The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, will be on a six-day visit to Massachusetts and Rhode Islands, from August 24 to August 29. In Massachusetts, he will be the guest of honor in the celebration of the 34th Holy Ghost Festival of New England, taking place in Fall River, August […]
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Community: President José Manuel Bolieiro visiting Massachusetts and Rhode Island – Official Program
Posted on 23 August 2022.
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Opinion | Heated clashes over global warming | – by Len Port
Posted on 23 August 2022.
Amid the wildfires and droughts in Portugal and across the European continent, there has been no sign of a return to China’s co-operation agreement with the United States in combating global warming. The wildfires and droughts exemplify the ever-present danger of climate change, but the surprising breakdown of the agreement signed by China and the […]
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Holy Ghost Feast: President José Manuel Bolieiro guest of honor – Fall River, MA
Posted on 20 August 2022.
The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, is the guest of honor at the celebration of the 34th Holy Ghost Festival of New England, taking place August 24 to 29. António Maló de Abreu, member of the Portuguese Parliament and José Andrade, Regional Director for Communities, will be also attending as […]
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Calamity: Extreme heat causing devastating wildfires across the country – Portugal
Posted on 16 August 2022.
Portugal has been under waves of extreme heat and severe drought, which continues to cause wildfires outbreaks throughout the country. Starting August 6, intense fires have spread throughout Serra da Estrela, central Portugal, including the municipalities of Guarda, Manteigas and Covilhã. On Tuesday, the smoke from the huge wildfires in Serra da Estrela enveloped skyscrapers […]
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Fátima: Bishop Edgar Cunha leading international pilgrimage of emigrants – Fall River, MA
Posted on 12 August 2022.
Thousands of pilgrims are expected this weekend at the Sanctuary of Fátima, Portugal, to participate in the National Pilgrimage of Migrant and Refugees presided over by Bishop Edgar Cunha of Fall River, Massachusetts. The pilgrimage, which is 60 years old, is an initiative of the Portuguese Catholic Work for Migration, an organism of the Portuguese […]
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Brazil: D.Pedro’s heart borrowed for bicentennial independence celebrations – Portugal
Posted on 11 August 2022.
The heart of D. Pedro I (1798-1834), the first emperor of Brazil, will be temporarily transferred from Portugal to Brazil, on August 21, as part of the bicentennial commemorations of the country’s independence. According to the official page of Porto City Hall, the organ, preserved in formaldehyde inside an urn, is currently on public display, […]
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