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  • 16
    Oct
    2012
    5:29am, EDT

    Francisco Seco / AP

    Riot police stand guard outside the Portuguese parliament beside a fire set by demonstrators during a protest against the government's 2013 budget, on Oct. 15, 2102 in Lisbon. Portugal's government is taking the bailed-out country deeper into austerity, announcing sharp tax increases next year that risk worsening a recession and stoking public discontent.

    Anger over Portugal austerity reaches steps of Lisbon parliament

    Reuters reports on the latest budget cuts that have strained the patience of Portuguese voters:

    With the country suffering its worst recession since the 1970s, the 2013 budget is set to introduce sharp income tax hikes, which could amount to up to two or three months' wages for middle-income workers, to ensure the country meets its budget goals under the bailout. Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar has described the planned tax increases as "enormous".

    Some economists say that the measures, which will also include pension cuts, a financial transaction tax and higher property taxes, could push Portugal into a recessive spiral like Greece, further undermining Europe's German-inspired austerity drive for the euro's highly indebted countries. Read the full story.

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  • 13
    Jun
    2012
    10:16am, EDT

    Pink dresses and parades in Portugal for St. Anthony's day

    Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP - Getty Images

    A reveler from the Lisbon neighborhood, Alfama, gets ready for Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012. Lisbon celebrates Saint Antony's day, its protector, with a parade that gathers participants from several neighborhoods of the city.

    Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP - Getty Images

    Revelers from the Lisbon neighborhood, Alfama, sit in a bus that will take them to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.

    Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP - Getty Images

    A reveler says goodby to her mother moments before going to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.

    Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP - Getty Images

    Revelers walk down a street on their way to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.

     

    Every year, St. Anthony, who was born is Lisbon, is celebrated in Portugal with parades, street parties, traditional dancing, fireworks and sardines. The saint was known for being a supporter of the poor, but also for talking to fish in the Italian town of Rimini.  His name is also invoked by women in search of good husbands.

    • More about the St. Anthony from CatholicCulture.org.
    • More about the festival in Lisbon, Portugal.
    • More photos from Portugal on PhotoBlog.

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    Every year, St. Anthony, who was born is Lisbon, is celebrated in Portugal with parades, street parties, traditional dancing, fireworks and sardines. The saint was known for being a supporter of the poor, but also for talking to fish in the Italian town of Rimini.

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  • 27
    Oct
    2011
    1:36pm, EDT

    In tough times, finding a way to help others in need

    Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP - Getty Images

    Hunter Halder rides through the streets of Lisbon, Portugal, on Oct. 21, 2001, on a bicycle loaded with food collected from restaurants. Every night, Halder, a 60-year-old American living in Portugal, mounts his bike and picks up food he then distributes to the poor of Lisbon, hit hard by the severe economic crisis in Portugal.

    Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP - Getty Images

    Hunter Halder talks to a restaurant owner that contributes to the Re-Food project on October 21, 2011 in Lisbon.

    Rafael Marchante / Reuters

    Hunter Halder looks at the volunteer schedule inside the Re-Food office in Lisbon October 11, 2011. Halder, from the U.S., started a project called Re-Food to distribute unserved leftover food to hungry people and has the support of 100 volunteers. Since March 2011, the project has been implemented in the neighborhood of Nossa Senhora de Fatima, in the heart of Lisbon, where they have identified about 70 families in need.

    Rafael Marchante / Reuters

    Hunter Halder and Re-Food volunteers hold bags of food to deliver to needy people in Lisbon October 18, 2011.

    Rafael Marchante / Reuters

    Hunter Halder knocks on the apartment door of a needy family to deliver them meals in Lisbon October 11, 2011.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

     I've heard of other similar small-scale efforts in New York City. Are there any in your neighborhood?

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    Awesome story. We need a million more just like him....giving me ideas on ways to help out the struggling in my own community.

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  • 1
    Aug
    2011
    2:31pm, EDT

    Shadow watching from an inflatable sculpture in Lisbon

    Rafael Marchante / Reuters

    A visitor plays with her silhouette inside the "Luminarium" inflatable structure by British designer Alan Parkinson in Lisbon on Friday, August 1. The Luminarium is a sculpture where people enter to experience "a sense of wonder and the beauty of light and color", according to the organizers.

    Rafael Marchante / Reuters

    A visitor plays with her shadow inside the "Luminarium" inflatable structure by British designer Alan Parkinson in Lisbon August 1, 2011. The Luminarium is a sculpture where people enter to experience "a sense of wonder and the beauty of light and color", according to the organizers.

    Rafael Marchante / Reuters

    A child jumps inside the "Luminarium" inflatable structure by British designer Alan Parkinson in Lisbon on Friday.

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  • 20
    May
    2011
    7:48am, EDT

    Youths protest against unemployment, austerity measures in Spain and Portugal

    Andrea Comas / Reuters

    Demonstrators listen to a speaker at Madrid's landmark Puerta del Sol on May 20. Spanish youths vowed on Friday to continue demonstrating against unemployment and mainstream politics, and the government thought twice about enforcing a ban on election weekend protests that could provoke clashes.

    Pedro Armestre / AFP - Getty Images

    Demonstrators occupy the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on May 20 during a protest against Spain's economic crisis and its sky-high jobless rate.

    Patricia de Melo Moreira / AFP - Getty Images

    Portuguese and Spanish youths sit late on May 19 in front of the Spanish Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal, to protest against the economic crises and sky-high jobless rate in their countries.

    AFP reports: Spanish youths have camped in main squares across the country since May 15 in the largest spontaneous protests since Spain plunged into recession after the collapse of a property bubble in 2008. Calling for "Real Democracy Now", the protesters lament Spain's 21-percent jobless rate, economic crisis, politicians in general and corruption. Protests have also been seen in neighboring Portugal.

    Related story: Spain to review election-eve protest ban.

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  • 29
    Apr
    2011
    5:01pm, EDT

    Violent hail storm leaves Lisbon, Portugal with a wintry mess

    Jose Sena Goulad / EPA

    A pedestrian makes her way on a street covered with hail after a violent hail storm hit Lisbon, Portugal, on April 29, covering the streets with a white blanket.

    Joao Relvas / EPA

    Bulldozers try to remove the hail from the streets in Damaia near Lisbon, Portugal, after a violent rainstorm hit the Lisbon region in the afternoon of April 29, 2011, covering the streets with a thick layer of icy hail.

    By Carissa Ray

     See more weather images here.

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  • 11
    Apr
    2011
    4:23pm, EDT

    Rafael Marchante / Reuters

    Two women talk in the Alfama neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal on April 11, 2011.

    Chatting with neighbors in Lisbon, Portugal

    By Carissa Ray

    I love the timeless quality of this image. The light and the color saturation are beautiful. It has the quality of a movie scene from the 1930s or 40s.

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  • 23
    Jan
    2011
    6:17pm, EST

    José Sena Goulao / EPA

    Portuguese presidential candidate Manuel Alegre, who is supported by the Socialist Party and BE, stands inside an elevator after delivering a speech in which he acknowledged his defeat in the elections to Cavaco Silva, the reelected President, in Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 23. Manuel Alegre received 19.75 percent of the vote while Portugal‘s incumbent President Anibal Cavaco Silva, 71, was headed for a landslide victory in presidential elections overshadowed by the country‘s economic woes. Silva had nearly 56 percent with about 80 percent of the vote counted.

    Portuguese presidential candidate admits defeat in Lisbon

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    My favorite political pictures come from the moments when politicians are not behind a podium or kissing babies.

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  • 18
    Dec
    2010
    5:49pm, EST

    Luis Manuel Neves / AFP - Getty Images

    Juan Barnabe looks dejected as he sits in his car as the Benfica's mascot eagle 'Victoria' stands behind him, after the Portuguese League football match against Rio Ave at Luz Stadium in Lisbon on Dec. 18. Barnabe, long time handler and owner of Benfica's mascot, was sacked by the club.

    The eagle has flown: mascot handler for Portuguese soccer team fired

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    Goodness, I wonder what on earth you have to do to get fired as a mascot handler? I didn't see any reports of the eagle getting out of hand. Hmmm.

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    Seriously, does anyone know why?

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  • 19
    Nov
    2010
    1:22pm, EST

    Jose Manuel Ribeiro / Reuters

    President Barack Obama and Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva (partially hidden) are sheltered by umbrellas during an arrival ceremony at the Presidential Palace before the start of the NATO summit in Lisbon on November 19, 2010.

    Obama arrives in Portugal for NATO summit

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    I like this photo because of layering and the way the photographer saw this unfold. A unique take on a standard arrival ceremony. More on Obama's trip.

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    OUR PRESIDENT!! Hand over Heart for Portugal but not the USA? How very reassuring.

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