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Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade
 

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

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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Posted in Community, Conferences, Entertainment, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

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

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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Crisis: Parliament defeats Socialist government triggers snap elections – Portugal

27 October 2021

Portugal’s Parliament defeated today the Socialist minority government led by Prime Minister António Costa, by voting against the state budget for 2022. After weeks of negotiations, the proposal was opposed by 117 votes to 108, with five abstentions. António Costa’s center-left Socialist minority party holds 108 seats in the 230-seat Parliament. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo […]

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

Donna Binkiewicz: ‘The saga of my Portuguese family in Hawaii’ – Interview

26 October 2021

By Millicent Borges Accardi Dr. Donna Binkiewicz, a lecturer in history and California culture at California State University at Long Beach, usually focuses on recent US political and cultural history, as well as California history, with secondary research interests in labor and immigration history, but her most recent endeavor is a historical novel entitled Between the Sea […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Featured, Genealogy, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Education: SiPN signs agreement with the University of Lisbon – Portugal

22 October 2021

The Study in Portugal Network (SiPN) announced that the Luso American Development Foundation (FLAD) and the University of Lisbon (one of the four SiPN Partner Universities) signed an agreement creating two new semester SiPN programs. SiPN is a study abroad provider based in Lisbon, Portugal, in partnership with a multi-university consortium. Its mission is to […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Scholarships