By David Mendonça, Contributor (*) -nominated Portuguese fado singer Carminho is currently touring the U.S. in support of her latest recording, “Eu Vou Morrer de Amor ou Resistir” (I will die from love or I’ll resist). Carminho’s new album is already recognized as a landmark contribution to fado music. Like the best of this music, […]
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Community | Carminho returns for a Fado concert touring – United States
Posted on 20 October 2025.
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Book | Translating from the Portuguese: A Life Translated | By Elizabeth Lowe – Editor’s Note
Posted on 20 October 2025.
Elizabeth Lowe charts her journey to becoming a translator through a series of vignettes relating her life as a “third-culture kid” and living and working abroad in a kaleidoscope of cultures and languages. She lived in Germany as a young child immediately after the Second World War while her father worked in the Nuremburg trials […]
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Community | PALCUS 27th Annual Leadership Awards Gala – Washington, D.C.
Posted on 19 October 2025.
The Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) hosted its 27th Annual Leadership Awards Gala at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of outstanding Portuguese-Americans across a wide spectrum of professions and community endeavors. The 27th Annual Leadership Awards Gala brought together Portuguese-American leaders, elected […]
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Rabo de Peixe | Netflix premieres season two of acclaimed “Turn of the Tide” – Azores
Posted on 17 October 2025.
Netflix today premieres season two of the acclaimed Portuguese series Rabo de Peixe (Turn of the Tide), continuing the thrilling saga that first placed the Azores on the global streaming map. Produced by Ukbar Filmes in partnership with Netflix, the series has become one of the platform’s most-watched non-English shows, ranking in the Top 10 […]
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Terceira | U.S. Government shutdown leaves workers at Lajes Air Base without pay – Azores
Posted on 17 October 2025.
Hundreds of Portuguese civilian workers employed at the U.S. Air Force’s Lajes Field (Base das Lajes) on Terceira Island, Azores, have gone without pay as a direct consequence of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The situation has created a bilateral diplomatic reaction. According to reports, confirmed by the Government of the Azores, Portuguese employees working […]
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Book | The First Boat | By José Saramago – Editor’s Note
Posted on 16 October 2025.
International award winner! A beautifully illustrated story book for kids 4-8 about the importance of nature and community, from Nobel Prize winner José Saramago. The sea is the universe close to us. Here is the story of a man who lives at the water’s edge, watching the rise and fall of the shoreline. It is […]
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