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CCRAI: Azorean Government promotes full integration of foreign workers Viva! Portuguese nation celebrates 50 years of democracy and freedom! Culture: Literary residencies created for world writers Opinion: Portugal vows to cooperate with the European Union – Len Port Travel Alert: Visa challenges ahead of the Paris Olympics
 

CCRAI: Azorean Government promotes full integration of foreign workers – Azores

The Azorean Government has implemented the “Guide to Hiring Foreign Citizens in the Azores,” a policy aimed at developing initiatives and strategies to promote the full integration of foreign workers. The document offers “important information” for employers and future foreign employees in the Region. Acknowledging their active contribution to the enrichment of Azorean society in […]

Viva! Portuguese nation celebrates 50 years of democracy and freedom! – Portugal

Portugal celebrates today the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos), the nation’s “Freedom Day,” when a military coup ended the Estado Novo authoritarian regime, led by Antonio Oliveira Salazar, Europe’s longest-lived dictatorship and 13 years of colonial wars in Africa. On April 25, 1974, some 200 to 300 officers calling themselves the […]

Culture: Literary residencies created for world writers – Azores

The President of the Azorean Government, José Manuel Bolieiro, announced the creation of a pioneering literary residency program for world writers. The initiative was revealed during a book launch event at the Letras Lavadas bookshop in Ponta Delgada. The occasion marked the release of David Lopes’s new book Uma Varanda Sobre Tóquio, Almedina (2023) Polish […]

Opinion: Portugal vows to cooperate with the European Union – Len Port

New Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, was speaking in Brussels this week when he emphasized that Portugal has a “very strong commitment” to the European Union, both in domestic and foreign policy, especially regarding Ukraine and the Middle East. Portugal’s minister of foreign affairs, Paulo Rangel, personally told the Iranian ambassador to Lisbon that his country […]

Travel Alert: Visa challenges ahead of the Paris Olympics – France

As the countdown to the 2024 Olympics in Paris begins, Portuguese are gearing up to follow the games, but many may face unexpected hurdles in the form of visa requirements. With the Olympics fast approaching, world enthusiasts and supporters are busy making preparations, from travel arrangements to ensuring they have the necessary documentation to enter […]

World Champion: Swimmer Diogo Ribeiro won the Gold Medal – Doha, Qatar

13 February 2024

Portuguese swimmer, Diogo Ribeiro. won the Gold Medal in the 50-meter butterfly category, becoming the world champion at the 2024 Swimming World Championships taking place in Doha, Qatar. Diogo Ribeiro completed the distance in 22.97 seconds, ahead of North American Michael Andrew (23.07) and Australian Cameron McEvoy (23.08). Speaking after becoming World Champion, Diogo Ribeiro […]

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Posted in Awards, Featured, People, Portugal, Sports, World

Book | Patterns of Portugal: A Journey | by Christine Chitnis – Editor’s Note

06 February 2024

In this gorgeous book, writer and photographer Christine Chitnis invites you to celebrate the unique, timeless beauty of Portugal through the stunning designs and hues that define Portugal’s countryside, coast, small towns, and cosmopolitan cities. This collection features over 200 stunning photographs that illustrate the ways that color and pattern are woven into the very […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Photography, Portugal

Opinion | Algarve is perfect for growing cannabis – Len Port

05 February 2024

By Len Port A Danish company has started producing large quantities of medical cannabis, in Algarve, on a farm in the municipality of Lagoa, where it is being grown within strict legal and security rules for medicinal cannabis. The company aims to export to several countries in Europe from the middle of this year. Scientists […]

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Posted in Business, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Reelected: Center-right President José Manuel Bolieiro defeats socialists – Azores

05 February 2024

The President of the Government of the Azores, incumbent José Manuel Bolieiro, was reelected for a second term following the snap elections held on February 4. The leader of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), he defeated former President of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, the leader of the Socialist Party (PS) in the region. This was […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Community | Joseph George Ray Portuguese American Archives – Rhode Island College

31 January 2024

Rhode Island College has announced the establishment of the “Joseph George Ray Portuguese American Archives Endowed Fund” endowed by Marie Fraley, co-founder and former director of the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College (RIC). The “Joseph George Ray the Portuguese American Archives”, named in honor of Fraley’s father, aims to […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal

Nathan Tavares | Everything sci-fi from superheroes to mythology – Interview

31 January 2024

By Millicent Borges Accardi The writer Nathan Tavares hails from southeastern Massachusetts, where he grew up in a Portuguese-American community that helped develop his love for fantastical stories: everything from superheroes to mythology. In college, he studied English, receiving an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University, in Cambridge, MA. His short fiction has appeared […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World