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The University of Évora (UÉ) will proceed with an application for the tender to create the Regional Orchestra of Alentejo, which it intends to be based on consensus and gather “as much support as possible,” it was announced today.
“We want it to be a project for the entire Alentejo region,” said vice-rector Antonio Sáez Delgado. An orchestra “from the Alentejo, for the Alentejo and conceived within the heart of the Alentejo,” he emphasised.
Second and final part of the sensory biography of Miranda do Douro, featuring the dance of the pauliteiros, bagpipes played by young hands, and the dizzying beauty of the viewpoints over the Douro. Chronicle by João da Silva.
Occasions in the 'Folhinha' calendar by Aquilino: Christmas, Easter, weddings, and anniversaries featured rice pudding, vermicelli pudding, sweet soup, filhoses, French toast, sponge cake, crème brûlée, and cavacas.
The 'strength of the orange and reddish tones', the landscape of plains, and the clock painted on top of the chapel. Details that transport the viewer to the warm beauty of the Alentejo, explains Paula Cardoso.
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It is not from Madeira, but it might as well be. Originating from Southeast Asia, the banana found the ideal microclimate on the island and became a regional icon that now lends its name to a museum. Created almost four years ago, the Madeira Banana Centre (BAM), in Lugar de Baixo, in the municipality of Ponta do Sol, emerges...
The competition covered all artistic areas in the Alentejo region. The jury included, among others, Jesse James from the Walk&Talk Biennial and Rita Fabiana, curator of Live Arts at the Gulbenkian's CAM.
It is cliffs, viewpoints, birds of prey, traditional pauliteiros dancers, posta steak, pocket knives, sweet bread, donkeys, and traditional capes of honour. And it is also, of course, the Mirandese language that welcomes you here to the wonderful kingdom of Miranda do Douro.
In the Baixo Alentejo region, there are 537 winegrowers cultivating 5,880 hectares of vineyards, representing 27% of all winegrowers in the Alentejo.
The trio made up of Fernando Deghi, José Barros and Ricardo Fonseca debuts this Monday in Idanha-a-Nova with an album dedicated to the Beira Baixa viola and to the identity of the Beira Baixa region.
