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Community | Diaspora mobilizes to join storm relief effort Teolinda Gersão | Narrative talent transcending literary boundaries Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations Election’26 | Diaspora vote count shows strong support for André Ventura
 

Community | Diaspora mobilizes to join storm relief effort – Portugal

The Portuguese American communities across the United States are mobilizing in solidarity with families and municipalities in Portugal, affected by a succession of severe rainstorms that have caused fatalities, widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and displacement across several regions.  Relief authorities in Portugal report significant impacts on housing, local businesses, agriculture, and public infrastructure, underscoring the […]

Teolinda Gersão | Narrative talent transcending literary boundaries – Interview

By Maria Duran On the 29th of October, 2025, Portuguese writer Teolinda Gersão became a second-time winner of the APE-DGLAB Romance and Novel Grand Prize. Autobiografia não escrita de Martha Freud (2024), [The Unwritten Autobiography of Martha Freud], published by Porto Editora, earned her the 43rd edition of the award, organized by the Portuguese Writers […]

Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has approved legislation that would restrict minors’ access to social media platforms by requiring parental authorization for users under the age of 16, making it one of Europe’s most concrete legislative steps toward regulating youth activity online. The proposal, introduced by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), mandates explicit, verified parental consent for minors […]

Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations – Portugal

Heavy and persistent rainfall continues to affect mainland Portugal as successive Atlantic systems prolong saturated ground conditions and heighten flood risk across several regions, forcing evacuations. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro described the extreme weather episodes as a “devastating crisis” affecting communities across the country while emphasizing that emergency coordination and recovery efforts continue nationwide. Mário […]

Election’26 | Diaspora vote count shows strong support for André Ventura – Portugal

Portugal’s presidential runoff election provisional vote count indicates that Chega candidate André Ventura secured the largest share of votes cast by Portuguese citizens living abroad. As final counts are still being compiled from abroad, Ventura has received approximately 51.88% of the diaspora vote, compared with 48.12% for Seguro. These figures reflect global voting and remain […]

São Jorge: Seismic crisis recorded more than 1,100 earthquakes – Azores

21 March 2022

Since Saturday, the island of São Jorge, in the Azores, has recorded more than 1,100 earthquakes, most of them of low magnitude. Only 63 were felt by the population, prompting authorities to activate an emergency plan as experts assess the seismic crisis. Most of the seismic activity has occurred in an area between the village […]

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Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Pico, São Jorge, Terceira, World

Community: Council of the Azorean Diaspora meets in Ponta Delgada – Azores

17 March 2022

The first Conselho da Diáspora Açoriana [Council of the Azorean Diaspora] met for the first time, in Ponta  Delgada, at the invitation of the President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, in Palácio da Conceição, the headquarters of the Regional Government of the Azores. Established in 2019, and electorally constituted in 2021, […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, World

Opinion: Ukraine and the (dis)information war – By Len Port

14 March 2022

As the saying goes, “There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth.” No one has to be lying. They may just have different viewpoints, but that’s not what’s going on in Ukraine. Stories told in the past by Donald Trump and Boris Johnson were obvious examples of inexcusable lying. The main […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Politics, Portugal, World

MARO: Winner of ‘Festival da Canção’ lives in Los Angeles – California

13 March 2022

Better known by her stage name MARO, Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca, 24, is the winner of the 56th edition of Festival da Canção and will represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song “Saudade, Saudade.” MARO won the Portuguese edition of the contest with both the public vote and the […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Ukraine: Authorities speed up entry process for war refugees – Portugal

10 March 2022

Portugal’s Council of Ministers has approved a resolution simplifying the entry process and protection requirements for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the impending war launched by Russia against Ukraine. Portugal can receive “tens of thousands of Ukrainians without risk of turbulence,” said Justice Minister, Francisca Van Dunem. “We have a large Ukrainian community in Portugal which is […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Book: ‘Writings on Art and Poetical Theory’ by Fernando Pessoa – Editor’s Note

07 March 2022

Writings on Art and Poetical Theory contains a selection of Fernando Pessoa’s writings (or those of his heteronyms) on art and poetical theory, originally written in English. In Pessoa’s oeuvre one finds not only literary and fictional works but also a multiplicity of theoretical texts on the most diverse subjects concerning artistic movements, literature, and writers. […]

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