30 June 2020
The Portuguese Parliament has voted to honor Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885-1954), who saved thousands of lives during WWII, by creating a monument to memorialize him at the National Pantheon, the place where some of the most notable Portuguese personalities are buried. The resolution stated, “Aristides Sousa Mendes, as a heroic historical figure, is part […]
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23 June 2020
The Portuguese government has ordered new restrictive measures for the Greater Lisbon and its Metropolitan Area, in order to contain the new outbreaks of COVID’19, placing 19 parishes under a state of calamity. It was reported that around 70% to 80% of the outbreaks have occurred in the poorer communities, around the industrial hubs of […]
19 June 2020
Portugal has been barred with bans and/or restrictions to enter 17 countries in Europe, due to the recent increase in domestic new infections by COVID’19, considered now to be a high-risk country by the European Union Agency for Aviation Safety. The country has been coded in “red” in the color system that classifies the transmissibility […]
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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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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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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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