Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, Catapult, The Common, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, JMWW, River Teeth, Literal Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have just bought a mansion in Melides, Portugal, as reported by the Daily Mail. The couple decided to leave Europe a […]
Portugal is set to launch a new monthly train ticket before 2024 is out, giving holders access to nearly all urban, regional, inter-regional and inter-city services […]
While Portugal’s capital Lisbon is located on the seafront, residents and tourists often flock to the closest beaches on the hottest days of the year, causing […]
Lufthansa’s CEO, Carsten Spohr, has met with members of the Portuguese government on 2 September with a view to building on discussions about a German takeover […]
Portugal’s tourism sector has had a record-breaking first half of 2024, with foreign visitor numbers up by 7.5% between January and June, according to national figures. […]
Portugal is in the midst of a tourism boom, with 2023 figures exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 7.7% at 32.5 million visitors. There was also a significant […]
Overtourism is often mentioned in the same breath as housing poverty and soaring inflation, but in proof that the phenomenon affects the affluent too, even residents […]
Portugal is raising awareness of the months-long drought affecting the country with a campaign that aims to show arrivals at Faro Airport exactly how much water […]
The French luxury hotel chain, Maison Albar Hotels (MAH) is opening a second property in Portugal. This July, the small village of Moure, located one hour […]
Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air is set to strengthen its Latin American network once more, with a new route and the resumption of a former connection […]
Portugal’s tourism authorities are setting their sights on China, with a new target to welcome half a million Chinese visitors and a million overnight stays per […]
After more than 50 years of trying to find the perfect location for a new airport to replace Lisbon’s current Humberto Delgado Airport (AHD), the council […]