In yesterday's episode of "Contacto Goa" the persons who spoke were: Bondo Fernandes, Herman Abreu, Aida Menezes Braganza, Yolanda Sousa, Heta Pandit, Francisco Bruto da costa, Victor Albuquerque, Fr Joaquim Loiola Pereira, Fr Fillipe Neri Ferrao, Mohini Soma Naik & Bertha Rocha.
RTPI is a free-to-air channel available in Middle East on Hotbird 1,2,3,4,6 at 13 degrees East along with hundreds of other channels. Avelino _____ RTPI to telecast 13-part Portuguese series on Goa BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 10 - Announcing the broadcast of "Contacto Goa", a unique thirteen-part TV series that follows the fascinating trail of the legacy of Portuguese rule in India, a legacy that continues to survive even today, more than 40 years after they left Indian shores. The Portuguese series can be watched on the RTP International (RTPI) channel, a Portuguese language channel available on select Indian cable networks, with an estimated viewership of 24 million people across the world. The series will feature intriguing stories of people, institutions and events that continue to sustain the centuries old cultural ties between the two nations. Though the focus of the series will be Goa and Goans, it will also travel to other territories, which have had a Portuguese presence, such as Daman, Diu, and Kerala. Each episode of Contacto Goa will be of approximately twenty-five minutes duration and will feature three or four individual stories, covering subjects like art, music, food, cultural events etc. The second episode will be telecast on February 12 at 8:15pm, with a repeat of the same on February 13 at 10 am. The other episodes will be telecast every two weeks until July, on Sundays and Mondays at the above timings.
