Portuguese American Journal

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Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans 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
 

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

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. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

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 […]

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

Climate: Eastern North Atlantic ARM Facility operates on Graciosa island – Azores

08 September 2021

The Regional Secretary for Culture, Science and Digital Transition, Susete Amaro, visited today the Eastern North Atlantic, Graciosa Island ARM Facility, on Graciosa Island, Azores. The facility is one of the three fixed structures, with permanent character, part of the international project of the Science Office of the Department of Energy of the United States […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Graciosa, Organizations, People, Portugal

Travel: United States travelers are welcomed – Portugal

08 September 2021

Travelers from the United States are still permitted to enter Portugal, even for non-essential purposes such as tourism, despite the Council of the European Union’s recommendations. EU Council has urged its 27 Member States to impose stricter entry rules for travelers from the United States, due to a recently recorded a higher number of COVID’19 […]

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

Travel: SATA Azores Airlines to begin serving New York to Funchal – Madeira

07 September 2021

SATA Azores Airlines has submitted schedules to the Official Airline Guide (OAG) to begin serving New York JFK to Funchal, Madeira, it was reported. The service is not yet available, but the new route is expected it to be officially announced shortly. According to the planned schedule, SATA Azores Airlines will depart from Funchal at […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, Terceira, Travel

Crisis: Climate change worse than ever – By Len Port

06 September 2021

So far, it’s been a savage summer with deadly wildfires, storms, and flash floods around the world. Hundreds of wildfires in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey have been another reminder, as if one were needed, that the climate is changing. Forest fires accurately described as “unprecedented” have had socio-economic consequences in southern Europe as […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World