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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: ‘Wine-Dark Sea’ poetry by Scott Edward Anderson – Editor’s Note

01 May 2022

In Wine-Dark Sea: New & Selected Poems & Translations, award-winning poet and translator Scott Edward Anderson brings together a body of over thirty new poems written over the past decade, with older poems that have not appeared in collections before, as well as selections from his earlier works, Fallow Field and 30-Day Poems, the latter previously available only on […]

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Ukraine: Guterres visit to Kiev achieved very little – UPDATE

28 April 2022

By Len Port António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations and former prime minister of Portugal, seems to have learned much but achieved little during this visit this week to Moscow and Kiev. He spent the hours before his afternoon meeting with the Ukraine prime minister seeing for himself evidence of the atrocities committed by […]

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Covid’19: PCR required and testing on arrival for unvaccinated travelers – Portugal

28 April 2022

Portugal health authorities have reinstated PCR tests and the testing requirement for inbound unvaccinated travelers arriving in Portugal by air or sea. For fully vaccinated, inbound travelers can present proof of vaccination as an alternative to taking a test. Travelers visiting the Azores or Madeira may have to comply with different requirements. Following the SchengenVisaInfo.com. […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Travel, World

Moscow: Little progress in peace talks between Guterres and Putin – United Nations

27 April 2022

By Len Port United Nations Secretary-General and former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres had a frank discussion with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, but they were clearly poles apart on bringing about peace in Ukraine. There was some success when Guterres told Putin the UN wanted to fully mobilise its human and logistical resources to […]

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São Miguel: Hosting the Global Exploration Summit 2022 – Azores

26 April 2022

From astronauts to scuba divers, an elite of explorers will be back for the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX) 2022 in the Azores. Organized by the Explorers Club of New York and Lisbon based Expanding World, this year’s edition, under the motto “What’s Next?” will take place, on São Miguel, between the 4th and 7th of July […]

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Book: ‘Clepsydra and Other Poems’ by Camilo Pessanha – Editor’s Note

26 April 2022

The only collection of poems to be published by the Portuguese writer Camilo Pessanha during his lifetime, Clepsydra is the crowning achievement of the Portuguese symbolist movement. Meditating on the inexorable flow of time, Pessanha sets the music of his verses against the murmuring water clock that gives the book its title. This new annotated translation by Adam […]

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