British Council Portugal

INFORMATION SERVICES

Library and information services
The Reading Challenge
Useful links

USEFUL LINKS - PORTUGAL - UK

GENERAL: WORLD (all in English)
World telephone numbers
World public holidays
Currency converter from xe.com
On-line translation from Altavista

EUROPE
Europa: Access to the official bodies and documentation of the European Union
European work experience programme: Commercial organisation which arranges work placements
European Parliament

BOOKS, LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION
The British Library
Library and Information Science in BUBL LINK
A Rubi: Rede Universitária
University Libraries and Information network/
Rede Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas
Instituto Português do Livro e das Bibliotecas
UK public libraries

NEWSPAPER AND MEDIA
Expresso (P): Widely-read newspaper published on Saturdays
Diário de Notícias (P): Authoritative daily
Público (newspaper) (P): Modern and informative
The News (E): Algarve-based English-language weekly
Radio e televisão de Portugal (RTP) teletext service online
Links to all British Press online (E)
Online UK media directory (includes radio player with all licenced stations)

PUBLIC SECTOR
UK Office for National Statistics
UK Government Information Service Index of all government organisations (E)
UK Parliament
Portuguese Embassy in London
British Embassy in Portugal - Embaixada Britânica em Portugal - Visas, passports, travel, commerce
Welcome to Portugal: travel, trade, investment, government

TOURISM UK

GB4U: Visit Britain Club for the younger visitor with discounts for members
Visit Britain - British Tourism/Turismo Britânico
UK train/bus/coach planner
What's on: Time Out - London

Interactive UK town tours
Planning to visit one of the following towns? Have a virtual interactive tour first! Visit MAI Technology's Earth Project Tours of towns: Bath, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Cambridge, Chichester, Christchurch, Dover, Guildford, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Northampton, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Sheffield, Southampton, Swanage, Weymouth, Winchester

Interactive maps of Portugal (Sapo)
Portuguese Tourist Board (E)
The "Official" Tourism in Portugal site
Portugal Hotel Guide
Lonely Planet: Portugal (E)
Portugal virtual (P)
Tourism in Lisbon (E)
Other regions on-line via Sapo (P)

Culture: Festivals in the UK

Arts festivals
Trade fairs and exhibitions
Festivals

Cultural organisations in Portugal

Centro Cultural de Belém
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Instituto Camões
Culturgest
Companhia Nacional de Bailado

Other Useful links

footballportugal: Portuguese football news in English
Collection of homepages for Portugal (E)
BBC Prime schedules
BBC World homepage
BBC World Service homepage

Sapo: Portuguese search engine

Portuguese in the UK
Note that the inclusion of any commercial company on this page does not mean that it is recommended by the British Council.

Ensino de português no Reino Unido/Teaching opportunities/
www.instituto-camoes.pt

Aprendizagem de Português no Reino Unido/Learning Portuguese in the UK
www.instituto-camoes.pt
www.educationuk.org
www.canninghouse.com/portuguese.htm

Guia: recursos para aprender Português/Guide: learning Portuguese resources
www.orbislingua.com/eb-8.htm
www.docnmail.com/learnmore/language/portuguese.htm

Studying in Portugal?
www.universia.pt/conteudos/internacional/internacional_boasvindas_ingles.jsp

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