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Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada
 

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Film: ‘The Metamorphosis of Birds’ directed by Catarina Vasconcelos – Lincoln Center

12 December 2020

The movie The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020) [A Metamorfose dos Pássaros] by Portuguese film producer and director Catarina Vasconcelos will be screened at the 49th annual New Directors/New Films sponsored by the Lincoln Center. The event, celebrating international emerging film-makers, has brought previously little-known talents like Spike Lee, Wong Kar-wai, Steven Spielberg, Claire Denis, Pedro […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

Lawsuit: Portuguese activists wage war against climate change – By Len Port

12 December 2020

Portuguese citizens, elderly and young, are at the fore-front of crucial efforts to tackle the greatest danger facing life on our planet: climate change. Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres, 71, now Secretary General of the United Nations, has placed climate change right at the very top of his agenda, warning that “the state of […]

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Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

André Corrêa d’Almeida on a mission against corruption – Interview

08 December 2020

With Carolina Matos, Editor André Corrêa d’Almeida lives and works in New York City. Even though he has lived in the United States for more than fifteen years, he is connected to Portugal. Recently he decided to take to the streets of the City to call attention to corruption in Portugal. He strongly believes corruption […]

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

Film: Director Ana Rocha de Sousa nominated for 2021 Oscars – Los Angeles, CA

08 December 2020

The film Listen, directed by Ana Rocha de Sousa, will be the Portuguese candidate for Best Foreign Film at the 2021 Oscars, the Portuguese Academy of Cinema (APC) announced. The film was the most voted production among the members of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema (APC) to represent Portugal at the 93rd American Film Academy […]

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Posted in Awards, Featured, Film, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Book: Salazar: ‘The Dictator Who Refused to Die’, by Tom Gallagher – Editor’s Note

06 December 2020

Fifty years after his death, Portugal’s Salazar remains a controversial and enigmatic figure, whose conservative and authoritarian legacy still divides opinion. Some see him as a reactionary and oppressive figure who kept Portugal backward, while others praise his honesty, patriotism and dedication to duty. Contemporary radicals are wary of his unabashed elitism and skepticism about […]

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Posted in Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Elections: José Bolieiro sworn President of the Regional Government – Azores

23 November 2020

President-elect José Manuel Bolieiro takes office as the new President of the Government of the Azores, replacing outgoing President Vasco Cordeiro, following the Azores’ regional elections held on 25 October 2020. The new Regional Government of the Azores will be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 24th. According to the Azorean parliament announcement, “The formal session of […]

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

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