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(1) Portugal Ambassador Fernando Andresen Guimarães in Washington and his wife with a Portuguese-American baby attending a gala festival in Memphis; (2) Folklore Group from St. Petersburg, FL and the Portuguese Ambassador and wife; (3) At the wine tasting: Ramiro Santos, Memphis Indian (India) Representative, and Victor Marques; (4) Fado del Rei Group from Portugal, sings and plays Portuguese music with celtic traditions--great success on Beale Street; (5) Portuguese Ambassador to the United Nations Antonio Monteiro and his wife with a Portuguese-American baby.
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(1) Fado singer Filipa Pais with Portuguese guitar player Antonio Chainho on the left, and Classic guitar player Pedro Nobrega on the right; (2) Carneiro Jacinto, Press attache, Embassy of Portugal; Victor Marques, Portuguese-American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta; Dr. Osvaldo Castro, Portuguese Secretary of State and Commerce and his chief of staff Dr. Fialho Lopes; Ramiro Santos, Portuguese food coordinator for the Festival; (3) Germantown Arts Center where the Portuguese Ballet Gulbenkian performed. Eng. Vital Morgado from the Portuguese Trade Mission in New York with Lurdes Mira and Victor Marques; (4) Portuguese Secretary of State Dr. Osvaldo Castro with two tourists wearing the Portugal T-shirt designed by the Memphis in May festival organization. Notice the Portuguese caravel.
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