The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, highlighted the role of the Azores as a privileged meeting point between countries and continents offering the conditions to host more and larger private events on a global scale. Vasco Cordeiro spoke at the opening session of WorldConexall 2018, an international conference promoted by […]
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Vasco Cordeiro: Azores have great potential to host international events – Azores
Posted on 05 June 2018.
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Music Director: Conductor Joana Carneiro resigns from Berkeley Symphony – San Francisco, CA
Posted on 02 June 2018.
Portuguese conductor Joana Carneiro resigned her position after nine years as music director of the Berkeley Symphony, San Francisco, California. She plans to continue visiting the Bay Area as an emerita music director. Joana Carneiro has returned to Portugal where she is the principal conductor of the Orquesta Sinfonica Portuguesa at the Teatro São Carlos […]
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Lara Gularte: Her sense of identity is rooted in the middle of the ocean – Interview
Posted on 02 June 2018.
By Millicent Accardi Lara Gularte lives and writes in the Sierra foothills of California where her poetry often depicts Portuguese culture and heritage. During the California Gold Rush, her relatives traveled from the Azores for gold mining, but, instead they turned to ranching. Kissing the Bee is Gularte’s first full-length poetry collection and depicts her […]
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June: ‘Month of Portugal’ in the United States honors Portuguese heritage – Portugal
Posted on 01 June 2018.
The Portuguese-American community in the United States is celebrating June ‘Month of Portugal’ to honor 900 years of Portuguese history and the friendship between Portugal and the United States. Organized by the Embassy of Portugal in Washington and the many Portuguese Consulates in the United States, in partnership with many Portuguese community based organizations, the […]
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Travel: Azores Airlines returns to Providence Green Airport starting June 8 – Rhode Island
Posted on 31 May 2018.
This summer the Azores Airlines will resume its very popular nonstop Providence service, from Green Airport to Ponta Delgada, Azores, for the convenience of the travelers in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut. The airline will also offer 11 weekly flights from Boston Logan Airport to both São Miguel and Terceira islands. The flight […]
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Parliament: Portuguese lawmakers reject euthanasia and assisted suicide– Portugal
Posted on 29 May 2018.
Portuguese lawmakers voted this week to reject a bill to legalize euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide for terminal patients. The bill, proposed by the ruling Socialist Party, almost succeed, failing on a 115-110 vote with four abstentions, folowing a heated debate where lawmakers were asked to vote according their conscience independently of their party affiliation. […]
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