Information: Director of Culture stresses importance of debating bullfighting
The Regional Director of Culture stressed today the importance of discussing bullfighting, not only with regard to shows, but also to all aspects related to this tradition. Jorge Bruno spoke at the opening session of the 2nd World Forum on Bullfighting Culture which he presided over on behalf of the President of the Government. This three-day event is organised by the Terceira Bullfighting Club ... more >>

Information: Government launches second edition of the CD "Clássicos Açorianos"
The Presidency of the Government, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, has just released the second edition of the CD "Clássicos Açorianos" (Azorean Classics). This collection includes 16 Azorean traditional songs, including "Charamba," "O Sol," "Bela Aurora," "Olhos Pretos," "O Bravo," "Pezinho," "Sapateia," among others. The songs are performed by Carlos Alberto Moniz and the ... more >>

Information: Government requests suspension of works in protected area of Fajã de Cima
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, has recently requested the immediate suspension of the demolition works of the garden walls of Fajã de Cima Village Council. The suspension notice has already been sent to Ponta Delgada City Hall. The Government considers that the works carried out in the protection area of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos Church and the Font... more >>

Information: Government highlights importance of the work developed by librarians, archivists and documentalists in the Azores
The Regional Director for Culture praised today in Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, the importance of the work developed by librarians, archivists and documentalists in the Azores. At the opening session of the 10th Regional Meeting "Overcoming Obstacles: the role of information professionals," promoted by the Regional Delegation Portuguese Association of Librarians, Archivists and Documental... more >>

Information: Government to grant four scholarships for artistic creation next year
The Government of the Azores will award next year fellowships for artistic creation in the areas of Plastic Arts, Audiovisual and Multimedia, Drama and Photography. The decision is part of an Order issued by the Regional Director for Culture, following the publication, last week, of Ordinance no. 92/2011 of 24 November approving the Regulation on Scholarships for Artistic Creation. The ... more >>

Information: Course on historical demography at the Horta Public Library
The João José da Graça Public Library and Regional Archive in Horta promotes a course on "Historical Demography and Social History" under the guidance of Professor Norberta Amorim from November 28 to December 2. This initiative will be held on a daily basis at the training room of that public library from 6 PM to 8 PM and is targeted at an audience over 17 years. Those intereste... more >>

Information: Estate of António Roberto de Oliveira Rodrigues donated to the Ponta Delgada Public Library
The Regional Director for Culture attended this morning the public signing of the donation contract of António Roberto de Oliveira Rodrigues's estate to the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive. "An act of citizenship and sharing" was how Jorge Bruno considered the donation of this important estate, stressing the understanding achieved by his heirs, who considered that th... more >>

Information: Azores and Canary Islands strengthen cultural ties
The Governments of the Azores and the Canary Islands are interested in strengthening cultural ties between the two Atlantic archipelagos. This commitment was conveyed today by the Regional Director for Culture at the end of a meeting held with the Director-General for Cooperation and Cultural Heritage of the Government of the Canary Islands in Angra do Heroísmo. At the meeting, Jorge Bruno... more >>

Information: Music Season celebrates bicentennial of Franz Liszt's birth
A piano recital by Joana Alexandre Gama featuring commentaries by Alexandre Delgado will be held at the Horta Public Library and Regional Archives, Faial, next Friday at 9:30 PM. The initiative, organised under the 2011 Music Season and promoted by the Presidency of the Government, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, will mark the bicentenary of the birth of famous Hungarian composer a... more >>

Information: Regional Directorate of Culture reissues Etnografia: Arte e Vida Antiga dos Açores by Leite de Ataíde
The work Etnografia: Arte e Vida Antiga dos Açores, written by São Miguel art historian and ethnographer Luis Bernardo Leite de Ataíde, has just been reissued by the Presidency of the Government, through the Regional Directorate for Culture. Having been previously published twice, the work is now presented as a facsimile of the 1973 issue, divided into four volumes, which is comple... more >>