• Paulo Duarte / AP

    Rough surf lashes a pier near a lighthouse at Douro's river mouth in Porto, Portugal, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Strong winds and heavy rain have been battering Portugal in the past few days.

    Stormy waters near lighthouse in Portugal

    By Elena Grothe

    You can see more wave crashing images on PhotoBlog here.

  • Paulo Duarte / AP

    Performers dressed as Santa Claus participate in the annual Santa Claus parade, Sunday, Dec. 12, in Porto, Portugal. Thousands staged a parade in an attempt to break the Guinness Book record of the most people dressed as Santa Claus.

    Portuguese parade attempts to break record for most people dressed as Santa

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    Somehow this large of a flame doesn't look like a good idea around a costume that probably has a high polyester content...but that's just my opinion.