29 September 2026
Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
23 September 2026
Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican. The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]
Posted in Featured, People, Politics, Portugal, Religion, World
21 September 2026
Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
13 September 2026
The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, Sports, World
11 September 2026
As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, Terceira
10 September 2026
Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state. Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]
