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Award | Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wins the Fernando Namora Literary Prize  Citizenship Community | Fall River to host NY Portuguese Short Film Festival Book | Asterix in Lusitania | By Rene Goscinny et al Hate crime | Explosion severely damages Casa da Madeira in Toronto
 

Award | Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wins the Fernando Namora Literary Prize  – Portugal 

Lusophone writer Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, 43, has been distinguished with the Prémio Literário Fernando Namora, one of Portugal’s most prestigious awards for fiction, for her novel Livro da Doença. The prize recognizes outstanding works of narrative prose published in Portuguese during the previous year. Almeida’s win marks a significant moment in contemporary Lusophone literature, […]

Citizenship – Portuguese Parliament approves new nationality law – Portugal

Portugal’s Parliament [Assembleia da República] approved yesterday a sweeping reform of Portugal’s Lei da Nacionalidade [Citizenship Law], marking one of the most significant shifts in the country’s citizenship framework in more than a decade. As an organic law, the reform now moves to the desk of the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. […]

Community | Fall River to host NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – Massachusetts

The Arte Institute is bringing the NY Portuguese Short Film Festival (NYPSFF) to Southeastern Massachusetts, with free screenings on November 10 at Bristol Community College’s Fall River Campus.  Presented in partnership with LusoCentro, the event highlights some of the most innovative works by emerging Portuguese filmmakers, connecting Portugal’s contemporary cinema to one of the largest […]

Book | Asterix in Lusitania | By Rene Goscinny et al – Editor’s Note

Asterix in Lusitania, the newly announced volume of the legendary French-Belgian comic series, has been hailed as a heartfelt tribute to Portugal’s rich history, culture, and national identity. The book marks the first time Asterix and Obelix travel to ancient Lusitania, bringing the Iberian Atlantic frontier to life with humor, creativity, and a deep respect […]

Hate crime | Explosion severely damages Casa da Madeira in Toronto – Canada

Casa da Madeira, one of the oldest and most respected Portuguese community institutions in Toronto, suffered extensive structural damage following a criminal act that led to an explosion at its premises on 1621 Dupont Street. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, when an individual reportedly entered the building carrying an accelerant […]

Film: ‘The Metamorphosis of Birds’ competing for the Oscars 2022 – Portugal

01 November 2021

The movie The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020) [A Metamorfose dos Pássaros], by Portuguese film producer and director Catarina Vasconcelos, will represent Portugal at the Oscars 2022, competing for the Best International Film award, the Portuguese Academy of Cinema announced. Vasconcelos’ film was world premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020, where it […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Film, People, Portugal

Appointed: Randi Charno Levine US Ambassador to Portugal – White House

31 October 2021

President Joe Biden has nominated cultural philanthropist and diplomat, Randi Charno Levine, the new United States Ambassador to Portugal. Ambassador Levine replaces George Edward Glass (2017-2021) a businessman and former diplomat. She is the second woman to hold the position, after Elizabeth Bagley, who was US Ambassador to Portugal under President Bill Clinton. According to […]

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Book: ‘Through a Grainy Landscape’ by Millicent Borges Accardi – Editor’s Note

31 October 2021

Millicent Borges Accardi adds luster to her acclaim as a leading poet of the Portuguese-American experience with a new collection of breathtaking scope. She inhabits the new artistic frontier in exploring what heritage means to those descended from immigrants long established in the place of their dreams—“a dark mixture of all I have lost.” There’s […]

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

Business: Global Diaspora Network meets Canadian entrepreneurs – Portugal

31 October 2021

The Global Diaspora Network [Rede Global da Diaspora] is in Canada, from November 2 to November 6, in Montreal, Toronto and Mississauga, for an international business convention, bringing together more than 150 Portuguese and Canadian entrepreneurs of Portuguese descent. The Global Diaspora Network is the largest Portugal based business network, with more than 7,500 members, […]

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Book | The Life of Cardinal Humberto Medeiros of Boston | by Richard Gribble – Editor’s Note

31 October 2021

Cardinal Humberto Medeiros served the Church as priest and bishop in Texas and Massachusetts. An immigrant from the Azores he utilized his superior intelligence, administrative ability, and language skills to move up rapidly in Church ranks. His work with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, both nationally and internationally, especially with migrant workers, was notable. […]

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COP26: António Guterres takes the stage at Glasgow Conference – United Nations

28 October 2021

By Len Port António Guterres, former prime minister of Portugal, now secretary-general of the United Nations, is likely to be one of the most articulate and passionate advocates for urgent action at the gathering of world leaders in Glasgow (UK) for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). In one of his many recent statements […]

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