Our second Film Night of 2014 will show "Florbela", a biographical film about the Portuguese poet Florbela Espanca, directed by Vicente Alves do Ó.Synopsis: Portugal, 1920. The third time is not a charm for Portuguese poet Florbela Espanca (1894-1930) who, on her third marriage, discovers that life as a housewife in the provinces will not soothe her restless soul. Florbela packs up her bags and joins her brother Apeles, a Naval Aviation official, in Lisbon. Together, they embrace a life full of parties, political protests, alcohol and, even, love. This superbly produced and very moving film introduces audiences to one of Portuguese’s literature most fascinating authors.

IMDB: 6.5/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1976491/

Date: Wednesday, 12th of March
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).

Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=darwin+college&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=kr0eT8GxIoH28QOAvPG8Dg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ved=0CBUQ_AUoAg
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).

Carnival Party - 22nd of March

Our biggest event of the year, the Festa de Carnaval will be on the 22nd March from 7pm at the Cambridge University Social Club. Dancing will be guaranteed by resident DJs! Get your best (or worst) mask on, have your picture taken in our crazy photo booth and dance the night away! There will be prizes for the best costume and best photo!

We will sell 100 tickets in advance, to guarantee a place to all CuPortSS members and friends. To book your place, please send an email to cuportss@gmail.com with “Advance ticket for Carnival party” as the subject (first-come first-served). Reserved tickets will be held at the ticket office until 9.30pm.

GET READY TO HAVE A GREAT TIME!!

Date: Saturday, 22th of March

Time: 7pm

Price: CuPortSS Member: £5; Non-Member:£7

Where: Cambridge University Social Club

Film Night - A Gaiola Dourada

Our first Film Night of 2014 will show "The Gilded Cage - A Gaiola Dourada", a film by director Ruben Alves, that has been a success with audiences around Europe winning the Audience Award at the European Film Awards last year.

Join us for a night that promises a lot of laughs!

Synopsis: Maria (Rita Blanco) and José (Joaquim de Almeida) emigrated from Portugal 30 years ago. Ever since, they have lived in the modest ground floor lodgings of a chic apartment building in Paris, raising their now adult daughter and teenage son. They are universally liked around the community: Maria is the buildings concierge, always available even on her day off maintaining the high standards the inhabitants depend on. José, a building site foreman, is equally as indispensable to his boss (though both men are unaware that their son and daughter are secretly engaged). When José learns he has inherited the family winery and the couples dream of returning to Portugal is now possible, they are elated but struggle with how to tell those around them. However, word of the big news spreads anyway, and soon their family, neighbours, friends and employers are scrambling behind the scenes to find ways to prevent them from leaving. Richly informed by his own upbringing as the son of Portuguese immigrants in Paris, Alves warm-hearted, cross-cultural comedy features a terrific ensemble cast, spot-on comic timing and a thoroughly appealing central couple, whose dilemmas are portrayed with great tenderness and affection. Enthusiastically embraced by audiences upon release in April 2013, THE GILDED CAGE became the sleeper box office hit of the French spring, achieving over 1.2 million admissions in less than five weeks.

IMDB: 7.5/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261749/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHw9PsAceI

When: Tuesday, 4th of February
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.

New Committee members - 2014

From January the first the CUPortSS has a new elected committee with a new president: Ana Paula Rebocho.

The new members are:

President: Ana Paula Rebocho



 Secretary: Hazel Robins



Junior Treasurer: Joana Guedes

IT officer:
Miguel Torres

Event Officers:
Afonso Cabral
Eva Serrão
Joana Flores
Joana Martins
João Monteiro Afonso
Joel Alves
José Pedro Reis
Patrícia Santos

Rodrigo Santos

Christmas DInner

The most wonderful time of the year is arriving! In Portugal, this is a magical time for reflection, joy, and gathering of family and friends. It is also the time of the year when mouthwatering meat and cod delicacies and delicious desserts are eaten.

If you would like to get a taste of the Portuguese Christmas traditions, come and join us in our very popular Christmas dinner on the 8th of December at the Centre at St Paul’s (Hills Road), from 7.30 pm, with authentic home-made Portuguese food.

Tickets will be pre-booked and will be sold on a first-come first-served basis so hurry up because this event is always sold out! Only 50 places will be available!

To get a ticket to the dinner you need to buy it online by following this link:

We look forward to seeing you and sharing with you the most Portuguese Christmas of Cambridge.

What: Christmas Dinner 2013
When: 8th of December, 7.30pm
Where: Lower Hall, of the Centre at St Paul's, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1JP
Price: £12,00 for Members, £16,00 for Non-Members

Event partner:

Magusto - Chestnut Celebration

You are all welcome to join us for our traditional ‘Magusto’ (or Chestnut Celebration), next Sunday (17th) at 7pm in the Centre at St Paul's (Hills Road)!

The celebration of roasted chestnuts is associated with a legend, which says that a Roman soldier, later known as Martin of Tours, once rode his horse by an almost naked beggar on a rainy day, and having nothing to give, he cut his cloak in half with his sword and gave it to him. Legend has it that at that exact moment it stopped raining, which is why, according to the legend, it is always sunny on St Martin's day - this is often referred to as "St Martin's summer".

As usual we will have the amazing Portuguese roasted chestnuts, but also some other traditional Portuguese snacks and drinks! Entertainment will be guaranteed by popular music and traditional games!

We are looking forward to see you all there!


What: Magusto 2013

When: 17th of November, 7.00pm

Where: Lower Hall, of the Centre at St Paul's, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1JP

Price: £3,00 for Members, £5,00 for Guests

World Food Festival 2013

We will be present in this year's iCUSO World Food Festival!
So come along on Saturday 23 to taste some good food from Portugal and all over the world!

Don't forget to buy your tickets in advance so you don't have to queue (more info below).

Hope to see you all there!

Date: 23rd November 2013 (Saturday)

Venue: St Andrew's Street Baptist Church 

Join us for an amazing food night!

Fresher's Squash

The Fresher’s Squash is the CUPortSS' event to welcome the newcomers to Cambridge and to introduce them to the Cambridge University Portuguese Speakers Society.

This year, we are organising a wine tasting event that will go along the squash. There will be a selection of Port and Douro wines. We will also have Portuguese food (and more drinks!). And everything is for free.

Do you need more reasons to attend? We can give a couple more:

- If you have never been to an event organised by the CUPortSS this is a great opportunity to come and get to know us.
- If you have been to previous CUPortSS events this is a great opportunity to re-encounter familiar faces and meet new people.

Also, if you have met any new Portuguese speaker or any person interested in the Portuguese culture in general, do let them know about this event! The more the merrier! We will be more than happy to help any newcomers with anything that we can, so if you have any questions don't hesitate and email us!

Where: Graduate Union
When: Saturday the 19th of October 2013

Wine tasting pictures

Wine Tasting CUPortSS May 2013

CUPORTSS Talks - Eduardo Bragança - Pictures

CUPortSS Talks with Eduardo Braganca