Técnico

(the home page for this university; contains general information such as addresses and departments; links to the Universidade Ténica de Lisboa)

Universidade de Lisboa

(the main URL for this university; contains many links to its departments as well as to museums and other research organizations)

Laboratório de Matemática Computacional

(part of the Faculdade de Ciências of the Universidade de Lisboa, this home page has several items of information about the LMC such as general information, details on the department and library of mathematics)

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

(the WWW server for the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa)

Universidade do Minho

(the main Web page for this university, it includes pages on all of its departments as well as on-line look-ups and directories)

Universidade do Minho / Departamento de Informática

(the official home page of the Departamento de Informatica of the Universidade do Minho; it contains a very useful set of links to information about the educational, social, and technical aspects of the University; a must see for anyone related to any University)

Universidade do Minho / Escola de Engenharia

(the home page for the Escola de Engenharia, it has links to events such as conferences related to the engineering and computing fields, the home pages of all of the sub-departments (biology, civil engineering, and so on), an electronic brochure of the school, downloadable pictures showing different views of the school, and links to home pages of the Biblioteca da UM in Guimarães, the Laboratório de Analise de Imagem, and the Centro de Informática)

Universidade do Algarve

(the home page for this university, it contains a page on the latest events at the university, a description of the campus and its structure, some tourism information on the Algarve including a list of hotels, and a collection of links to other universities)

Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã

(a nice, informational page on this university; contains descriptions of the campus, departments, research, services, and of the area of Covilhã and Beira Interior; a note of caution: they have included a lot of graphics on this page and it will take a while to load to completion)

Universidade da Madeira

(the official home page for this university; contains links to pages on all the departments although some are still under proverbial construction; also has links to service organizations linked to the university as well as a series of pages on the academic side: how to enroll, what the equivalence of classes is, what exams are taken, curricula, etc.)

Universidade de Coimbra

(the homepage for the University of Coimbra, it contains links to pages of most if not all of its departments)

Department of Informatics Engineering of the Universidade de Coimbra

(quite an extensive collection of links by Ana Almeida; it includes links to a number of universities, institutions, and commercial home pages)

Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia

(a government branch in Lisbon hosting a number of science-related activities; contains information on current projects, scholarships, science statistics, and pointers to sites related to science and technology)

Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro - IBL

(fairly self-explanatory, this organization was the result of the merger of the Biblioteca Nacional and the Instituto Português do Livro e da Leitura; it has links to the Biblioteca Nacional, and a number of related programs)

Centro de Estudos Luso-Brasileiros

(from the University of St. Petersburg in Russia, the home page of the Department of Portuguese; contains brief descriptions of who staff are and what get-togethers are planned; in Portuguese but also available in English)

Junta Nacional de Investigação Científica e Tecnologica

(the home page for the JNICT, it contains information about its goals, it organizational composition, and a description of its library; apparently, its scholarships and programs will be made availabe on-line sometime in the future; in English also)

Grupo de Astronomia e Astrofísica

(the home page for the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa and the Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa; contains links to both groups including descriptions, list of members, and location of the departments)

Centro de Fusão Nuclear

(part of the Instituto Superior Técnico, the pages describe the Center's work in plasma fusion; contains a list of links to other sites about nuclear fusion; in English and in Portuguese)

Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional

(also known as the Rede da Comunidade Científica Nacional, it describes the RCCN, its setup or architecture, a description of related services available, as well as a set of links to other computing nacional and internacional web sites)

Instituto Superior de Agronomia

(the main homepage for this university in Lisbon; contains pages on all its departments as well as student pages and related institutions)

Centro de Estudos de História do Atlantico

(the homepage for this institution, it is divided into news, links to history on the Web, history of the Atlantic islands, and history of Madeira; it has a lot of information about related seminars, books, and sites; topics include wine and sugar trades, slaves, chronology, and history)

Unicenter no Porto

(a technical training school with locations in Viana do Castelo, Porto, Penafiel, Coimbra, Tomar, Santarém, and Lisbon; this page lists the history, curriculum, etc, of the school)

Guia de Ciencias Sociais

(in Dutch, it is a sort of directory and discussion of some 500 sources of information available on the Internet; it is of particular importance to social scientists, politicians, public administrators, and newspeople, among others)

Cursos de Verão em Universidades de Portugal

(during the summer of 1998 a number of universities in the north of Portugal will be offering summer school, mostly in professional areas of study; check this page out for dates, costs, and other details)

Hospital de Santa Maria

(the home page for this hospital in Lisbon, it contains a history of the hospital, a list of recent events, and some statistical information such as its size, the number of patients who visited it in 1994 and 1995, and staff/resources available)

Organização Portuguesa dos Técnicos de Diagnóstico e Terapéutica

(a fairly new organization gathering health professionals from 18 different categories including pharmacology, public health, environmental health and safety, and so on; this page discusses their efforts, what they've done so far, among others)

Lisbon Stock Exchange

(the Bolsa de Valores of Lisbon; a note of warning: your Web server must allow the BVL to get your server's name (DNS reverse mapping) or it won't let you connect)

Portuguese Literature and Language...

A Repository of Portuguese Poems known as "Versos de Segunda"

(a wonderful collection of many poems by many Portuguese poets (and some non-poets) including Camões, Florbela Espanca, Guerra Junqueiro, Fernando Pessoa, Antero de Quental, and Miguel Torga; maintained by Carlos Filipe Gomes Bispo, and as posted to the PT-NET mailing list over the years)

Crestomatia de Quarta-Feira, a Collection of Portuguese Writings

(this site contains a number of excerpts from such Portuguese writers as Almeida Garrett, Clara Pinto Correa, and Alexandre Herculano, as posted to the PT-NET mailing list by Zelimir Brala over the years)

Fernando Pessoa

(created and maintained by Rodrigo de Almeida Siqueira, this page is dedicated to this poet and contains copies of his poetry, tidbits about his life, and pictures; there are oddities also such as poems translated into Chinese, a picture of his snuff box, and details about a meeting between Pessoa and Alistair Crowley; perhaps more than you ever wanted to know about Fernando Pessoa but an interesting and refreshing home page nevertheless...)

Jornal de Poesia

(quite an impressive enterprise by Soares Feitosa--over 1000 poets related to Portuguese culture online; although he focuses a lot on Brasil, you can find the works of poets from Portugal, Cabo Verde, the Açores, and so on; updated regularly with "issues" focusing on different poets)

Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa

(a refreshingly and stoically traditional stance on maintaining the purity of the Portuguese language; however, rather than staying stagnant, this page changes daily and includes features, commentaries, questions, and answers to language-related issues, many of related to popular culture--such as the mispronounciation of a Brazilian singer's name; maintained by the journalist José Mário Costa)

Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores

(the SPA is an organization geared toward publicizing and protecting the works and rights of its members; this page has a calendar of events and a list/description of its purpose, services, etc; they're located in Lisbon; in Portuguese, French, and English)

TraduzWeb, English-to-Portuguese translation

(a commercial site that sells a computer program that translates English to Portuguese; FYI--sounds a bit like Brazilian Portuguese; NB--I haven't tried it out because of security reasons at my company--let me know what you think)

History of the Portuguese Language

(quite an complete and needed research on the history and current status of the Portuguese language throughout the world; this unpretentious page explains the origins of the language, how it travelled to Brazil and Africa, and who speaks it today; in English; also contains links to other Portuguese language sites)

Ethnologue Database

(an innovative idea in the world of the Web, an auditory repository of common Portuguese phrases, words, and numbers; ideal for the newcomers to the language)

White Ants' AllChars

(a free-to-use utility for Windows 3.1, 95, and NT that allows one to write with the accentuation a language like Portuguese requires; you can download the utility and check it out--let me know what you think if you do)

Amazon.com's Books on Portugal

(although I shy away from commercial sites that don't add value to 'everything Portuguese,' this one does: AMAZON.COM has a search engine that allows you to list all the books they carry that have Portugal as a keyword; the above URL will bring up this list; a lot of books out there, although Spain seems to get tossed in there as well...)

An alternate dictionary to the Portuguese language

(and now, for something completely different--a collection of definitions of Portuguese words made up by 3 guys; also includes definitions related to medicine and petroleum; if you speak Portuguese, you'll find this quite funny...!)

Computing...

Museu Virtual da Informática

(an EXCELLENT site dedicated to the history of computing, primarily focused around Portugal; José Maria Fernandes de Almeida begins with the invention of electricity, goes through the beginning of computational theory and physics, and reaches the first computers--ENIAC et al; he also lists a number of early mainframe and PC devices such as the EDVAC, UNIVAC, the MacIntosh, and the Osborne I; includes pictures)

Fernandes de Almeida's Informática: "Pré-história"

(literally pre-history for what has become computing--José Maria presents short texts about such items as the abacus, the slide ruler, and Babbage's machines to reach the Hollerith tabulator of 1880; the page then has links to other sites that deal with the history of computing in a more complete way )

INESC -- Instituto de Engenheria de Sistemas e Computadores

(the homepage for this non-profit, computing-oriented group)

Home page of PUUG -- Grupo Português de Utilizadores do Sistema UNIX

(home page of the Unix users' group of Portugal; contains details as well as costs for the Internet services they provide)

Introduction to Mosaic--in Portuguese

(sort of an introduction to the Internet, the World Wide Web, and Mosaic, it contains sections on what a network is, what the Internet is, what the Web is, what hypertext and hypermedia are, and what Mosaic is, among others; it even has sample of the various types of media currently supported in Mosaic; finally, there is a nice set of links here for Portuguese students)

Everything you need to know to create a home page

(in Portuguese, this page maintained by Jorge Azevedo Neto explains the details about how to program, how to format, and how to list your home page; contains links to other sites; definitely recommended to anyone interested in writing HTML and Java)

Jaime Carvalho e Silva's "Ensino de Matemática"

(a home page about teaching mathematics at all levels; contains a number of links to pages throughout the world related to mathematics; Jaime is from the Department of Mathematics at the Universidade de Coimbra)

Portuguese Cities and Geographic Areas...

Açores, Nove Ilhas de Encanto

(quite an impressive collection of information on these islands, maintained by Pierre de Sousa Lima; contains details about art, climate, plant and animal life, popular festivities, food, transportation, history, etc.; so far, the definite on-line guide to the Açores)

Ponta Delgada

(another Pierre de Sousa Lima page on the Azores, more precisely Ponta Delgada featuring its history, commercial aspects, maps, and so on)

Projecto AlemNet - O Alentejo na Rede

(basically a project for the promotion of Alentejo, it contains links to related sites, information on such items as industry and tourisms, lists of email addresses, and an email forum that people can join)

Carlos Alberto da Silva's Baixo Alentejo

(a quick overview of the area with many small pictures of countrysides, festivities, and industries)

Nexus' Page on Algarve

(maintained by Internet service provider Nexus, this page contains general information about this region of Southern Portugal, including daily weather!, descriptions of the local environment--including links to earth and environment groups--golf information such as addresses of local golf links, no pun intended, cultural events, and a link to the latest on-line news)

Algarve, Center of Tourism

(a quick overview of what the Algarve has to offer--includes pages on its history, beaches, nature, and university, with nice pictures)

A Rota da Luz or, A Home Page on the City of Aveiro

(by the Região de Turismo da Rota da Luz, this home page contains just about anything you would want to know about the city: calendar of events, museums, camping and lodging information, and maps, among other tidbits; in Portuguese, English, and French)

Arquivo Distrital de Beja

(this page on this district in Baixo Alentejo details the historical holdings of this entity including civil, judicial, church, etc., records; included are the areas of Aljustrel, Alvito, Beja, Cuba, Moura, and Serpa)

A Home Page on Braga

(maintained by the Universidade do Minho, this page lists some information on the city of Braga, items such as history, sightseeing, the climate, and suggestions for excursions)

Concelho de Castelo de Vide

(the basic information on this area in northern Alentejo; includes details on its history, ruins and historical sites, fairs and celebrations, local gastronomy, and hotels)

Concelho de Chaves

(although this page is about Chaves, its parent page is about Trás-os-Montes and the Alto Douro regions and is supposed to have a number of pages about the area; this page contains a brief history of Chaves, from antiquity to our days)

A Home Page on Coimbra

(contains information about Coimbra including its history, tourism, cultural life, food, and housing, among others)

Elvas -- Luis Porfírio's Unofficial Page

(a nice but short page on Elvas--has a lot of nice graphics and Web fireworks but not a of good text; has sections on history, monuments, sports, news events, and geography, among others)

Faro

(a nice, basic page on this city in the Algarve; contains historical, current, and tourism-related data; in English with some pictures)

Ilha do Corvo

(a Pierre de Sousa Lima production, it contains narrative on the history, geography, etc, of the island; of particular interest is a page on tours you can make, namely by foot and by boat; it's in English although Pierre promised to write it in Portuguese as well, probably including some of the archaic uses of the language still used in Corvo)

Ponte de Lima

(a straightforward page on the Ponte de Lima area--a single page with history of the area in Portuguese, small graphics of the area; also contains some travel notes in English)

MadInfo's Madeira

(some basic information on this island but mostly a focus on pages designed by MadInfo's team of Web designers; contains history, culture, public institution information, a page on a traditional music band, among others)

Madeira Web

(a nice set of tourism-oriented pages about the islands of Madeira; contains information on the geography, politics, gastronomy, climate, history, and so on; also contains a list of current events on the islands, places to visit, and information on a number of Madeira companies; in Portuguese, English, German, and Norse!)

Larry Barreto's Madeira

(a nice "bits and pieces" view of Madeira--contains pictures of Larry's trips there although the genealogical information he presents is the selling point; contains links to a number of other genealogy sites)

Carlos Correia's Madeira

(a quick tour of Madeira with some nice pictures from Carlos' recent trip there; particularly neat is the "bailinho da Madeira" that you can hear in .wav format)

Rui Melos' Matosinhos

(quite a complete page on this city; contains historical information as well as local gastronomy, sights, famous individuals, and so on; the 'current events' pages haven't been updated since 1996; in Portuguese mostly)

Moura

(created by Rui Palma Bebiano, this page is about Moura, a town in Alentejo; quite a nice, contemporary overview of the city, its history, culture, and day-to-day operations; contains logistics on the public library, the inhabitants, and local industries; also has recipes for local dishes)

NewBedford.COM

(the official page on this city in Massachussetts which has a long tradition of hosting Portuguese emigrants; the whaling and fishing industries in the area were started and run by Portuguese for many years--some neighborhoods look like Portugal... a nice site with discussions about culture, history, business, and so on)

Pombal -- Oito Séculos de História

(created by Joaquim Vitorino Eusébio, this site is a nice, brief overview of eight centuries of history for this area in central Portugal; details the layout by 'freguesias' and includes details on medieval and contemporary history, including narratives on religious orders and French invasions, among many others)

Portalegre (non-official page)

(contains much useful information about this city in the Alto Alentejo region, including lists of hotels, directions, phone numbers, etc; also contains links to pages on a number of other Portuguese cities)

Portimão

(a description of this coastal city; contains some information on the history, current events, gastronomy, and tourism-related places; the calendar information is outdated; in Portuguese)

Nuno Vasconcelos's Porto

(contains a number of nice pictures of Porto--worth checking out)

Portugal

(divided into North, Central, and South, this page is a cultural visit to a number of cities in Portugal; each contains a historical narrative and some nice pictures, as well as a collection of links related to each city; think of it as a collection of links; in English and Portuguese)

Santa Maria, Açores

(quite an extensive set of information on this island of the Azores; has details on history, art, beaches, festivals, food, hiking maps, hotels, etc; what you would expect from the Azorean Web pages created by Pierre de Sousa Lima...)

São Mamede

(a promotional site for this mountain range in the district of Portalegre, central Portugal)

Afonso Costa's Setúbal

(a no-frills, text-based page on the history and status of the city of Setúbal; contains excerpts from texts about this place; still a couple of sections that need finishing )

Guia da Cidade de Silves

(quite a nice piece of work on the history of this city in the southern part of the Algarve; contains a lot of history, beginning with several millenia before Christ, up to our days--one nice feature is a vocabulary of related historical terms; nice work and also available in English)

Scenes from Terceira Island, Açores

(a collection of nice pictures from the Azores although this site is a collection of links about Portugal and the Luso world as well)

Viana do Castelo

(the complete list of "things" related to this city; has a lot of pictures including a map of the city, a list of hotels and shopping places, as well as nightclubs; also has information on police departments, hospitals, etc; includes updated calendar of events; in English and Portuguse)

Vila do Bispo

(a page on this area which includes Sagres and the Cabo de S. Vicente; contains pages on the history of the region, gastronomy, and current statistics)

Portuguese Archaeology / History / Culture...

Six Centuries of Portuguese Paintings

(a stunning collection of pictures of Portuguese paintings; this Web site by Eduardo Mota lists a number of known Portuguese painters from our days back six centuries and, for each, he displays a number of their works including where the painting currently is; you can click on each painting and get a screen-sized copy; has a weekly 'mystery painting' where people can try to guess the author)

A House in Lisbon

(a collection of very nice historical pictures about Lisbon; this page is basically excerpts of a book by José Sarmento de Matos entitled A House in Lisbon and is sponsored by the Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento; worth it for the clarity and quality of the pictures of azulejos (tiles) and oil paintings)

Archaeological monuments of São Mamede

(pictures of menirs, stone houses, and ancient graves from the area of Sã Mamede in the the district of Portalegre; if you follow the links back to the main page, you will see more nice pictures of houses and water fountains in the area)

Archaeological Tour of Dão Lafões

(a nice overview of archaeological sites and items from the area of Dão Lafões; contains text and pictures broken out into pre-history, Bronze/Iron periods, Romanization, medieval, and colections of archaeological items; a nice academic overview in Portuguese)

Menir do Monte da Ribeira

(contains a picture and description of this block of stone found in the area of Reguengos de Monsaraz in the Alentejo; an additional, non-linked page can be found here; in Portuguese but an English text is also available)

Centro Nacional de Cultura

(the homepage for this association founded in 1945 which now is focusing on spreading Portuguese culture throughout the globe; they sponsor competitions and scholarships in music, literature, dance, etc--info available online; you can even listen to the national anthem in MIDI...)

Afonso Costa's Ensino Superior em Portugal

(a no-frills, informative page on what is advanced education in Portugal; contains many texts and lists related to universities including laws, descriptions, bibliography, and related links)

Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro

(descriptions, history, and nice pictures of this museum in a page created by Nuno Filipe de Almeida Moura Portugal, a student of History; also talks about Conimbriga; unfortunately, in the section on how to get there, it just shows a map of western Europe...)

Guia Electrónica da Expansão Portuguesa

(quite a remarkable page about the XV and XVI century Portuguese overseas expansion efforts; looks like a doctoral thesis and contains many short texts, citations, and references about this aspect of Portuguese history; in particular, it talks about the tools used for navigating the ships, the origin of certain expeditions such as the attack on Ceuta, the various arquipelagos, and so on; great page although the fact that many separate pages only have two or three sentences can become annoying; also, great graphics although they sometimes make the text difficult to read)

Portuguese Navigators

(a visually-appealling though short and simple collection of poems and postal stamps related to Portuguese explorers including Gil Eanes, Vasco da Gama, and Diogo Cão, among others; in English and Portuguese)

Project X

(a poetic and historical visit to Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Portugal, around Africa, to India; created and maintained by Toronto's Damian Lopes, this is a work in progress that contains pictures and text relating da Gama's trip; in English and Portuguese)

Ancient Portuguese Military Orders

(written by José Vicente de Bragança, it is a good overview of the history of a number military orders, or awards, including A Ordem da Torre e Espada, A Ordem de Aviz, and A Ordem de Cristo; also contains links to related sites, bibliographies, and very nice pictures of the various orders)

History of Portugal--Primary Documents

(translations and transcriptions of historical documents related to Portugal; contains links to sites containing such documents as suggestions for changing the Portuguese constitution, history on the overseas expansion, and online legal documentation; fairly limited at this point; part of the efforts of Richard Hacken, European Studies Bibliographer, in his project called EuroDocs)

Instituto Açoriano de Cultura

(in Angra do Heroísmo, this institute sponsors cultural events in the Açores, including painting and art exhibitions, musical events, and so on; also publishes or helps publish a number of culture-related books; the pages have some history of the island and the institute; also included is a current schedule of events)

CITIDEP

(the home page for an organization devoted to defending the environment and the rights of the individuals; appears to work closely with the Assembleia da República and MIT, among others; offers a number of scholarships)

Directório Ambiente

(a directory/search engine on environmental pages; in Portuguese but contains many links in English; you can search by topic such as air or water, the type of information you want such as sites related to museums or general information, and by country; also contains a feature on sites-of-the-month; seems like a good place to start a research project)

Ricardo Carvalho's Projeto HidroNet

(a home page dedicated to water-based power technologies and the environment; contains several academic studies as well as an extensive list of related links)

Observatório do Ambiente

(a home page dedicated to environmental issues with an emphasis on Portugal, its mandate is the preservation and promotion of Portugal's physical environment; it is participating in or sponsoring conferences, debates, seminars, and so on; has a rather impressive and comprehensive list of links to other environment-related pages)

MD Interactive

(a home page dedicate to medical themes maintained by, among others, Dr. Paulo André from MIT; it has a number of categories such as obstetrics, surgery, and pediatrics that you can follow to find out more about the illnesses or procedures; contains links to other sites; an "all you need to know" page that serves as a good reference; in English)

Investigação em Clínica Geral

(a work-in-progress page on research related to medical clinics; has a good collection of medical links)

Reinventar Portugal

(an on-line discussion forum created in part by the Diário Económico and containing a number of its articles; the posted comments are organized by threads and appear to focus on such issues as education and politics; also links to Portugal.Net)

Lusa Web

(focused on the expatriate Portuguese, this homepage contains some history of some immigrant communities as well as links to other homepages of the same topic; sponsored by a couple of California organizations, it has a California feel to it)

Portuguese Pen Pals by Europunk

(a way of finding people interested in Portugal; contains quite a collection of people who want to exchange email, mostly in Portugal)

As Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo, Açores

(another quality page by Pierre de Sousa Lima, it contains everything you would want to know about these festivities in the Açores)

Mário Pinto's Home Page

(a short page about the renowned Portuguese photographer Mário Pinto; contains several of his works)

Cinemapt.com - Portugal no Cinema

(a commercial site devoted to film-making, both commercial and amateur, with a focus on Portugal; contains a listing of upcoming film festivals, provider directory, classified ads, and related new; nice page but heavy on multimedia so if you're using a modem, beware...)

Clube Português de Canicultura

(a complete page on dogs, dog-breeding, and competing; has information on upcoming contests, listed breeders, and local groups; the most interesting part for me was the list of dogs that are specifically/typically Portuguese--with pictures; in Portuguese and English)

Origin and History of the Portuguese Water Dog

(perhaps more than you ever wanted to know about this typically-Portuguese animal; this page is all text and contains a list and descriptions of the ancient origins of the dog, as well as a section on what roles the dog played in Portuguese history; part of a much larger compendium on all dogs)

Wines from the Bairrada Region

([turn-on-bias-toward-wine] an excellent page dedicated to the wines of Bairrada, actually, this is a commercial site so you'd expect it, but also includes a picture of Portugal with all of its viticultural areas and an on-line glossary of wine terms; very nice graphics [turn-off-bias-toward-wine])

CEHA's Collection of Wine Links

(this is the most complete collection of links I've seen on wine, certainly from the point of view that it is all-encompassing; includes links to wineries, suppliers, ratings, histories, and Internet newsgroups; obviously, it includes a lot of links to Portuguese sites that one does not typically find elsewhere)

Reference Pages on Portuguese 'Things'...

Portugal Telecom

(the Portuguese telephone company's look-up pages: you can look up useful numbers as well as person's home numbers; the "useful numbers" pages allows you to drill down, by area, into city halls, military headquarters, local transportation, etc.)

Lusíadas -- Guia de Buscas Lusófonas

(a directory of Portuguese sites and a search engine; categories of Web pages include culture, politics, children, music, turism, and so on; you can also add your own page; the text search engine is Sapo)

Cusco

(allows search of text from 'any' Portuguese Web page; unfortunately, limits the search to 8 hits; allows you to enter your own URL)

GUIANet--O Universo Empresarial Português

(a directory of Portuguese companies and businesses--lists addresses and telephone numbers; can look-up by company name, business, or sector; the page also has a section that lists the latest currency rate for the Escudo by the Banco de Portugal; also available in English)

MWEB -- Marcas na Web

(online look-up of Portuguese brands and products--you can 'drill down' from a generic product name down to specific products and then the companies that provide them, with addresses and telephone numbers)

Priberam Informatica's On-Line Dictionary

(though it's a commercial site, it offers on-line lookups for words, verb conjugations, and a download of a limited version of their dictionary product; has a pretty good collection of links to other language and dictionary sites)

Dicionário Oficial e Técnico da Comunidade Europeia: Interface em PORTUGUÊS

(the official Portuguese front-end to EURODICAUTOM, the official European technical dictionary; you enter a technical word in a European language and ask for its translation in another European language; pretty handy sometimes to have access to this... I only wonder why it hasn't been publicized widely...)

You can typically send an email to subscribe@ at the email address shown. The collection of mailing lists includes only a couple thus far but I know that there are others...

Internet Newsgroup soc.culture.portuguese

(if your Web browser supports it and your ISP has access, you can view the latest exchanges on this worldwide newsgroup and associated mailing list)

Autarnet's List of Emails

(this page has quite a collection of mailing lists you can join although they deal mostly with local Portuguese governments; there are many city halls and government commissions)

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