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FIFA’26 Fátima Book | Roots Stirred | By Cristóvão de Aguiar | Editor’s Note Heritage | Portugal one of the most peaceful nations Day of Portugal | US Secretary of State Marco Rubio honors Portugal
 

FIFA’26 – Cristiano Ronaldo makes World Cup History – Houston, TX

Portugal’s squad delivered a commanding response to its opening-match disappointment at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defeating Uzbekistan 5-0 today in Houston, Texas. The performance of captain Cristiano Ronaldo highlighted the match.  The milestone further cemented Ronaldo’s legacy as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport and silenced critics who questioned […]

Fátima’27 | President António José Seguro invites Pope Leo XIV – Portugal

President António José Seguro has formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Portugal in 2027, a year that will carry exceptional religious, diplomatic, and historical significance for the country.  The invitation coincides with the 110th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fátima, the 500th anniversary of the formal establishment of the Apostolic Nunciature in Portugal, […]

Book | Roots Stirred | By Cristóvão de Aguiar | Editor’s Note

This richly woven, multi-voiced novel transports readers to a small village on São Miguel, the largest of Portugal’s Azores islands. Through the eyes of a young boy growing up in the 1940s and the stories shared by his beloved great-uncle, Tio Pascoal, the novel paints a vivid portrait of island life- its beauty, its hardships, […]

Heritage | Portugal one of the most peaceful nations – Global Peace Index

Portugal has once again been recognized as one of the safest and most peaceful nations on the planet, ranking 7th globally in the latest Global Peace Index (GPI), published by the Institute for Economics and Peace.  Portugal has consistently ranked among the world’s safest destinations for residents, visitors, and investors alike. The country previously reached […]

Day of Portugal | US Secretary of State Marco Rubio honors Portugal –  Washington, DC

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an official statement on June 10, 2026, marking Portugal Day, officially known as “Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas” (Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities). In his message, Secretary Rubio emphasized the historic friendship between the two countries, highlighting shared democratic values, economic […]

Book |Cold War Liberation: The Soviet Union and the Collapse of the Portuguese Empire in Africa| by Natalia Telepneva – Editor’s Note

06 June 2022

Cold War Liberation examines the African revolutionaries who led armed struggles in three Portuguese colonies — Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau — and their liaisons in Moscow, Prague, East Berlin, and Sofia. By reconstructing a multidimensional story that focuses on both the impact of the Soviet Union on the end of the Portuguese Empire in Africa […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, World

June 6: Azorean people celebrate political and administrative and self-rule – Azores

06 June 2022

This year, on June 6, the people of the Azores celebrate “Azores Day” or  “Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores” [Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores], a public holiday, observed throughout the archipelago, to honor self-rule, identity and pride, the “affirmation of the identity of the Azorean people, their philosophy of life and […]

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Posted in Azores, Corvo, Faial, Featured, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Portugal, Santa Maria, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, World

Travel: Delta Air Lines direct flights from New York to Lisbon – New York, NY

02 June 2022

Delta Air Lines is now offering daily direct flights between New York/JFK and Lisbon throughout the year, and between Boston and Lisbon throughout the summer starting June 03, 2022. Accordingly, in total, Delta will offer 14 weekly flights between Portugal and the US this summer, offering 440 daily seats in the peak season months, including […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World

Sete Cidades: ‘Atlantis Concert for the Earth’ broadcast to the world – Azores

01 June 2022

The music festival, Atlantis Concert for Earth, will be held on July 22 and 23, in Lagoas das Sete Cidades, on São Miguel Island, Azores, from the pristine natural amphitheater, inside the ancient volcano crater where the last eruption occurred in 1880. Nestled along the two stunning lakes, the star-studded lineup for the environmental-themed concert […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, São Miguel, World

June 1: Google Doodle celebrates Almada Negreiros – Portugal

01 June 2022

Google Doodle is celebrating today, June 1, José de Almada Negreiros (1893-1970) considered one of the most relevant Portuguese and European artists of the 20th century. On this day in 1911, Almada Negreiros made his artistic debut at the age of 18 when he published a cartoon entitled “Uma Razão de Peso” in the 4th […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal

Book |Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir| by Cody Caetano – Editor’s Note

31 May 2022

A family tries to learn from the mistakes of past generations in this whirlwind memoir from a wholly original new voice. The Caetano’s move into a doomed house in the highway village of Happyland before an inevitable divorce pulls Cody’s parents in separate directions. His mom, Mindimooye, having discovered her Anishinaabe birth family and Sixties […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

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