Portugal has been barred with bans and/or restrictions to enter 17 countries in Europe, due to the recent increase in domestic new infections by COVID’19, considered now to be a high-risk country by the European Union Agency for Aviation Safety. The country has been coded in “red” in the color system that classifies the transmissibility […]
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COVID’19: Portuguese banned from visiting 17 countries – Portugal
Posted on 19 June 2020.
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Report: Population increased for the first time in 10 years – Portugal
Posted on 15 June 2020.
For the first time in 10 years, the Portuguese population has increased 0.19 percent in 2019, compared to 2018, thanks to immigration, the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported today. On the 31st of December 2019, the resident population in Portugal was estimated at 10,295,909 persons, 19,292 more than in 2018. In 2019, half of the […]
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Honor: Maria Lawton nominated for Emmy Award – Boston, MA
Posted on 12 June 2020.
Portuguese American media personality, Maria Lawton, was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of “Program Host/Moderator” by the Boston/New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The virtual awards ceremony is taking place on June 13. Recognized for her culinary talent, Lawton is best known as the “Azorean Green […]
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Comment: Portugal is a place of peace – by Len Port
Posted on 12 June 2020.
The 2020 Global Peace Index just released reveals that Portugal remains one of the most peaceful countries in the world. This latest, highly-respected index indicates that conflicts and crises that emerged in the past decade have begun to abate, only to be replaced with a new wave of tension and uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 […]
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Appointed: Paula Noversa Director Center For Portuguese Studies – UMass Dartmouth
Posted on 10 June 2020.
UMass Dartmouth recently announced that Dr. Paula Celeste Gomes Noversa was chosen as the new Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture. The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, established in 1975, is a multidisciplinary international education and outreach organization dedicated to the study of the language, literature, and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. […]
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Congratulations! Portugal remains third most peaceful country in the world – Global Peace
Posted on 10 June 2020.
Portugal ranked again as the third most peaceful country in the world, among 163 states and territories, after Iceland and New Zealand, the Global Peace Index reported today. In 2014, Portugal ranked 18th, having moved up to third in 2019. The report by the Institute for Economics & Peace also reveals that Portugal ranks first […]
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