"A Taste of Douro" - Wine Tasting

In May 25th at Saint John's College, a workshop led Paulo Osório, former Vice President of the Port and Douro Wine Institute (IVDP), followed by a Wine Tasting session. This is a great chance to know a bit more about the oldest Demarcated Wine-producing Region in the World and its famous Port and Douro wines. We hope you can come for a fun and relaxing afternoon and enjoy one of Portugal’s greatest pleasures!

Tickets:

Workshop + Wine Tasting Session: £8 Members, £12 Non members

Wine Tasting Session only: £4 Members, £6 Non members

Book by e-mail: cuportss@gmail.com

Eduardo Bragança - CUPortSS talks

CUPortSS invites Eduardo Braganca, a distinguished voice in the portuguese contemporary art to present his latest project Exploring Emotions. 12 documentarie movies about 12 diferent questions made randomly in 12 Cities and over 12 months. This art project wishes to eternalize people as part of their own creations, allowing spontaneous thoughts and a spiritual thinking to be as much inspiring process as a work of art. Ending in a painting exhibition for 2013, this 12 documentary films explores people emotions and the inner self questioning, turning people into the art piece of this creation. Join us enjoying a saturday evening dialogue with Eduardo and discover where Art is, after all.

http://eduardobraganca.com/

25th of April Pictures

25 Abril CUPortSS

April 25th Party

April 25th is one of the most emblematic Portuguese holidays. It marks the 1975 Revolution that ended 48 years of Fascism and brought freedom and democracy to our Country!

To celebrate this datewe will organise a party next Saturday (27th April) at the Graduate Union. We will have drinks, Portuguese nibbles and our usual Quiz about the 1974 revolution, with a prize for the winner!

So come and join us in the celebration of freedom and democracy and prepare for a great evening to the sound of Zeca Afonso and many others.


Prices: Members - £3; Non-Members - £4

Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites - Film Night

Our second Film Night of 2013 will show "Five Days, Five Nights", a film made by José Fonseca e Costa and was released the 25th of April 1996.

Join us celebrating the film's 17th year on our next movie night.

Synopsis: "Five Days, Five Nights" is an excellent film adaptation of the novel by Alvaro Cunhal written under the pseudonym Manuel Tiago on the odyssey of a young runaway who in the late 40's is forced to cross the border in the company of a smuggler. José Fonseca e Costa signs a film smart and sensitive, it is above all a subtle evocation of a country dominated by a regime that has forced many to escape and exile, as well as a fascinating story of friendship between two men from different universes that in the midst of adversity eventually discover a mutual admiration. A beautiful film from Fonseca e Costa with a great work of photography from Affonso Beato and two excellent performances in charge of Vitor Norte and Paulo Vitor Pires.

IMDB: 6.7/10: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115900/

When: Thursday, 25th of April
What time: 7.30 pm
Where: Emmanuel College, Queen's Building Lecture (http://goo.gl/maps/XOAyr)
Prices: Free

Notes 1 : All foreign language films showed by the CUPortSS are subtitled in English.
Notes 2: Someone from the Society's committee will be at the entrance of the College from 7.15 pm until 7.30 pm and the Porter will tell you where the room is if you're late or can't find anyone.

Carnival Party – Friday, 15th March 2013, Wolfson College

After the success of last year, we will continue to celebrate Carnival in the Wolfson College. It is a great opportunity to show the Portuguese and Brazilian in the University of Cambridge, one the big aims of CuPortSS. We are happy to announce that the Samba Band Arco Iris, the best Samba Band in town, will make a performance starting at 10pm. Music animation will be provided by resident DJs. Be ready to have a nice time, dancing to the rhythms of Brazilian music. 

We will sell 100 tickets in advance, to guarantee that all CuPortSS members and friends will enter on this party. To guarantee our place, please send an email to cuportss@gmail.com with “Advance ticket for Carnival party” as subject (first-come first-served basis). Remember to bring your fancier mask and costume, since this is a Carnival party. There will be a prize for the best costume!!

When: Saturday, 15th of March
What time: 9m
Prices: CuPortSS Menber: £2; Non-Member: 3£

Where: Wolfson College - Club Room

Facebook event.
Map.
Samba Band Arco Iris.

Don't forget to confirm by e-mail cuportss@gmail.com

All best, and hope to see you all there,
Carnival Party organizing committee

Portuguese writer Cristina Carvalho at King's College London

17.00 - 19.00, Thursday 14 March 2013, Anatomy Museum, Strand Campus, King's College London



Cristina Carvalho is author of several novels, such as A Casa das Auroras (2011), O Gato de Uppsala and Nocturno: o romance de Chopin (2009).
She has also published in magazines and journals, namely in Jornal de Letras and Egoísta. Her most recent novel, Marginal, is launched next week in Lisbon.
Cristina Carvalho will focus on her writing career and her literary work. Introduced by Luisa Pinto Teixeira, and discussed by Maria José Ribeiro, the lecturer of Portuguese of Camões, IP. at King’s , the writer will then answer questions from the public.

Room K1.26 | School of Arts and Humanities King's College London | Strand | WC2R 2LS | t: 020 7848 2375 | f: 020 7848 2415

Film Night "Tabu" – Thursday, 7th March, Darwin College

Our first Film Night of 2013 will show "Tabu", a film from the director Miguel Gomes that has won several international awards.

Synopsis: Miguel Gomes returns with Tabu, an engaging, provocative and poetic film set both in Portugal and in an un-named African location. Bearing the same title as F. W. Murnau’s classic Tabu (1931), shot in black and white and taking place at least partly in a distant land, Gomes’ third feature film is divided in two distinctive yet complementary storylines. Whilst the first part, shot in 35mm and in the present time, portrays a society wallowing in nostalgia, the second part, shot in 16mm, goes back in time and plays with history, sound, the concept of linear narration, as well as the ideas of melodrama, slapstick, passion and tragedy. Both parts feature Aurora at two different stages of her life: an older Aurora regrets a past long gone while a younger Aurora dreams of a more passionate life. A virtuoso film, Tabu also offers a reflection on Europe’s colonial past.

IMDB: 7.4/10

Notes: All foreign language films showed by the CUPortSS are subtitled in English.

The room has a full capacity of 30 people (first come first served)

When: Thursday, 7th of March
What time: 7.30 pm
Where: Darwin College - TV Room

(Someone from the Society's committee will be at the entrance of the College from 7.15 pm until 7.30 pm and the Porter will tell you where the room is if you're late or can't find anyone).

General Assembly and new website!

Dear CUPortSS members,

Yesterday the Society met for its annual General Assembly (GA). The GA approved the Society's accounts for 2012 with unanimous vote and elected a new Executive Committee for 2013. The new Committee members are presented below. For more information on the matters discussed during the GA, the minutes will soon be  made available online.

Before ending this year we have very good news for you: along with our facebook group, CUPortSS has now a brand new website! In our new web page you can find all sorts of information about the Society, the Committe, all our events (including photos!) and much more!
Please check it out at http://www.cuportss.org/

This will be the last newsletter of the current year. On the behalf of the outgoing Committee I would like to thank you all for coming to our events! You were absolutely essential in making all this year's events  a huge success and in giving all of us the opportunity to have a lot of fun and learn a bit about the culture of Portuguese speaking countries! For us it has been a great pleasure to organize the Society's activities. We wish the new Committee all the luck in the world and we are sure next year will be at least as good and the this one!

For now I would like to wish you all a great Christmas and a happy New Year! We will be back in January with a renewed team but with the same enthusiasm to organize a lot of great events in 2013!

With very best wishes,

José Reis

(CUPortSS Secretary, on the behalf on the 2012 CUPortSS Executive Committee)

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CUPortSS Executive Committee 2013:

Principal officers:

José Pedro Reis (President)

Joel Alves (Secretary)

Rodrigo Santos (Junior Treasurer)

Committee Members:

Ana Amaral

Ana Paula Rebocho

Eva Serrão

João Monteiro Afonso

Joana Martins

Luísa Borges do Amaral

Miguel Torres

Patrícia Santos

Sara Serradas Duarte

General Assembly and new Committee election

Dear CUPortSS members,

We are getting close to the end of our year, and it is therefore time to the annual General Assembly, to which you are all invited. The General Assembly (GA) will take place in the Graduate Union, on the 4th of December at 8pm.
The GA will have the following agenda:

1) Presentation of a summary of the current year's expenses to date.

2) Enquiries about the current year's accounts and events.

3) Election of a new CUPortSS Executive Committee for 2013


If you want to be involved and present a Motion for the new Committee, the call for Election Motions is now open until the 2nd of December. On the 3rd of December we will announce all the Motions running for election on the GA.

The positions that require candidates are those for Principal Officers:

1. President
2. Secretary
3. Junior Treasurer

According to the CUPortSS constitution, the three Principal Officer  positions shall be filled by members of the society that must be members of  the University of Cambridge. At least TWO of the Principal Officers must  also be current full time students of the University.

Candidates for Principal Officers shall submit their Election Motion to the CUPortSS Secretary (cuportss@gmail.com), consisting on their list of proposed candidates to the Executive Committee together with a Plan of Activities.
Any other positions can be included in the Election Motion - such as Sports Officer, Ents Officer, Cultural officer, etc.

If you need any clarification, contact the CUPortSS Sectretary (José Reis) at cuportss@gmail.com.

Best regards,

José Reis

(CUPortSS Secretary)

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