Previous Activities

Year 2011:

• November 13 (afternoon): children's book signing at the "Foire du Vin et des Écrivains" at the invitation of Service du Livre Luxembourgeois
• November 12 (afternoon): children's book signing at the "Foire du Vin et des Écrivains" at the invitation of Service du Livre Luxembourgeois
• May 2nd: book signing at the Geneva Book Fair of the French and Portuguese paperback version of my juvenile play Father Christmas has the Flu at the invitation of Editions Publibook
• March 26: participation at the 7th Forum des Luxembourgeoises in collaboration with the association asbl Méridienne, in Libramont, Belgium
• March 20: book signing at the Paris Book Fair of the French and Portuguese paperback version of my juvenile play Father Christmas has the Flu at the invitation of Editions Publibook
• March 19: book signing at the Paris Book Fair of the French and Portuguese paperback version of my juvenile play Father Christmas has the Flu at the invitation of Editions Publibook
• February 16: participation at Café des Âges in Luxembourg, a citizen meeting with participants from all age levels, at the initiative of Festivasion

Year 2010:

• December 15 (at 18H30): conference on "Ethiopia - on the traces of the Portuguese heritage in the country of Prester John" at the iniciative of the Portuguese Cultural Centre (Instituto Camões) in Luxembourg
• March 27: book signing at the Paris Book Fair in France of my juvenile play Le Père Noël est enrhumé at the invitation of Editions Publibook
• March 5 (from 15H00 to 17H00): book signing at the Brussels Book Fair in Belgium of my juvenile play Le Père Noël est enrhumé at the invitation of Editions Publibook
• March 5 (from 13H00 to 15H00): book signing at the Brussels Book Fair in Belgium of my kids books at the invitation of Service du Livre Luxembourgeois
• February 26 (from 19H00 to 20H00): Reading of tales in Portuguese and German at the Alee Lycée school in Esch-Alzette, G. D. Luxembourg
• February 22nd : Visit to an English-speaking primary school in Bombay, India

Year 2009:

• November 21st and 22nd (from 15 to 16H00): Book Fair 2009 in Walferdange, Luxembourg, with kids' activities turning around science and maths inspired by the tales "The myth of Sissa", "Dido, queen of Carthage", "A snail's adventure", among others. Exhibition of my kids' books
• October 3rd and 4th (from 14H00 to 17H30): presentation at the Foire du Livre de Musson (Musson Book Fair), in Belgium, of my kids' book Il était une Fois une Maison published in February 2009 in Paris (Editions Persée)
• June 11: conference on Camões at the invitation of the France-Portugal association, during the official opening, in Oloron Sainte-Marie, France, of the exhibition on the life and work of this great Portuguese poet
• June 10: pedagogical activity at the Cultural Centre Leclerc at the invitation of the France-Portugal association, during the celebrations in honour of the great Portuguese poet Camões, in Oloron Sainte-Marie, France
• June 9: round-table about Portuguese literature at the invitation of the France-Portugal association, during the celebrations in honour of the great Portuguese poet Camões, in Oloron Sainte-Marie, France
• April 25 (from 10H00 to 14H00) and 26 (from 14H15 to 18H15): book signing at the Geneva Book Fair in Switzerland, of my book for children Le Père Noël est enrhumé
• April 22nd: pedagogical activity (see photos) at the French section of the European School in Luxembourg during the World Book Day
• April 5, after 14H30: book signing at the Limbourg Book and Comics Fair in Belgium
• March 14: literary activity during the 26th Festival of Migrations, Cultures and Citizenship, in collaboration with the association Amitié Portugal-Luxembourg in Luxembourg
• March 6, from 13H00 to 15H00, stand 242: book signing at the Brussels Book Fair in Belgium of my new children's book Il était une fois une Maison
• January 23rd: pedagogical activity (see a few photos) at the Portuguese section of the European School in Luxembourg
• January 15 onwards: Portuguese language course at Dexia in Luxembourg, in collaboration with PRO-FIT S.A.

Year 2008:

• November 14 to December 5: Portuguese language course at Dexia in Luxembourg, in collaboration with PRO-FIT S.A.
• October 4-5 (from 11H30 to 18H): "Foire du Livre de Musson", in Belgium, at the invitation of the Service du Livre Luxembourgeois
• June 8: Awarding Gala of the Talentos 2007 prizes (photos), in Portugal, for which I received a nomination in the area of Literature (Portuguese culture in any language)
• Mai 25 (at 15H30): reading of children tales during the official opening of the Library of the Intercultural Centre of the Wiltz section of the association Amitié Portugal-Luxembourg
• May 6 to 28: Portuguese language course for the Luxemburgish organization PRO-FIT S.A., in Luxembourg
• May 4 (afternoon): performance (in Portuguese language) of my theatre play for children "Penguin and the Fig Tree" (see the video in YouTube) by a group of teenagers of the Portuguese Cultural Centre of Esch/Alzette, in Luxembourg, during the 30th anniversary of the association Amitié Portugal-Luxembourg
• March 15 and 16 (afternoon): participation in the 8e Salon du Livre et des Cultures (photo with Radu, son of the Romanian illustrator Cristian Polocoser) in collaboration with the Association Amitié Portugal-Luxembourg, during the 25th Festival of Migrations, Cultures and Citizenship organized by CLAE in Luxembourg
• January 21st to 31st: Portuguese language course at Dexia in Luxembourg, in collaboration with PRO-FIT S.A.

Year 2007:

• November 24 and 25: "Weekend of the Book" at the Centre Culturel Schungfabrik, Tétange, G.D. Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Association Amitié Portugal-Luxembourg
• October 5 and 6, between 11.30 AM and 4.30 PM: "Foire du Livre de Musson", Belgium, at the invitation of the Service du Livre Luxembourgeois
• June 29: Book Fair during the inauguration of the European Cultural Pole at Aubange, in Belgium, at the invitation of Service du Livre Luxembourgeois
• June 10: Meeting of authors during the Festival of the Natural Park of Haute-Sûre, in Belgique, at the invitation of Service du Livre Luxembourgeois
• March 21: Conference on the Lusitano Horse, at the iniciative of the Portuguese Cultural Centre (Instituto Camões) in Luxembourg
• March 18: Pedagogical and literary activity in collaboration with the Association Amitié Portugal-Luxembourg, during the 24th Festival of Migrations, Cultures and Citizenship organized by CLAE in Luxembourg

2006:

• September 29 and 30, between 2 PM and 6.30 PM: "Foire du Livre de Musson", Belgium, at the invitation of the Service du Livre Luxembourgeois
• June 8, at the Tismana high school, in Romania: performance of the children's theatre play Pingouin et le Figuier (see the video in YouTube)
• March 19, in the afternoon: public reading of a text on "Dire nos terres, nos voyages, nos migrations" during the 23rd Festival of Migrations, Cultures and Citizenship organized by CLAE in Luxembourg
• February 15, between 3 PM and 5 PM: Foire du Livre de Bruxelles 2006 (Brussels Book Fair) by iniciative of the Service du Livre Luxembourgeois

Year 2005

• October 1-2: Book Fair, at Musson, Belgium
• June: Participation in the literary contest promoted by the "Cercle International d'Expression Littéraire et Artistique" (CIELA), in Eauze, France
• March 6: 5th Book and Culture Fair, during the 22nd Festival of Migrations, Cultures and Citizenship, in Luxemburg-city, G.D. Luxemburg
• March 3: Book Fair 2005", in Brussels, Belgium
• February 22nd to June 14: Portuguese language course for the Luxemburgish organization PRO-FIT S.A., in Luxembourg
• February 5-6: Book Fair, at Ligny, Belgium

Year 2004:

• November 18-20: "Salon des Régions du Livre", in Arlon, Belgium
• Novembe 13: Award ceremony of the literary prize at the contest promoted by the "Cercle International d'Expression Littéraire et Artistique" (CIELA), in Eauze, France
• October 9-10: Les Ailes du Livre 2004, in Longwy, France
• October 2-3: Book Fair, in Musson, Belgium
• June: Participation in the literary contest promoted by the "Cercle International d'Expression Littéraire et Artistique" (CIELA), in Eauze, France
• May 22-23: Weekend of the Novel, in Virton, Belgium
• February 29: "2nd European Book Fair", organized by CEPAL, in Thionville, France

Year 2003:

• December: participation in the literary contest of "Les Poètes de la Cité" in Geneva, Switzerland;
• November 22-23: "Journées du Livre", organized by "Association Littéraire et Culturelle", in Longuyon, France;
• September 21st: award ceremony of the literary prizes at the CEPAL's 8th International Literary Contest, in Thionville, France;
• April: participation in CEPAL's 8th International Literary Contest, in Thionville, France;
• March 8 and 9: Les Ailes du Livre, in Longwy, France;
• March 8: round-table on "L'évolution de la condition féminine au cours des âges" (the evolution of woman's condition during the course of History), organized by Femmes Solidaires, in Longwy, France; (read chronicle on my participation: in Portuguese language)

In 2002:

• December 17: special journey for school children in co-operation with the Library at St. Hubert, Belgium;
• November 17: Walferdange Book Festival, in Walferdange, Luxemburg;
• October 5-6: II Grand Book Fair, in Musson, Belgium;
• 23 May: at the invitation of the organizing committee (Inspection de l'Education Nationale), I participated in "a day at school" ("Partages littéraires à l'école"), in Longwy, France.
  (read the poems and see the drawings made by the children);
• 13-16 May: at the invitation of the organizing committee, I was present at the 2nd International Children Book Fair Bücher bauen Brücken, in Saarbrücken, Germany;
• 21 April: at the invitation of the Paliseul Townhall (Belgium), I was present at the literary event Je lis dans ma commune (I read in my region), on the occasion of the World Day proclaimed by UNESCO;
• 6 March: presentation at a Portuguese School in Brussels of the CD-ROM for children A Aventura do Barry, the Portuguese version of the book already published in French language;
• 7 February: presentation at the Instituto Camões in Luxemburg of the same CD-ROM
  (see a few pictures taken during this presentation)

In 2001:

• December 8: presentation at the Fnac, Lisbon, Portugal, of the CD-ROM A Aventura do Barry(Portuguese version of the book already published in French language)
• November 18: Automne du Livre, in Athus, Belgium
• October 14: First Book Fair, in Musson, Belgium
• May 9: the author addressed a conference about the European Union, at a high school in Oeiras, Portugal
• April 26: the author addressed a conference about the Portuguese Maritime Discoveries, at the Université du Temps Libre, in Arlon, Belgium

In 2000:

• November 18: Automne du Conte, in Athus, Belgium
• September 15-17: Livre 2000, in Namur, Belgium
• March 9-12, 2000, Luxemburgish Book Festival, at the Kirchberg, Luxemburg
• February 26-27, 2000, week-end of the book, in Musson, Belgium

In 1999:

• Participation in a literary contest in Paris, France, with the novel Il était une fois... un homme et une femme (There was once... a man and a woman).
• Participation in the David Thomas Prize, organized by the Financial Times, with the project How many lives can you improve with £5,000?