30.3.11
Coa Slėnis, Menas Uolose
Coa Valley, Rock Art
In the mountains of northeast Portugal is the Côa Valley, home to a remarkable set of prehistoric rock carvings that have been designated a World Heritage Site. They are located west of Salamanca, Spain, and northeast of Tomar, Portugal. History The rock art at Coa was created over several thousand years, beginning in the Upper Paleolithic Era (40,000-10,000 BC) and continuing intermittently all the way to the 20th century AD! The themes of the earliest engravings are mostly of animals, especially mountain goats, horses, aurochs (wild hulls) and deer. The first three are the most common and are characteristic of the earliest phases of art in western Europe. There are also some rare engravings of fish and one instance of a human form during this period, at the end the Upper Paleolithic Age (at Ribeira de Piscos). The petroglyphs from the Iron Age include many panels of fine line engravings of figures, especially warriors with long legs and tiny heads, armed with swords and lances and riding stylised horses with long, thin bodies and high necks. The cycle of rock art began again in the 17th century AD, with the engraving of religious and profane motifs. This continued until the mid-20th-century with engravings depicting the various ''creatures'' that are most typical of our age: fish and birds, boats, trains and airplanes. These Palaeolithic rock engravings in the Coa Valley were discovered in the late 1980s as part of the planning for a major dam project, which, if completed, would have almost entirely submerged the rock art. But after an international campaign of scientific and media pressure (under the slogan, "Petroglyphs can't swim"), combined with a change of government in Portugal, work on the dam was stopped. In 1996 the Coa Valley area became a designated archaeological park and the site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998. What to See The rock-art sites of the Coa Valley are all protected inside a vast archaeological park. There are three main sites: Canada do Inferno, which was the first group of engravings to be discovered, very close to Vila Nova de Foz Coa; Ribeira de Piscos, at Muxagata; and Penascosa, close to the village of Castelo Melhor. Canada do Inferno is a 130-meter-deep canyon made by the Coa River as it flows into the Douro. Most of the 36 carvings at the site have been submerged under shallow water since 1983 as a result of construction of the Pocinho Dam. Prior to this, the area was a beach lined with east facing, vertically layered rock panels ideal for petroglyphs. Here you'll see paleolithic engravings of ibexes, horses, aurochs and fish. Stylistically post-Paleolithic engravings of deer and goats can also be seen. Ribeira de Piscos is at the south end of Canada do Inferno. This area has fewer petroglyphs than the canyon, but its images are better known. One rock panel depicts two horses crossing their heads; another shows a human figure drawn over a large auroch. At higher elevation there is a panel with extraordinarily realistic fine line engravings of four horses. Penascosa is 1 km south of the Ribeira de Piscos site on the other side of the Coa. Here, where the valley opens up, a relatively extensive beach formed from river deposits. More engraved rocks may yet be discovered beneath its sands. Carvings depict ibex, horses, aurochs and some fish. In several cases, the artist tried to convey the concept of animation: in one apparent mating scene, a mare is mounted by a stallion whose three heads suggest the downward movement of his neck. At the Quinta da Ervamoira, in the heart of the archaeological park, is a museum that describes of the region and its ancestral customs, including ancient bread making and Douro wine production.
28.3.11
PAOLO RIBEIRO DANCE COMPANY 27.3.11




Visų pirma, Naujieji Metai Portugalijoje yra puikus laikas pasilinksminti ir gerai praleisti šventines atostogas, todėl jie švenčiami su didele aistra ir užsidegimu. Šventės metu visi portugalai nekantraudami laukia Naujųjų ir juos sutinka šiltai džiūgaudami bei sveikindami vieni kitus. Portugalijoje neretai organizuojami Naujametiniai vakarėliai mylimos šeimos ir giminių apsuptyje namuose arba draugų rate, pvz.: prabangiame restorane, bare ar klube. Kur sutikti Naujus Metus priklauso nuo kiekvieno žmogaus norų ir pageidavimų: kas nori sutikti Naujuosius ramiai ir jaukiai, renkasi namus su šeimyna, o tie, kurie nori palydėti senuosiu metus prabangiai ir išskirtinai, renkasi prašmatnią puotą ne namuose.
Kalbant apie tirpstančius burnoje portugališkus patiekalus, neskaitant vynuogių, yra kiauliena, pateikiama Naujųjų išvakarėse. Šis paprotys grindžiamas idėja, klad kiaulės simbolizuoja progresą. Taigi kepta, paskrudinta kiauliena yra valgoma per Naujuosius Metus Portugalijoje. Taip pat neatsiejama virtuvės dalis yra ir žuvis. Tarp populiariausių žuvies patiekalų yra sūdyta menkė (Bacalhau).
Neatsiejamas Naujųjų Metų šventės atributas yra triukšmavimas ir fejerverkų leidimas. Manoma, kad ši tradicija atėjo iš senovės laikų, kur triukšmas ir ugnis turėjo atbaidyti piktąsias dvasias ir atnešti sėkmę. Todėl ir šiai dienai portugalai išlaiko šia tradiciją. Kadanngi portugalams patinka kerintys pasirodymai, šou, triukšmavimas ir fejerverkai yra viskas, ko jie laukė visus metus. Per Naujametinį šventimą ryškūs, kvapą gniaužiantys saliutai yra paleidžiami į dangų, ir šią atrakciją sunku užmiršti. Mylimo ar artimo pabučiavimas vidurnaktį taip pat plačiai paplitusi tradicija. Ji siejama su meile ir švelnumu, kurie išliks per visus ateinancius naujus metus. Portugalai taip pat tiki laime ir sėkme, kurias atneša Naujieji Metai, todėl taipogi laikosi papročio vieni kitus šidingai pasveikinti ir palinkėti sėkmės ateinantiems metams.26.3.11
Elis Regina
“She is the rare singer who can conjure an ocean of love trouble in the space between C and C-sharp” John Dougan

Over 100,000 grieving Brazilians came to a memorial concert in São Paolo to pay their final respects to this gifted singer. Her voice lives on, she remains an icon in Brazil, remembered with great love not only in her country but in the whole wide world , even here, in Lithuania.
I divorced, I played
I invested in, I gave up
If luck exists,
I do not know it, I never saw it
Elis Regina , Piligrimage (Romaria)
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Regina atnešdavo sėkmę viskam, prie ko prisiliesdavo. Ji suteikė naujų spalvų ir skambesio tuo metu ypatingai populiariai sambai, bossa novai, ir toliau interpretuodavo Brazilijos estrados liūtų, tačiau kartu tobulindavo ir jaunų , pradedančių šalies kompozitorių bei muzikantų kūrinius. Vienas jų, Nada Sera Como Antes, parašytas Milton Nascimento, tapo atskaitos tašku jaunų kūrėjų eros pradžiai, judėjimui pavadinimu Tropicalia. Kartu su Antonio Carlos Jobin įrašytas albumas Elis&Tom kritikų ir melomanų iki šiol yra vadinamas vienu iš, jei ne pačiu geriausiu Brazilijoje kada nors išleistų albumų. 
to ask you…
peace for the troubles of mine
I just want to show you
My eyes, my eyes
My eyes
Fátima

25.3.11
Caravel



To deny other countries the access to recent technical knowledge and innovation which the caravela possessed, she was target of rigorous protection measures which, amongst others, forbid her sale to foreign buyers and denied the access to the carpenters who built her.
24.3.11
Tara Perdida

Tara Perdida is a Portuguese punk rock band composed of 5 members: João Ribas (vocals), Ruka (guitar), Ganso (guitar), Jimmix (bass) and Rodrigo (drums), it was originally an underground project, but upon the release of their last album, Lambe-Botas, they have become commercially successful, especially among young generations.
Tara Perdida formed when João Ribas, after leaving Censurados (a pioneering
punk band in Portugal) wanted to create another Portuguese punk rock band, and other bandmantes, Ruka and Orélio had the same goal. So they joined, in 1995 and formed Tara Perdida. Since then Tara Perdida has released five studio albums: Tara Perdida (1996), Só Não Vê Quem Não Quer (1998), É Assim...(2002),Lambe-Botas(2005), and Nada a Esconder (2008).
Tara Perdida is probably the most successful surviving Portuguese punk rock band (albeit not as successful as Peste&Sida or even Censurados on their heyday, but these bands disappeared or stopped playing punk), and has on several notable occasions: opened NOFX and The Offspring concerts
. A DVD was released in December 2007, featuring a recent live performance in Almada. A studio album was also recently released in the beginning of 2008.
The band featured in the opening line-up of the 2008 Lisbon, (Portugal), Super Bock Super Rock festival as guests of Iron Maiden.
Tara Perdida yra portugalų pankroko grupė, sudaryta iš 5 narių: João Ribas (vokalas), Ruka (gitara), Ganso (gitara), Jimmix (bosinė gitara) and Rodrigo (būgnai). Ši grupė pradėjo nuo undergroundo su mažu klausytoju ratu, bet kai pasirodė jų pirmasis albumas Lambe-Botas, jie tapo gerai žinomi, ypatingai tarp jaunų žmonių.Tara Perdida susiformavo kai João Ribas, palikęs grupę Censurados (pirmoji pankroko grupė Portugalijoje), norėjo sukurti kitą pankroko grupę, ir kiti grupės nariai, Ruka and Orélio, turėjo tą patį tikslą. Taiga, jie visi susijižungė 1995 metais ir taip atsirado grupė Tara Perdida. Nuo to laiko Tara Perdida įrašė 5 albumus: Tara Perdida (1996), Só Não Vê Quem Não Quer (1998), É Assim... (2002),Lambe-Botas (2005), ir Nada a Esconder (2008).
Tara Perdida yra tikriausiai pati sėkmingiausia išlikusi pankroko grupė Portugalijoje (nors ir netokia sėkminga kaip Peste&Sida ar net Censurados jų šlovės viršūnės laikotarpiu, bet šios grupės išnyko ar nustojo groti pankroką). Tara Perdida apšildė tokias įžymias grupes kaip NOFX ir The Offspring. DVD iš gyvo pasirodymo Almadoje buvo išleistas 2007 metų gruodį. Studijinis albumas buvo išleistas 2008 metų pradžioje.
Grupė apšildė Iron Maiden Super Bock, Super Rock festivalyje, vykusiame 2008 metais Lisabonoje.
23.3.11
Carmen Miranda

wearing platform sandals and hats made of fruit, becoming famous as "the lady in a tutti-frutti hat". Her last film she acted was "Scared Stiff" in 1953. Miranda was married to a not successful film producer from Detroit David Alfred Sebastian. In 1948 she became pregnant, but lost her baby in one of the shows. There were many problems in her marriage, but she did not want to divorce because she was a strong Catholic. In the later years of her life she was smoking and drinking alcohol constantly and even started taking drugs, which contributed to her death. She died in 1955 after a second heart attack at her home in Beverly Hills.
rbanti Holivudo žvaigždė tarp moterų. Tarp 1940 - 1953 metų ji suvaidinio 14 filmų. ir buvo vadinama Braziliška Sensacija. Apskritai, ji suvaidino 22 filmuose. Miranda įsiminė kaip dėvinti basutes su platformom ir nešiojanti skrybėles su vaisiais, todėl buvo praminta "panele su tutti-frutti skrybėle". Paskutinis filmas, kuriame Miranda suvaidino, buvo "Scared Stiff" 1953 metais. Miranda buvo ištekėjusi už nenusisekusio filmų prodiuseriu iš Detroito Davidu Alfredu Sebastianu. 1948 ji tapo nėščia, tačiau prarado savo kūdikį viename iš pasirodymų. Santuokoje buvo labai daug nesklandumų, bet Miranda nenorėjo skirtis, nes buvo stipri katalikė. Paskutiniais savo gyvenimo metais ji pradėjo labai rūkyti ir gerti alkoholį, net vartodavo narkotikus, kurie prisidėjo prie jos mirties. Miranda mirė 1955 metais po antrojo širdies infarkto savo namuose Beverli Hilse.
