Posted on 24 March 2023.
In The Drinker of Horizons, the award-winning author Mia Couto brings the epic love story between a young Mozambican woman named Imani and the Portuguese sergeant Germano de Melo to its stirring close. We resume where The Sword and the Spear left off: While Germano is left behind in Africa, serving with the Portuguese military, […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Mozambique, People, Portugal, World
Posted on 20 March 2023.
Portuguese Canadian, Peter Moreira, was appointed Police Chief of the Police Force of the Durham region, east of Toronto, in southern Ontario, Canada. The son of emigrants from São Miguel, he was born in Canada. He is the first Police Chief of Portuguese descent to take the post. A former superintendent of the Toronto Police, […]
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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, São Miguel, World
Posted on 20 March 2023.
The Rhode Island Senate approved legislation to rename the Community College of Rhode Island’s Newport campus in honor of former Portuguese American Senate President Maria Teresa Paiva Weed. The granddaughter of Azorean immigrants, she is the daughter of Arthur J. and Marie Paiva. “Teresa is a trailblazer who has made a powerful, positive difference for […]
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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, World
Posted on 20 March 2023.
There have been a great many reported sightings of Madeleine McCann since her disappearance in 2007, but the claim by a young woman that she is probably Madeleine is getting enormous media coverage worldwide and prompting yet more bizarre speculation. The latest claim could be proven in the coming days or weeks, though it seems […]
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Posted in Featured, People, Portugal, World
Posted on 19 March 2023.
The Portuguese produced the earliest records for regions in West Africa, none more important than the Gold Coast. This edited volume provides a unique collection of sources written in Portuguese, Latin, Italian, French, and Spanish for Africa’s Gold Coast, from the late 15th to 17th century. Students, scholars, and professionals with an avid interest in […]
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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World
Posted on 19 March 2023.
By Naseer Ahmad Portugal has enjoyed friendly relations, which has stood the test of times, with United States. So, it is natural for Portugal to send the country’s best diplomats to Washington DC. H.E. Ambassador Francisco Duarte Lopes is one of the ablest diplomats to represent Portugal at a critical time in history. In accepting […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Portugal