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Community | Diaspora mobilizes to join storm relief effort Teolinda Gersão | Narrative talent transcending literary boundaries Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations Election’26 | Diaspora vote count shows strong support for André Ventura
 

Community | Diaspora mobilizes to join storm relief effort – Portugal

The Portuguese American communities across the United States are mobilizing in solidarity with families and municipalities in Portugal, affected by a succession of severe rainstorms that have caused fatalities, widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and displacement across several regions.  Relief authorities in Portugal report significant impacts on housing, local businesses, agriculture, and public infrastructure, underscoring the […]

Teolinda Gersão | Narrative talent transcending literary boundaries – Interview

By Maria Duran On the 29th of October, 2025, Portuguese writer Teolinda Gersão became a second-time winner of the APE-DGLAB Romance and Novel Grand Prize. Autobiografia não escrita de Martha Freud (2024), [The Unwritten Autobiography of Martha Freud], published by Porto Editora, earned her the 43rd edition of the award, organized by the Portuguese Writers […]

Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has approved legislation that would restrict minors’ access to social media platforms by requiring parental authorization for users under the age of 16, making it one of Europe’s most concrete legislative steps toward regulating youth activity online. The proposal, introduced by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), mandates explicit, verified parental consent for minors […]

Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations – Portugal

Heavy and persistent rainfall continues to affect mainland Portugal as successive Atlantic systems prolong saturated ground conditions and heighten flood risk across several regions, forcing evacuations. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro described the extreme weather episodes as a “devastating crisis” affecting communities across the country while emphasizing that emergency coordination and recovery efforts continue nationwide. Mário […]

Election’26 | Diaspora vote count shows strong support for André Ventura – Portugal

Portugal’s presidential runoff election provisional vote count indicates that Chega candidate André Ventura secured the largest share of votes cast by Portuguese citizens living abroad. As final counts are still being compiled from abroad, Ventura has received approximately 51.88% of the diaspora vote, compared with 48.12% for Seguro. These figures reflect global voting and remain […]

Travel: TAP resumes Boston to Ponta Delgada flights – Azores

23 July 2020

TAP Air Portugal has launched three times a week flights between Boston and Ponta Delgada. The inaugural flight departed on Tuesday from Ponta Delgada-João Paulo II International Airport bound for Boston. “It’s a rare privilege to be able to introduce a new route during such a hard time for the airline industry, and global travel […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel

COVID’19: Portugal granted $52.5 billion in pandemic relief – European Union

21 July 2020

Prime Minister António Costa returned home today, from the European Union (EU) summit, with the promise of €45.1 billion ($52.5 billion) over the next seven years – which Portugal need not to pay back. The deal was closed, early on Tuesday, after EU leaders reached an agreement following more than 90 hours of talks. Pleased […]

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

Study: Portuguese population to decline to less than half before 2100 – Portugal

18 July 2020

Portugal is among the top 23 nations in the world whose population may decline the most, to less than half before 2100, between the reference values of 3.43 million and 6.1 million people, according to research published this week by the Lancet magazine Currently the total population of Portugal stands at 10.68 million (2017). According […]

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

COVID’19: State of calamity to remain in place – Portugal

09 July 2020

Prime Minister António Costa said, on Thursday, that the state of calamity should remain in place, for 19 boroughs of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon, for another 15 days. In addition to containment rules, recommended for the whole country, people in these areas have a civic duty to remain at home, gatherings are limited to […]

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

Debut: Alba Baptista in the series ‘Warrior Nun’ – Netflix

07 July 2020

Portuguese born, Alba Baptista, has just debuted her acting career in the United States with a role in Warrior Nun, a web series on Netflix premiered on July 2. For Warrior Nun, the Portuguese actress plays Ava, a 19-year-old who wakes up in a morgue and finds out that she is part of an ancient […]

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Posted in Awards, Books, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal

Agreement: Portuguese government takes over 72,5% of TAP – Portugal

02 July 2020

The Portuguese government announced, on Thursday, that it reached an agreement with TAP Air Portugal private shareholders, to hold 72.5% of the airline’s capital for 55 million euros, after a resolution by the Council of Ministers recognizing the public interest of keeping the airline in operation. With the move, the State has increased its participation […]

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