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Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly 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
 

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

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 […]

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

Book: ‘Empty Wardrobes’ by Maria Judite de Carvalho – Editor’s Note

22 October 2021

For ten years Dora has ritualistically mourned her husband’s death, a pointless ritual that forced her to rely on support from old friends and acquaintances. Her beloved husband, a “Christ” so principled he rejected any ambition whatsoever as a construct of a corrupt society, succeeded only in leaving Dora and their daughter with nothing. When […]

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

Honor: Writer Paulina Chiziane winner of the prestigious Camões Award – Portugal

20 October 2021

Mozambican writer, Paulina Chiziane, is the winner of the Camões Award one of the most prestigious Portuguese language writers’ accolades. “The jury unanimously decided to award the Prize to the Mozambican writer Paulina Chiziane, highlighting her vast writing and critical reception, as well as the academic and institutional recognition of her work,” the announced reads. […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Books, Featured, Heritage, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Portugal

Pordata: One fifth of the Portuguese population lives in poverty – Portugal

17 October 2021

In Portugal, the most recent data from 2020, revealed that about two million people are at risk of poverty and social exclusion. The data was provided this Sunday by Pordata, a database developed by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, to mark the international day for the eradication of poverty. According to the data, currently […]

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

Community: President José Manuel Bolieiro welcomes Casas dos Açores – Azores

15 October 2021

The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, received today the representatives of all Casas dos Açores from around the world, expressing words of “gratitude, recognition and commitment.” “This is a moment of encounter and re-encounter of “Açorianidade”. Therefore, on behalf of the Azores, on behalf of the Regional Government, I […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations