Portugal has extended its citizenship to the grandchildren born abroad to Portuguese nationals. According to the new ruling, approved by the Portuguese Parliament on Wednesday, July 29, those born outside Portugal who have at least one grandparent of Portuguese nationality, are granted Portuguese citizenship by extension immediately. On 29 May 2015, the Portuguese Parliament had adopted […]
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Community: Citizenship granted to grandchildren of Portuguese expats – Portugal
Posted on 29 July 2015.
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In the clear: Leonor Antunes opens installation at the New Museum – NYC, NY
Posted on 28 July 2015.
By Patricia Silva, Contributor (*) As matter refined by human thought and shaped by the hand, materials carry meanings, histories, metaphors, and various units of social measurement. Leonor Antunes’ current installation at the Lobby Gallery of the New Museum of Contemporary Art — I stand like a mirror before you — invites us to consider spatial and […]
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Community: 2015 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament – New Bedford, MA
Posted on 28 July 2015.
The Portuguese community of New Bedford, MA, is organizing the 2015 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament to be held over the weekend at the Madeira Field in the city’s North End’s area. In its 101st edition, the event begins Thursday July 30 and ends Sunday August 2, gathering over 100,000 people coming from all over […]
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Book: ‘Before 1492 -The Portuguese Discovery of America’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 27 July 2015.
‘Before 1492: The Portuguese Discovery of America’ presents a compelling argument, based upon known historical facts and reasonable scientific deductions, that Portuguese mariners discovered America at least a decade before Columbus set sail on the Santa Maria, Niña and Pinta. The primary evidence for this theory is a map, now on permanent display at the […]
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Update: Valadao and Costa probe Department of Defense Report related to Lajes Field – Washington, DC
Posted on 25 July 2015.
In a new development, House Representatives David G. Valadao (R-CA) and Jim Costa (D-CA) led a bipartisan letter, which was signed by 111 Members of Congress, requesting that funding be withheld for construction activity related to the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex (JIAC) at Royal Air Force (RAF) Croughton “until the Committee completes its investigation into […]
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Travel alert: Portuguese baggage handlers on strike July 31 – Portugal
Posted on 23 July 2015.
Portuguese ground handling baggage workers, at Lisbon Portela Airport, will go on a five-hour strike next week, July 31, from 9:00am to 3:00pm local time. Flights to and from Lisbon will be delayed at the airport with disruptions in luggage services. The strike is being called by the Union of Workers of the Aviation and […]
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