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Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing  Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging and place and connections across borders. The festival has established itself as a multidisciplinary platform for contemporary art and […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

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 […]

COVID’19: Portugal the most fully vaccinated country in the world – by Len Port

19 September 2021

Portugal is reckoned to be number one or two of the most fully vaccinated nations in the world, but there are serious concerns of a possible expansion of COVID’19 if vaccinations continue to lag so far behind in Africa. About 80% of Portugal’s total population of just over 10 million have been fully vaccinated, according […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, World

Community: President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visiting New York City – United Nations

18 September 2021

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is on an official visit to New York city scheduled for September 18-23, to participate, on Tuesday, in the 76th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). In addition, he will also participate, “in virtual format, in three events on the sidelines of the […]

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

Sports: 55th Azores Rallye taking place September 16-18 – Azores

15 September 2021

One of the most spectacular sport events on the international calendar, the 55TH AZORES RALLYE is taking place on São Miguel Island on September 16-18. The international car racing – formerly named ‘SATA Rallye Azores’ – is organized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) as part of the European Rally Championship, round 5 of 8, […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, São Miguel, World

WYSTC: World Youth and Student Travel Conference – Portugal

12 September 2021

The World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) will be held in Lisbon in-person and online on 13–15 October, 2021, with both in-person and virtual possibilities for participants. Now in its 30th year, WYSTC is the leading trade event for the global youth, student and educational travel industry. Since its inception as the annual event […]

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Posted in Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World

9/11: Lisbon first city to honor Twin Towers attacks with monument – Portugal

11 September 2021

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, was the first city in the world to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers of the September 11, 2001, with a monument dedicated on October 11, 2001. The monument, built in metal and granite representing a ruin of the “World Trade Center”, was executed by […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, People, Portugal, World

Former President Jorge Sampaio (1939-2021) has died – Portugal

10 September 2021

Former president of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, has died today at the age of 81. One of the most prominent political figures of his generation, he helped to consolidate the first three decades of democracy, following the April 1974 Carnation Revolution. As a young lawyer, he stood up to Portugal’s long lasting Salazar’s dictatorship. A heart […]

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Posted in Featured, People, Politics, Portugal, World