Brazilians know one thing for sure: how to celebrate properly. So, it is hardly surprising that numerous cultural festivals and celebrations take place in Brazil throughout the year. Tourists should definitely visit some of them if they have the opportunity because they can experience the very special joie de vivre of the Brazilians firsthand.
For a century the Portuguese community in San Diego has celebrated the Festa do Divino Espírito Santo, or Feast of the Holy Spirit, with a procession ending at the tiny white frame Portuguese chapel, or capela, built in 1922 next to the Portuguese hall at the foot of Addison Street.
Eleven nursing students and three professors from the Higher School of Health of the University of the Azores visited the Southcoast from April 2 to 9 as part of the Bridging the Atlantic international nursing student exchange between UMass Dartmouth and the University of the Azores.