The religious celebrations of the 2023 Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [The Holy Feast of Christ of the Miracles] will be held on the weekend of May 12-19, in Ponta Delgada city, on São Miguel, Azores. Established nearly 400 years ago, the tradition has been held since the 16th century following a severe […]
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Festas: Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres – Azores
Posted on 10 May 2023.
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May 5th: World Portuguese Language Day celebrated – Portugal
Posted on 05 May 2023.
World Portuguese Language Day is celebrated on May 5th, in about 50 counties, every year. On this day, various events and activities are organized around the world, including conferences, workshops, book fairs, and exhibitions. These events aim to raise awareness of the importance of the Portuguese language as a world language and to encourage people […]
Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Azores, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Community, East Timor, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Macau, Madeira, Mozambique, Organizations, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, WorldComments Off on May 5th: World Portuguese Language Day celebrated – Portugal
Community: Congressional Portuguese Caucus reorganized – Washington, D. C.
Posted on 04 May 2023.
Congressman David G. Valadao (R-Calif.) and Congressman Jim Costa (D-Calif.) announced they have reorganized the Congressional Portuguese Caucus for the 118th Congress. Established in 1995 by Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Congressman Richard Pombo, the Caucus has become one of the largest and most active in the House of Representatives. The Caucus is co-chaired by two […]
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Film: Daniela Melchior returns to the screen – Marvel Studios, CA
Posted on 30 April 2023.
Portuguese actress, Daniela Melchior, who previously starred in “The Suicide Squad,” returns to work with director James Gunn in his latest blockbuster film. This time, she plays Ura, an employee at a corporate headquarters who is involved in some of the film’s most peculiar moments. Melchior’s character is an integral part of the film’s narrative, […]
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Community: Americans top the number of visitors and investors – Portugal
Posted on 30 April 2023.
According to a recent survey by the Associação da Hotelaria de Portugal (AHP), the North American market is expanding in the tourism sector in Portugal, surpassing markets such as France or Brazil. The hotel industry expects this trend to continue, with the United States strengthening its weight as a significant market for Portugal, representing the […]
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Book | By the Rivers of Babylon | by António Lobo Antunes – Editor’s Note
Posted on 26 April 2023.
A profound and genre-defying work of literature about love, death, and illness from one of Portugal’s most celebrated writers. Incapacitated after the removal of a malignant tumor, the narrator, António, spends his days in a Lisbon hospital enduring the humiliations of severe illness. As he drifts in and out of consciousness, he revisits fragments of […]
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