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Culture : Portugal

This pathfinder contains information on Portuguese performing and visual arts, film, music, museums, theater, and folklore. For information about additional cultural resources on Portugal at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). For additional materials at the Library of Congress, consult both the Hispanic Reading Room and the American Folklife Center. The Library of Congress Online Catalog Library of Congress Online Catalog, offers a wide bibliography of published works on subjects relating to Portugal. One need only search the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings. Some of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Portugal are the following sites: Iberia, The University of California at Berkeley's link to the Iberian Peninsula for both Portugal and Spain Iberian Studies Web, of WESS. Others sites one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/portugal.html) and the one prepared by the Library of Congress Federal Research Division: Portugal - A Country Study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pttoc.html)

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AGENDA CULTURAL  (http://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt/agenda/)
This Web site contains information about Portuguese music, theater, cinema, art, popular festivals, museums, news, activities, and exhibitions. In Portuguese.

ARTLINK : ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA EM PORTUGUÊS  (http://www.artlink.pt)
This is a very comprehensive search engine for visual arts in Portugal. Presents a cultural agenda, exhibitions, artists, biographies, sculptures, cultural institutions in Portugal, photography, fine arts, galleries, museums, art movements, art fairs, news, workshops, and more. In Portuguese.

AT-TAMBUR.COM : MÚSICAS DO MUNDO  (http://www.attambur.com)
This Web site contains information about Portuguese music and music abroad, Portuguese instruments, dance, musical groups, news, and related links. In Portuguese and English.

BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL  (http://www.bn.pt/)
The Web site of the Portugal's National Library. Contains information about the library, the collection, reference services, interlibrarian loan, the digital library collection, copyright, legal deposit, and provides access to the online catalog. In Portuguese.

CENTRO CIENTÍFICO E CULTURAL DE MACAO  (http://www.cccm.pt)
The Macao Science and Culture Center, in Portugal. The Macao Science and Culture Center has been created to promote the study of Macanese history, culture, information, society and the Portuguese-Chinese relation. The Web site contains information on the Institution, research and science, culture and museology, information and documentation. In Portuguese with some English.

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CULTURA  (http://www.cnc.pt/)
The Web site of the "Centro Nacional de Cultura" in Portugal. This Institution, founded in 1945, sponsors competitions and scholarships in music, literature, dance, etc. Presents general information about Portugal, the Institution, activities, news, discoveries, and publications. In Portuguese with some texts in English.

CINEMA PORTUGUÊS  (http://www.cinemaportugues.net)
A Web site about cinema in Portugal. This Web site contains a database with entries for Portuguese movies, people linked to Portuguese cinema in the performance of many different tasks, and production companies acting in different functions. Also contains news, articles, festivals information, related links to access, and a contact list. In Portuguese and English.

CNB : COMPANHIA NACIONAL DE BAILADO  (http://www.cnb.pt)
The Web site of Portugal's National Ballet features information on performing actors, programming, releases, shows, news, and documentation. Also presents photos and a virtual tour. In Portuguese.

CiTi : CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO PARA TECNOLOGIAS INTERACTIVAS  (http://www.citi.pt)
The CiTi (Research Center for Interactive Technology) Web site presents information about culture (architecture, fine arts, dance, science, cinema, history, history of culture, journalism, literature, music, politics, radio, and theater), cyberinformation (texts about history of music, the "Lusíadas", headings, books, etc.), online thesis and dissertations about interactive technology, videos, master's and doctorate's in the area of interactive technology, and news. In Portuguese.

FADO  (http://www.fe.up.pt/%7Efado/)
A Web page about the Portuguese song known as Fado. Presents information about origins of the Fado, album, players, and guitar. In Portuguese and English.

FADO DE COIMBRA  (http://www.cidadevirtual.pt/fadocoimbra/)
This Web site highlights the "Fado" (song of Coimbra), and contains information about the Fado music, Fado groups, Portuguese guitar, concert agenda, press releases, and offers access to links. In Portuguese and English.

FOLCLORE DE PORTUGAL : O PORTAL DO FOLCLORE PORTUGUÊS  (http://www.folclore-online.com)
This is a very comprehensive search engine for folklore in Portugal. Contains general information, legislation, leisure, popular songs, links, museums of folklore, popular literature, popular medicine, shopping, publications, craft, a glossary, and much more. In Portuguese.

FOLKLORE GROUPS : PORTUGAL  (http://www.sapo.pt/entretenimento/musica/folclore/)
A very comprehensive list of links to folklore groups and songs in Portugal. In Portuguese.

FOTOGRAFIA EM PORTUGUÊS  (http://www.fotopt.net)
Web site dedicated to exhibit works of Portuguese and Brazilian photographers, both amator and professional. This Web site presents a gallery of images, a list of photographers (searched alphabetically by name), basic concepts of photography, biographies, bibliographies, and useful information. In Portuguese with some English text.

ICAM : INSTITUTO DO CINEMA, AUDIOVISUAL E MULTIMEDIA  (http://www.icam.pt/)
The Web site of the Portugal's ICAM - Institute for Cinema, Audiovisual and Multimedia. Presents information about the Institute, news, cinema, audiovisual, multimedia, education and training, international support and financing mechanisms, collaboration with others entities, documentation center, and video and film collection. Also contains a calendar of festivals, a production guide, and the ICAM's catalogue. In Portuguese and English.

INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE MUSEUS  (http://www.ipmuseus.pt/cgi-bin/ipmuseus/)
The Web site of the Portuguese Institute of Museums. Contains information about the Institute, projects, museums in Portugal and abroad, exhibitions, documentation of collections, news, legislation, online publications, educational services, pieces, and related links. In Portuguese.

INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO PATRIMÓNIO ARQUITECTÓNICO   (http://www.ippar.pt)
The IPPAR - Instituto Português do Património Arquitectónico (Portuguese Institute of Architectural Heritage) is committed to maintain, preserve, protect and improve the Portuguese architectural heritage, including in this universe the set of real estate of special historical, architectural, artistic, scientific, social or technical value existing in national territory. The Web site contains information about legislation, areas of intervention, regional services, monuments and sites, news, cultural events, publications, heritage, and activities. In Portuguese and English.

LISBOA CULTURAL  (http://www.lisboacultural.com)
The Lisboa Cultural Web site contains information about exhibitions, cultural institutions, cinemas, art galleries, museums, bookstores, cultural patrimonies, archives, libraries, teathers, cultural heritage, general information, and more, for the city of Lisbon - Portugal. Thus contains a search engine where one can search topics of interest about culture. In Portuguese.

MIDI PORTUGAL  (http://www.midiportugal.com/)
Midi Page Portugal : midifiles of traditional and original Portuguese music (standard midifile format). In Portuguese and English.

MINISTÉRIO DA CULTURA  (http://www.min-cultura.pt)
The Official Web site of Portugal's Ministry of Culture contains information about the Ministry, news, cultural programs, information about cultural foundations, and related links. In Portuguese.

MUSEU HISTÓRICO PORTUGUÊS  (http://www.serve.com/phsc/index.shtml)
The Web site of the Portuguese Historical Museum in San Jose, California. The Museum preserves the history of the Portuguese immigrants. In Portuguese and English.

MUSEUS PORTUGAL  (http://www.museusportugal.org/)
A very comprehensive search engine about museums in Portugal. This Web site presents a database where one can search museums by name, place, collection, and services. Also contains a database for information on education (search by course title, place, and genre), information on projects, news, and access to links. In Portuguese.

PORTUGAL - ART  (http://www.portugalart.esoterica.pt)
This Web site contains information about visual arts in Portugal, and the main topics are: painters, sculptors, galleries, exhibitions, comments, and links. In Portuguese and English.

PORTUGUESE MUSIC  (http://www.worldmusicportal.com/Artists/European/Portugal/portuguese%5Fartists.htm#Portuguese%20Music%20Web%20Sites)
The Worldmusicportal.com presents the Portuguese traditional folk and world music artists. In English and Spanish.

REDE PORTUGUESA DE MUSEUS  (http://www.rpmuseus-pt.org)
The Portuguese Museum Network presents information about museums in Portugal and abroad, publications, online articles, national and international organizations, membership, news, and related links. In Portuguese and English.

SEIS SÉCULOS DE PINTURA PORTUGUESA  (http://www.uc.pt/artes/6spp/frames.html)
This Web page highlights information about Portuguese painting. Presents a virtual galery, a catalog with chronological data about Portuguese painters, texts and documents, and offers access to links of artists abroad, databases about art, museums, and more. In Portuguese.

SIBMAS : PORTUGAL  (http://www.theatrelibrary.org/sibmas/idpac/europe/pt.html)
SIBMAS : an international directory of performing arts collections and institutions in Portugal. In English.

TEATRO NACIONAL D. MARIA II  (http://www.teatro-dmaria.pt/)
The Portuguese National Theater Web site. Contains information about the history of the National Theater, programming, performing actors, ticket-office, and the Library. In Portuguese.

TEATRO NACIONAL SÃO JOÃO  (http://www.tnsj.pt)
The web site of the "Teatro Nacional S. João" in Portugal (Saint John's National Theater) contains information about the Institution, programming, location, units, news, and general information. In Portuguese.

UNIVERSIA PORTUGAL : O PORTAL DOS UNIVERSITÁRIOS  (http://www.universia.pt)
The Portal Universia in Portugal presents information about universities, courses, schools, libraries, culture, services, teachers, internet resources, researchs, news, jobs, and more. Offers access to Universia portals for the countries: Argentin, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. In Portuguese.

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