Bike RIde to Ely

Portugal has a great tradition of tourism tours for old people. The tours to the almond blossom are the most famous.

Unfortunately we do not have almond trees in Cambridgeshire so we cannot create a tour like that. But we have lots of beautiful landscapes where we can cycle.

Bring your bike and let's celebrate the summer, the Cambridgeshire Countryside, and the two Portuguese cyclists that are in the Tour de France: Rui Costa and Sérgio Paulinho.

We will start Saturday, the 6th at 9.30am, in front of Guildhall and we will cycle towards Ely. 

We will visit Anglesey Abbey (maybe they have Almond Flowers there), we will have a picnic in the Fens and then we will visit Ely with its famous Cathedral (Where scenes of the 'King's Speech' movie were filmed) and Oliver Cromwell's House. Then, you can come back to Cambridge by train or cycle again!

This is not a race! Our peloton will be always compact and we will choose a speed that fits everyone. And there are no hills in the fens, so don't be afraid: You can do it!

The tour is completely free but you must pay the tickets if you want to visit the places mentioned above.

You will need:

- A bike (always needed for bike tours)

- Food to share (for the picnic, but you may buy something at Aglesey Abbey or at Wicken Fen)

- Helmet (not mandatory)

- Spare tube (You may have a puncture, some small sections are in gravel)

- Happiness (If you don't bring you will certainly get it in the end)

DISCLAIMER
All riders in the Bike Ride to Ely do so entirely at their own risk.
CUPORTSS and its agents cannot accept any responsibility for personal accident, loss, or damage to cycles, equipment and personal effects or any public liability.
All riders are deemed to have accepted these conditions by entering the event.

Celebrating Santos Populares – The People's Saints

 13th June at 3.30pm

Jesus Green

June is the people’s saints month.

Saint António on the 13th, saint João on the 24th and saint Pedro on the 29th.

Street balls, sardines on bread, coloured lamps, basil plants and popular verses: this is the portuguese tradition in sunny June!

Once again CUPortSS celebrates the three saints traditions in one popular and exclusive event: The Santos Barbecue.

Bring friends and family and meet us at our gazeebo on the southwest part of jesus green from 3.30pm.

There will be sardines, music, badmington, jogo do galo (noughts and crosses), hamburgers, sangria, portuguese (chinese) lamps.

Hope to see you there! Apareçam!

Blindness

Our third Film Night of 2013 will show "Blindness", a film based on the novel written by the Nobel Prize winner José Saramago and directed by the acclaimed Fernando Meirelles.

Join us to watch the result of this Portuguese/Brazilian combination, which was premiered as the opening film at the Canes Film Festival in 2008.

Synopsis: As a city is ravaged by an epidemic of sudden blindness, its victims are quarantined in a derelict hospital where a woman (Julianne Moore) fakes the illness to care for her beloved husband (Mark Ruffalo). From here, she leads an unlikely group into a brutal world that has descended into total chaos. With danger around every corner, how will they survive?

IMDB and trailler: 6.6/10: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861689/

When: Thursday, 13th of June

What time: 7.30 pm

Where: Emmanuel College, Queen's Building Lecture (http://goo.gl/maps/XOAyr)

Price: 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.

"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