Nassau County, one of the largest counties in the United States, has officially announced their honorees and program for its 2013 Portugal Day Celebration on Long Island, NY. County Executive Ed Mangano and Comptroller George Maragos will also honor the 75 year-old community of almost 7,500 Portuguese-Americans at the Theodore Roosevelt Legislative & Executive Building […]
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Portugal Day: Portuguese American community to honor their own – Nassau County, NY
Posted on 21 May 2013.
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Terceira: China’s interest in strategic Lajes Field unfolding – Azores
Posted on 21 May 2013.
Evidence of Chinese fleets routinely patrolling the Atlantic Ocean, near the Azores, is raising speculation that China may have thrown an eye on the military Lajes Air Field, on Terceira Island, jointly managed by Portugal and the United States. According to the Asia Times, “The whole psychodrama unfolded at the end of June 2012, when […]
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Travel: SATA launching one-stop service from Boston to Porto – Portugal
Posted on 20 May 2013.
Starting in June, the Azores-based SATA airline is launching one-stop service from Boston to Porto, mainland Portugal, it was announced Monday. According to the announcement, SATA will offer wide-body jet service to Porto four times a week, from June to September, with a stop in the Azores in both economy and business classes. Beginning April, […]
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Book: Imperial Portugal in the Age of Revolutions – By Gabriel Paquette – Editor’s Note
Posted on 19 May 2013.
As the British, French and Spanish Atlantic empires were torn apart in the Age of Revolutions, Portugal steadily pursued reforms to tie its American, African and European territories more closely together. Eventually, after a period of revival and prosperity, the Luso-Brazilian world also succumbed to revolution, which ultimately resulted in Brazil’s independence from Portugal. The […]
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May 20th: Azoreans celebrate self-rule and regional pride – Day of the Azores
Posted on 18 May 2013.
Established in 1980, the Day of the Azores is a movable public holiday to celebrate Azorean self-rule and regional pride. Designated, Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores (Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores), the day is dedicated to commemorate Azorean self-government granted in the Portuguese constitution, in 1976, following the Carnation Revolution of April […]
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Open: Research Fellowship Program at the National Library – Portugal
Posted on 18 May 2013.
Lisbon-based National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca National de Portugal) is sponsoring the Research Fellowship Programme aimed to American scholars interested in conducting research projects at the national archives. The month long fellowship, co-sponsored by the Lisbon-based Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), is offered every two years. Researchers, teachers, students, and librarians are encouraged to apply. Manuscripts […]
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