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Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers FIFA’26 Fátima Book | Roots Stirred | By Cristóvão de Aguiar | Editor’s Note
 

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers – Portugal

Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic commemorated on Friday the 50th anniversary celebration of the constitutional autonomy of the Azores and Madeira archipelagos with a special solemn plenary session honoring one of the most significant democratic achievements of the 1976 Constitution. The anniversary also became a platform for renewed calls to deepen the autonomy of the […]

FIFA’26 – Cristiano Ronaldo makes World Cup History – Houston, TX

Portugal’s squad delivered a commanding response to its opening-match disappointment at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defeating Uzbekistan 5-0 today in Houston, Texas. The performance of captain Cristiano Ronaldo highlighted the match.  The milestone further cemented Ronaldo’s legacy as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport and silenced critics who questioned […]

Fátima’27 | President António José Seguro invites Pope Leo XIV – Portugal

President António José Seguro has formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Portugal in 2027, a year that will carry exceptional religious, diplomatic, and historical significance for the country.  The invitation coincides with the 110th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fátima, the 500th anniversary of the formal establishment of the Apostolic Nunciature in Portugal, […]

Book | Roots Stirred | By Cristóvão de Aguiar | Editor’s Note

This richly woven, multi-voiced novel transports readers to a small village on São Miguel, the largest of Portugal’s Azores islands. Through the eyes of a young boy growing up in the 1940s and the stories shared by his beloved great-uncle, Tio Pascoal, the novel paints a vivid portrait of island life- its beauty, its hardships, […]

Book: ‘Luis Frois: First Western Accounts of Japan’s Gardens’ – Editor’s Note

25 February 2021

This book focuses on Luis Frois, a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit and chronicler, who recorded his impressions of Japanese gardens, cities and building practices, tea-drinking rituals, Japan’s unification efforts, cultural traditions, and the many differences between Europe and Japan in remarkable manuscripts almost lost to time. This research also draws on other Portuguese descriptions from contemporary […]

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

Portugal: António Guterres nominated for a second term – United Nations

25 February 2021

Portugal has officially nominating UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a candidate for a second five-year term. He served as prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015. The nomination came in a letter addressed to the President of the General Assembly,Volkan […]

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

Corruption: New ‘Luanda Leaks’ revelations go global – Portugal

21 February 2021

By Len Port More information has emerged about the business activities of Isabel dos Santos, this time claiming that despite her corrupt reputation she was able to count on advice from three of the world’s largest consulting firms. The extent of Isabel dos Santos’ reported corruption is astounding and it continues to be examined by […]

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Posted in Angola, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Travel Alert: TAP suspends 93% of its international operations – Portugal

18 February 2021

TAP Air Portugal has announced the suspension of 93% of its international operations, effective February 18 to March 30, above the 73% reduction previously forecast.  TAP chairman of the Board of Directors, Miguel Frasquilho and the chairman of the Executive Committee, Ramiro Sequeira, informed that, given the new COVID’19 travel restrictions and “a further drop […]

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Posted in Angola, Azores, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Community, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Madeira, Mozambique, Organizations, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, Travel, World

PALCUS: NextGen Leadership Academy fellowship – Community

17 February 2021

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) is proud to announce the official launch of its NextGen Leadership Academy fellowship following a kick-off event last month that welcomed and celebrated the inaugural cohort of fellows, referred to as NextGen Co-founding Ambassadors. All Co-founding Ambassadors – twenty-eight in total – were recruited by […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Scholarships

Memoir (I) : How I got my name and learned about Portugal –  By Diogo Teixeira

14 February 2021

This is a story about how I got my Portuguese name and learned about Portugal as a child. It begins with my parents, who met in New York City, in 1943, during World War II. He basically picked her up one hot August day on a returning beach train. Each thought the other was attractive. […]

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Posted in Angola, Featured, Goa, Heritage, Mozambique, People, Politics, Portugal, World

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