12 June 2021
Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, will be the keynote speaker at the 37th Annual Heritage Day of Portugal to be celebrated on June 25th, sponsored by the Massachusetts Portuguese American Legislative Caucus (PALC). According to the announcement by Senator Marc R. Pacheco (D-Taunton) and State Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford), co-chairmen of the Massachusetts […]
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10 June 2021
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, joined the celebrations of the Day of Portugal, June 1oth, by congratulating the Portuguese people in a letter addressed to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal. In the letter, President Biden wrote, “On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate you and the people […]
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08 June 2021
Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced a resolution to the 117th Congress (2021-2022), supporting the designation of June as “Portuguese National Heritage Month”. The H.Res 459 resolution, co-sponsored by Congressman David Valadao (R-CA), celebrates the historic, cultural, and significant contributions Portuguese Americans have made to the United States, “I’m honored to introduce this legislation that recognizes […]
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07 June 2021
Many British visitors to Portugal are counting the cost of having to rush home early amid the chaos created by the British Government’s sudden U-turn on its ‘green list’ travel arrangement. Among them is Tonia Christensen, who came to the Algarve, not to enjoy a getaway sunshine holiday, but to visit at long last her […]
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19 May 2021
Azoreans living abroad will elect, May 20-24, the newly established Azorean Diaspora Council (CDA) [Conselho da Diáspora Açoriana], an advisory body intended to strengthen the political and cultural ties between the Azorean communities around the world and the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The new created advisory body will “create conditions” for Azoreans residing abroad […]
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19 May 2021
Starting in June, television food show “Maria’s Portuguese Table” hosted by Portuguese American Chef and Maria Lawton, best known for her Azorean Green Bean, will be broadcast nationwide by the prestigious Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), to reach millions of viewers of in the United States. “I gave them a year of rights and they asked […]
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