31 March 2021
Fado is the story of a young singer, Luisa, who arrives home to her apartment in Surrey, BC, to find her mother, Rosida, collapsed on the floor, weeping, because the greatest fado singer of all time, Amalia Rodrigues, has died. Luisa realizes she doesn’t know how to sing a single Portuguese song, because she and […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
26 March 2021
By Len Port April 12 could be a highly significant day for Portugal’s shattered tourist industry, which is desperate to welcome visitors from abroad as soon as possible. A great many of those potential visitors, who have long been living in lockdown, are desperate to come. On April 12 a British government taskforce will report […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Portugal, Travel, World
24 March 2021
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, declared today that the development of the Azores represents an asset for the whole country, for its contribution to the international prestige of Portugal. Speaking at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, President Bolieiro said, […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
23 March 2021
The Government of Portugal has announced additional terms and conditions for the “Programa Regressar” [Return Program], created to attract Portuguese expatriates to return home. The incentives target mainly young professionals who emigrated before 2015. The expectation is that many emigrants will return to Portugal as entrepreneurs. The new regulations are included in the document ‘Medida […]
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22 March 2021
The Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Artur Lima, addressed today a letter to the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, requesting that Portugal invoke the Cooperation and Defense Agreement between the Portuguese Government and the United States, to supply vaccines against COVID’19 to the underserved Azorean population. In the […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal
17 March 2021
By Len Port St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, is celebrated annually around the world, including, of course, by Irish expatriates in Portugal and Portuguese living in Ireland. With traditional festivities subdued this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s a good time to reflect on the close ties that have long existed between these two […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
