Elena Russo is an Italian from Tuscany, from a small village near Florence. He is 33 years old and has been in Portugal for three months now. He quickly obtained a residence permit, an easier process for EU citizens, who make up a significant proportion of the country’s 109,000 new residents. She is in awe of Lisbon and is one of the 5,307 Italians who came to live in Portugal last year, the community members most represented on the new visas. They are followed by the French and the Germans.
“I have a kind of European tour. She lived in Great Britain, Holland, Spain, now in Portugal. I started working in a call center, but I didn’t like it, and I came to this restaurant. I like the contact with clients, and I work in the center of Lisbon, I see how the Portuguese live, I also have many Italian colleagues, ”explains Elena Russo.
She works as a waitress at Valdo Gatti Pizzeria in Bairro Alto, which was overcrowded last Friday despite a quiet evening. Portuguese and foreigners at the table, Italians in the kitchen and in service. Elena will stay in Lisbon for the time being, she says: “I like everything in Portugal: food, people, climate, there is a very good atmosphere. People are much happier. ” If I had to choose the country in which I will live for a long time, it would be Portugal or Scotland. The lower salary compared to Italy is not an obstacle because it is offset by the lower cost of living.
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In 2021, the Office for Foreigners and Border Guards (SEF) issued 109,000 new residence permits, for a total of 771,000 foreigners in the country, according to preliminary data that DN had access to. Of these, 27,318 went to EU citizens, mainly from Italy (5,307), France (4,750) and Germany (3,937). In 2020, there was a large influx of Italians, but the British, who have been outside the EU since 2020, stood out more.
And, not to mention the tourists, it seems that the nightlife in Lisbon is dominated by local foreigners.
The French, Calle Mathis, 31, and Abde Chebab, 42, the first from Marseille and the second from Paris, met at the first company they came to work for and left in the meantime.
“I came to visit a friend, and I really liked it. I returned to Paris, but since there was nothing to do, I decided to look for a job in Portugal. Life is calmer, less aggression, food, landscape“ Women live very well, ”says Callette – He has a law degree, runs Uber and points out that the foreigners who live here have higher salaries than the Portuguese, in addition to which it is the companies that are hired to carry out the entire installation process in the country, which he says , greatly simplifies this process.
He drinks a glass with Abde Chebab, who explains how to travel to Portugal: “At that time in France there were many reports of the country mentioning that it has a quality of life, it seemed to me that there is an environment similar to Marseille, beaches and I decided to take a chance. ” Has been working on a webinar (online course for events) for a year now. He has been here for three years, two years before he received his permanent residence permit. He traveled from north to south of the country. Since 2018, many young foreigners have arrived here, including many French. “They come for two or three years, and those who are older stay. I want to stay, ”says Abde.
The 2020 Immigration Report at the Border and Seeking Asylum has already noted “a steady increase in the number of foreigners from EU countries”. It stresses: “They confirm the particular influence of the attractiveness factors mentioned in the years, such as the perception of Portugal as a safe country and the tax advantages arising from the non-permanent resident regime.”
The 109,000 new residence permits issued in 2021 are mainly divided into three types of visas and with a small numerical difference between them, in contrast to 2020, when EU citizens and family members of immigrants were allocated. Family reunification (29,473), immigrants who come to meet with relatives come first. It includes representatives of the EU countries, but the largest number of them are in Brazil, Angola, India, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau. This is followed by persons from non-EU countries for work, article 89 (28,544), as well as Brazil (13,027), India (5685) and Nepal (1876). Third, from the EU, Italy, France and Germany. There are 15,405 people who have justified admission in 2021 for study, also mainly from Portuguese-speaking countries: Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Sao Tome and Principe.
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 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.