This year’s annual celebrations of Carnival all over in the Algarve are full of colourful costumes and loud music. The traditional day for carnival will be at Shrove Tuesday, which this year lands on February 21. The celebrations will go on the whole weekend before and every small town will usually hold some kind of celebration before the period of Lent will start on the following Wednesday.

Parades are in the following towns:
Carnival of Loulé
Date: 18, 19 and 21  February
Location: Avenida José da Costa Mealha
Org: City of Loulé

Carnival in Quarteira - Loulé
Date: 17 February - Schoolchildren’s parades
Date: 18 and 19 February - Parades start at 3pm

Location: Infante Sagres Avenue
More information at Câmara Loulé, Phone 289 400 811

Carnival in Alte- Loulé
Date: 19 and 21 February - Parades from 3pm to 6pm
More information at Câmara Loulé, Phone 289 400 811

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Picture of the day: Almond Blossom in the Algarve 2012

(c) photo by Alexander Hammer

For the 16th consecutive year afpop has arranged for euroFINESCO to present a series of IRS Tax Seminars to provide the information that residents in Portugal and people moving to Portugal need to know about their obligations for presenting their Tax Declarations to the Finanças.  The seminar subject will include the latest information about personal allowances, how to submit the annual Declaration and penalties for false declarations and late submissions.

The presenters from euroFINESCO will give impartial advice about all matters to do with individual taxation and will answer questions of general interest in open forum.  They will also be available to give more specific advice on individual cases after the group session has ended.

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Join the Seminar "TAX SEMINAR - Planning for your future taxes" by the BPCC (British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce) on Friday 27 January 2012 at the the Holiday Inn Hotel (former Garbe Hotel) in Armação de Pêra. The events starts at 9:30 and the entry costs are EUR 22,- per person.

TAX SEMINAR - Planning for your taxes future

• The most beneficial and efficient tax ways for setting up a business in Portugal
• Different ways of taxation for 2012
  - IRS tax
  • Residents and non residents
  • Freelancers / empresários em nome individual
  • Capital gains tax
  - IRC tax
  • Sole Trade Companies (Sociedades Unipessoais)
  • LDA Companies
  • SA Companies
  • Offshore Companies
  • Capital gains tax
• IMI tax, exemptions
• IMT tax, exemptions
• IVA tax, exemptions
• Social security exemptions
• Legal requirements for organized accounting of a company
• Proper organization of documentation
• Income and expenses outside Portugal, including offshore Companies
• Government grants

The second speaker will be Dra. Domitilia dos Santos, Senior Vice-President and Senior Portfolio Manager in one of the largest financial services company in the world will give a presentation on "Financial Education".

For bookings, please contact Ms. Helena Fernandes h.fernandes@bpcc.pt or phone (+351) 213 942 020. If you´ve have made a reservation already we will make notice and refund you the difference. Despite the venue change, the event is scheduled for the exact same time as before, with check-in at 9h30 and lunch at 13h15.

Internet: www.bpcc.pt