The creation of the beloved figure “Zé Povinho”, the iconic everyman created by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846–1905), is being celebrated today in Portugal for his 150th anniversary, marking a century‑and‑a‑half since his debut on 12 June 1875 in the satirical magazine A Lanterna Mágica. Attention once again turns to the enduring legacy of his creator, one of the nation’s […]
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Zé Povinho | Satirical beloved popular icon celebrated today – Portugal
Posted on 12 June 2025.
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Community | California Legislature Honors Portuguese-American Community – Sacramento, CA
Posted on 11 June 2025.
On June 9, 2025, the California State Assembly and Senate jointly honored the Portuguese-American community by adopting Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR 91) introduced on May 29, 2025, by Assembly member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry. The resolution officially proclaims June as Portuguese Heritage Month, recognizes June 10 as the Day of Portugal, and designates June 9 as the […]
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Community | SL Benfica and FC Porto playing in the 2025 Club World Cup – FIFA, US
Posted on 10 June 2025.
Portugal’s two most relevant football clubs, FC Porto and SL Benfica, are officially set to represent the Portuguese nation on the world stage at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, taking place for the first time in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025. This marks the first time both clubs will […]
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Book | Midnight Is Not in Everyone’s Reach | By António Lobo Antunes | Editor’s Note
Posted on 10 June 2025.
A polyphonic novel set over the course of three days, Midnight is Not in Everyone’s Reach is a stunning meditation on memory and time from António Lobo Antunes, considered by many to be Portugal’s greatest living writer. The year is 2011, and our aging narrator has returned to Alto da Vigia to say goodbye to […]
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Book | Hummingbird | By Elaine Ávila – Editor’s Note
Posted on 09 June 2025.
When forced to choose a topic for a mandatory high school project, Alex sarcastically says “hummingbirds” because one is hovering outside the window. Alex has no idea that this offhand choice will lead them to uncover hidden family histories in a mysterious journal from the 1860s, find an essential role in a community nest-finding network, […]
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June 9th | Azores Day celebrates self-rule and religious traditions – Azores
Posted on 09 June 2025.
Today, June 9, the people of the Azores are celebrating Azores Day—Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores (Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores)—a regional public holiday observed each year on the Monday following Pentecost, also known as Holy Spirit Monday. This movable feast honors both the archipelago’s deeply rooted religious traditions and its […]
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