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July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers FIFA’26
 

July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties – Azores

As the United States commemorates its 250th Independence Day on July 4, the longstanding relationship between Portugal and the United States offers a remarkable chapter in the history of the Atlantic world.  Although Portugal remained officially neutral during the American Revolutionary War, due to its centuries-old alliance with Great Britain under the Treaty of Windsor […]

Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

This spring, Nicholas Ferraz graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership, earning a 4.0 GPA. Already a certified mathematics teacher in Massachusetts, Ferraz represents a generation of Portuguese American educators whose professional journeys reflect both academic excellence and a deep commitment to multilingual and […]

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers – Portugal

Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic commemorated on Friday the 50th anniversary celebration of the constitutional autonomy of the Azores and Madeira archipelagos with a special solemn plenary session honoring one of the most significant democratic achievements of the 1976 Constitution. The anniversary also became a platform for renewed calls to deepen the autonomy of the […]

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 […]

Ukraine: Nation under attack has full support of the Portuguese people – Portugal

27 February 2022

On Sunday, the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was in a telephone conversation with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, where the current situation in Ukraine was addressed. According to an official note, “The President of the Republic reiterated the vehement condemnation of Portugal and solidarity for the courageous Ukrainian resistance. This support has been […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Portugal, World

Opinion: Cooperation not conflict will save life on Earth – by Len Port

22 February 2022

So much aggression across the world is making it increasingly difficult to focus, even here in peaceful Portugal, on the biggest threat of all to the future of humanity: climate change. The arguing over Ukraine, now getting close to all-out war, atrocities in Afghanistan, mass killings in African nations, Islamic terrorism, child abuse within the […]

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Posted in Featured, Portugal, World

Music: Andreia Pinto Correia performing for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra – NYC

17 February 2022

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra will premiere the work, Os Pássaros da Noite [The Birds of Night], on March 17-19, by Portuguese composer Andreia Pinto Correia, under the direction of conductor Gustavo Dudamel who will also direct Robert Schumann’s third and fourth symphonies. According to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s website, the piece was commissioned […]

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

Protest: Constitutional Court call for new elections creates constitutional crisis – Portugal

15 February 2022

Judges of the Constitutional Court, unanimously, decided today to nullity all the votes of the Portuguese emigrants who cast their ballots in the electoral constituency of Europe for the general elections of January 30, 2022. The court rule, which calls for new elections, was taken after over 157,000 votes, cast by Portuguese living in the […]

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

Book | Ursula | by Maria Firmina dos Reis – Editor’s Note

12 February 2022

Written within the literary conventions of the Romantic movement and published decades before other Brazilian abolitionist novels, Ursula (1859) offers a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of enslaved African and Afro-Brazilian characters. While readers follow the story of the plantation owner’s daughter Ursula, her doomed romance with Tancredo, and her uncle’s diabolical schemes to entrap her […]

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

Opinion: Portuguese Legislative Election 2022 – Open Letter

31 January 2022

By Frank Ferreira  An “Open Letter” to the Portuguese Diaspora Around the World. An In-Person Audience with the President of the Republic Sought. The Next Government Must Reform the Electoral System – “No Voter Should be Denied their Constitutional Right of Suffrage. If No Reforms, The Matter Will be Taken to the European Court of […]

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