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The last three years have been a dazzling renaissance of Portuguese handball. From a long state of lethargy, it has become a tremendous vitality. In 2020, there was talk of Portugal returning to the final stages of major competitions (Euro 2020) after a 14-year absence. In 2022, the barriers that Portuguese handball can overcome again at this Euro organized by Hungary and Slovakia are being discussed. This Thursday, the team led by Paulo Jorge Pereira starts in Budapest against Iceland (19:30, RTP2) in an attempt to equal or improve on the sixth place achieved in 2020.
In three years, Portugal have reached the finals of two European Championships, a World Championship and achieved an unparalleled presence in the Olympic handball tournament at the Tokyo Games last summer, the qualification of which is more difficult than in any European or World Championship. In the last European Championship he had the best participation and during this time he won some of the world’s best teams in handball – France (three times), Sweden, Germany, Spain or Iceland. It just means that Portugal is already in the top team and that all the participants in this European Championship know what the Heroes of the Sea are capable of.
What has changed for this big leap forward in Portuguese handball? Quality has never been a disadvantage, says former international Ricardo Andorinho PÚBLICO. It was a matter of leadership. “There are two fundamental aspects. With the arrival of Paulo Pereira, there has been a clear change in strategy and leadership. There were some intangible factors with him, such as motivation and commitment, to create a team culture more in line with potential and less with things that had to do with the past,” says one of the most international players ever to compete. , Portuguese.
This return to major competition came in January 2020 at the European Championships, in which Portugal finished sixth, earning a spot in the Olympic qualifiers. But in 2022, the world is different, still fighting the pandemic that drives everything. This greatly conditioned the preparation of the Portuguese for the tournament – participation in the tournament in Switzerland was planned, which was canceled – and a lot of injuries of experienced elements (André Gomes, Luis Frade and Pedro Portela) forced the coach to make some changes to the usual batch. from the chosen ones. .
“[A preparação] it was very difficult, but I also think that we have a certain tendency to survive in chaos. Therefore, we are specialists in this, and I hope that we will again be able to survive the critical situation that we had,” analyzed Paulo Pereira, who called in the selection for this European Championships some young people with a smaller presence, such as athletes Martim Costa and Salvador Salvador, Daniel Vieira (Avanka) or Porto player Miguel Alves. He also forfeited experienced Humberto Gomes for a goal, making the final bet on Gaspard and Capdeville.
difficult group
The first goal of the Portuguese team in this European Championship is to overcome the preliminary stage, and it cannot be said that this is a fairly accessible group, although it consists of teams that Portugal have already won in the recent past. Iceland is the first opponent, already this Thursday, a team with a world handball training program (Olympic second place in 2008 and European bronze medalist in 2010), but which Portugal has already managed to win in two of the last four clashes.
After the Nordic countries, Portugal will face another difficult team on Sunday, Hungary. Lacking a full curriculum (world runner-up in 1986), she is more than used to finals (this is her tenth European Championship in a row) and plays at home, in addition to having Chema Rodriguez on the bench, an assistant. Hungarians with first-hand knowledge of Portuguese handball for coaching Benfica – the team, however, was defeated by Portugal at Euro 2020. To conclude on Tuesday, Portugal will play the Netherlands, who will be the most accessible opponents of this preliminary round.
“I hope that the selection can overcome all these problems with covid. It wasn’t easy for anyone. I think that all the Portuguese are confident that this team will be able to repeat the good results of the last few years,” says Ricardo Andorinho, who “needs respect for all opponents.” “But we have to trust the work of this team. In recent years, very important work has been done here, which must be appreciated in Portuguese handball, and we all believe that the dream should continue to be realized.”
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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.
Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.
A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.
“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.
Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.
“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.
“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.
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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.
Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.
According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”
In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.
The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.
In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.
From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.
Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.
“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.
“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.
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