In a new development, US authorities have released the official transcript of a series of videos recorded by suspect Claudio Manuel Neves Valente in the ongoing investigation into the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of Nuno Loureiro, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The videos, originally recorded in Portuguese, were translated […]
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Update | Released transcript of videos by suspect Claudio Valente in shootings and the killing of Professor Nuno Loureiro – Providence, RI
Posted on 07 January 2026.
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Book | The United States and the Luso-Brazilian Empires | By Earl R. Downes & Rafael R. Ioris – Editor’s Note
Posted on 02 January 2026.
This volume highlights factors that led to the onset of the U.S. presence within colonial Brazil’s mercantilist economy and then the independent Brazilian empire’s agricultural, scientific, religious and educational institutions. The book examines the interaction of U.S. businessmen, explorers, scientists, immigrants, missionaries, and educators with the dominant institutions of the Luso-Brazilian empires. Employing an institutionalist […]
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In Memoriam | Portuguese-American Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Native American Leader, died at 92 – Colorado
Posted on 31 December 2025.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former U.S. senator from Colorado, Native American leader, and proud Portuguese-American, died at the age of 92. He passed away from natural causes at his Colorado ranch, surrounded by family. Born on April 13, 1933, in Auburn, California, Campbell’s life reflected a uniquely multicultural American story. He was the son of […]
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Travel Alert! Lisbon Airport suspends European Border Control System for three months – Portugal
Posted on 30 December 2025.
The Portuguese government has announced the temporary suspension of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport for a period of three months. The measure applies exclusively to Lisbon Airport and is intended to relieve pressure on passport control operations during peak travel periods. During the suspension, border authorities will revert to […]
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Community | Fundraiser for slain MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro surpasses $350,000 – Boston, MA
Posted on 24 December 2025.
The family of Nuno Loureiro, a respected Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, who was tragically killed earlier this month, continues to receive an extraordinary outpouring of support from the community and friends. Professor Loureiro was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 15, 2025, and died the following day at a […]
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Book | Three Stories of Forgetting | By Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida – Editor’s Note
Posted on 22 December 2025.
Three men haunt these pages. Perhaps they are tormented ghosts who cannot find rest. All three have been expelled in some way, sent on solitary journeys into the night. Celestino, an old slave trader, returns to the solitude of his home and garden after a life of horrors. Boa Morte da Silva, an Angolan who […]
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