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July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers FIFA’26
 

July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties – Azores

As the United States commemorates its 250th Independence Day on July 4, the longstanding relationship between Portugal and the United States offers a remarkable chapter in the history of the Atlantic world.  Although Portugal remained officially neutral during the American Revolutionary War, due to its centuries-old alliance with Great Britain under the Treaty of Windsor […]

Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

This spring, Nicholas Ferraz graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership, earning a 4.0 GPA. Already a certified mathematics teacher in Massachusetts, Ferraz represents a generation of Portuguese American educators whose professional journeys reflect both academic excellence and a deep commitment to multilingual and […]

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 […]

Travel: SATA Airlines to resume flights to North America – Azores

07 June 2020

SATA Azores Airlines will resume international connections to North America starting July 1. Accordingly, the international connections include daily flights between Ponta Delgada and Boston and Ponta Delgada and Toronto. Other international flights starting July 1, include Praia (Cape Verde), and Frankfurt (Germany). Domestically, SATA Airlines is gradually resuming daily flights between Lisbon and Ponta Delgada; Porto […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Corvo, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Pico, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World

COVID’19 Free! Azores listed “Best European Destination” 2020 – Portugal

05 June 2020

The Azores were listed  “European Best Destination,” in the context of “Coronavirus Safest Destination,” among the safest travel destinations in Europe in 2020, the Government of the Azores confirmed Friday in a press release. The distinction is based on health security in the tourism sector and its related activities, the low number of COVID’19 cases, […]

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

June 10th: National holiday scaled down to symbolic ceremony – Portugal

03 June 2020

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, announced today his decision to consolidate the celebrations of the 10th of June, Portugal Day, to a symbolic ceremony at the Jerónimos Monastery, in Lisbon, with just eight invited guests, due to conditions resulting from the COVID’19 pandemic. “The alternative would have been to include the Armed […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World

Azores Day: Official public celebrations deferred – Ponta Delgada

01 June 2020

This year, public celebrations of the “Day of the Azores” were scaled down due to the restrictions resulting from the COVID’19 pandemic. Scheduled for June 1, the “Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores” is a public holiday to honor the “affirmation of the identity of the Azorean people, their philosophy of life and […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Faial, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Jorge, Terceira

Travel: TAP Air Portugal resuming flights to North America – Portugal

29 May 2020

Starting June 4, TAP Air Portugal has announced it is resuming flights between Portugal and the United States offering two flights per week between Lisbon and Newark. In addition, TAP has plans to expanding its gateways to Portugal to include weekly flights from Boston, Miami and Toronto in the near future. On July 1, TAP […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World

Travel: Tourists invited and emigrants welcome – Portugal

28 May 2020

Portugal is gradually opening its economy and social life, with some good news for those hoping to visit the country this summer. Portugal’s beaches will reopen to tourists on June 6, following data by the Ministry of Health revealing that the spread of the COVID’19 virus does not appear to have accelerated. Accordingly, Portugal will […]

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

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