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Opinion | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro meets President Xi Jinping Book | After the Carnations | By Daniela F. Melo Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro holds phone call with President Donald Trump Diplomacy | Rita Rico takes office as new United States Consul Honor | Venice Film Festival pays tribute to filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira
 

Opinion | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro meets President Xi Jinping – China

By Len Port Portugal’s Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, met with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday and urged him to use his influence on Russia’s Vladimir Putin to help bring about peace in Ukraine. Luís Montenegro is the first Portuguese government leader to visit Beijing in nearly a decade. His visit came just […]

Book | After the Carnations | By Daniela F. Melo & Paul C. Manuel – Editor’s Note

The Portuguese revolution of April 25, 1974, has drawn much well-deserved scholarly attention: it offers an innovative example of a leftist military-led revolutionary process that unexpectedly resulted in the transition to a West European-style social democracy. Although much of the existing scholarship has logically focused on the emerging political elites and institutions of the period, […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro holds phone call with President Donald Trump – Portugal

Portugal’s Prime Minister Luís Montenegro held a phone call today with U.S. President Donald Trump, reaffirming Portugal’s commitment to strengthening the long-standing ties between the two nations. During the conversation, both leaders discussed expanding cooperation across economic, political, and cultural areas, underscoring the shared values and strategic partnership that unite Portugal and the United States. […]

Diplomacy | Rita Rico takes office as new United States Consul – Azores

Rita Rico has officially assumed her post as the new United States Consul in the Azores. She replaces Margaret Campbell, who served as Principal Officer for the U.S. Consulate in Ponta Delgada from 2022 to July 2025. She was formally welcomed by the President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, during […]

Honor | Venice Film Festival pays tribute to filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira – Italy

The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to Portuguese master filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira (1908–2015) with the screening of his first feature film, Aniki Bóbó (1942), presented as part of a special program dedicated to restored cinematic masterpieces. His works combined poetic vision, philosophical depth, and a uniquely Portuguese sensibility, often exploring themes of memory, […]

Report: Population increased for the first time in 10 years – Portugal

15 June 2020

For the first time in 10 years, the Portuguese population has increased 0.19 percent in 2019, compared to 2018, thanks to immigration, the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported today. On the 31st of December 2019, the resident population in Portugal was estimated at 10,295,909 persons, 19,292 more than in 2018. In 2019, half of the […]

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

Honor: Maria Lawton nominated for Emmy Award – Boston, MA

12 June 2020

Portuguese American media personality, Maria Lawton, was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of “Program Host/Moderator” by the Boston/New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The virtual awards ceremony is taking place on June 13. Recognized for her culinary talent, Lawton is best known as the “Azorean Green […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Books, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Interviews, Life Style, People, São Miguel, Social networks, World

Comment: Portugal is a place of peace – by Len Port

12 June 2020

The 2020 Global Peace Index just released reveals that Portugal remains one of the most peaceful countries in the world. This latest, highly-respected index indicates that conflicts and crises that emerged in the past decade have begun to abate, only to be replaced with a new wave of tension and uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 […]

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

Appointed: Paula Noversa Director Center For Portuguese Studies – UMass Dartmouth

10 June 2020

UMass Dartmouth recently announced that Dr. Paula Celeste Gomes Noversa was chosen as the new Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture.  The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, established in 1975, is a multidisciplinary international education and outreach organization dedicated to the study of the language, literature, and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. […]

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Congratulations! Portugal remains third most peaceful country in the world – Global Peace

10 June 2020

Portugal ranked again as the third most peaceful country in the world, among 163 states and territories, after Iceland and New Zealand, the Global Peace Index reported today. In 2014, Portugal ranked 18th, having moved up to third in 2019.  The report by the Institute for Economics & Peace also reveals that Portugal ranks first […]

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Travel: SATA Airlines to resume flights to North America – Azores

07 June 2020

SATA Azores Airlines will resume international connections to North America starting July 1. Accordingly, the international connections include daily flights between Ponta Delgada and Boston and Ponta Delgada and Toronto. Other international flights starting July 1, include Praia (Cape Verde), and Frankfurt (Germany). Domestically, SATA Airlines is gradually resuming daily flights between Lisbon and Ponta Delgada; Porto […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Corvo, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Pico, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World