Diogo Santiago is a celebrated Mozambican poet and intellectual, a well-known professor at the university in his country’s capital. In 2019, on the eve of a cyclone that will devastate the East African coast, he returns to his hometown of Beira to receive a tribute from his fellow citizens. As he travels across Mozambique, his […]
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Book | The Cartographer of Absences: A Novel | By Mia Couto – Editor’s Note
Posted on 30 September 2025.
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Marine science | The Largest Marine Protected Area in the North Atlantic – Azores
Posted on 28 September 2025.
The Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal, are positioning themselves at the forefront of marine conservation by approving the creation of a vast Marine Protected Area (MPA) network encompassing nearly 287,000 square kilometers of ocean. Officials in Ponta Delgada describe this designation as “the largest network of marine protected areas in the North Atlantic.” This […]
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Weather Alert | Hurricane Gabrielle headed toward the islands – Azores
Posted on 25 September 2025.
As Hurricane Gabrielle approaches the Azores, regional authorities are reinforcing emergency protocols and urging residents to prepare for significant impacts. The storm is expected to reach the archipelago late Thursday into Friday, bringing intense winds, heavy rainfall, high seas, and coastal flooding. Although weakening is anticipated as the system moves over cooler waters, it will […]
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Stephen Rebello | A Storyteller of Film, Secrets, Intrigue, and Suspense – Interview
Posted on 24 September 2025.
By Millicent Borges Accardi When we last interviewed* Portuguese-American writer Stephen Rebello, the movie Hitchcock, adapted for film from Rebello’s wonderful book, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of ‘Psycho’, had recently debuted. The 2012 biographical drama, starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlet Johansen, was receiving rave reviews as well as nominations for best original […]
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Diplomacy | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa delivers his final address at the UN General Assembly – New York, NY
Posted on 23 September 2025.
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will deliver his sixth and final address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today, Tuesday, marking the end of a cycle of interventions in which he has consistently defended multilateralism and international cooperation. This year, however, Portugal’s decision to formally recognize the State of […]
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Book | Grace Period | By Maria Judite de Carvalho – Editor’s Note
Posted on 22 September 2025.
Mateus Silva is at a crossroads, but too paralyzed to change direction in a life that he no longer seems to control. After 25 years away, he has returned to sell his childhood home so he can send his longtime girlfriend—whom he now realizes he may have never loved—on a trip to the Acropolis before […]
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