Portuguese American Journal

Portuguese American Journal

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Book | After the Carnations | By Daniela F. Melo Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro holds phone call with President Donald Trump Diplomacy | Rita Rico takes office as new United States Consul Honor | Venice Film Festival pays tribute to filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira FLAD 40Years | Terceira hosting International Lajes Conference celebrating historic milestones
 

Book | After the Carnations | By Daniela F. Melo & Paul C. Manuel – Editor’s Note

The Portuguese revolution of April 25, 1974, has drawn much well-deserved scholarly attention: it offers an innovative example of a leftist military-led revolutionary process that unexpectedly resulted in the transition to a West European-style social democracy. Although much of the existing scholarship has logically focused on the emerging political elites and institutions of the period, […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro holds phone call with President Donald Trump – Portugal

Portugal’s Prime Minister Luís Montenegro held a phone call today with U.S. President Donald Trump, reaffirming Portugal’s commitment to strengthening the long-standing ties between the two nations. During the conversation, both leaders discussed expanding cooperation across economic, political, and cultural areas, underscoring the shared values and strategic partnership that unite Portugal and the United States. […]

Diplomacy | Rita Rico takes office as new United States Consul – Azores

Rita Rico has officially assumed her post as the new United States Consul in the Azores. She replaces Margaret Campbell, who served as Principal Officer for the U.S. Consulate in Ponta Delgada from 2022 to July 2025. She was formally welcomed by the President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, during […]

Honor | Venice Film Festival pays tribute to filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira – Italy

The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to Portuguese master filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira (1908–2015) with the screening of his first feature film, Aniki Bóbó (1942), presented as part of a special program dedicated to restored cinematic masterpieces. His works combined poetic vision, philosophical depth, and a uniquely Portuguese sensibility, often exploring themes of memory, […]

FLAD 40Years | Terceira hosting International Lajes Conference celebrating historic milestones – Azores

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), in partnership with regional and national institutions, will host the Lajes International Conference on September 18-19 in Praia da Vitória, Terceira. The two-day event coincides with two historic milestones: the 30th anniversary of the Portugal–United States Cooperation and Defense Agreement and the 80th anniversary of the end of World War […]

Lajes: President Vasco Cordeiro meets Permanent Bilateral Commission – Washington, DC

23 May 2018

The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, participates in the 39th meeting of the Permanent Bilateral Commission between Portugal and the United States of America taking place in Washington, Wednesday, May 23. The agenda includes the analysis of matters relating to the US use of the Lajes Air Base on Terceira Island, […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira, World

Azores Day: Celebrations honored 38 personalities and institutions – Pico, Azores

21 May 2018

The ‘Day of the Azores’ was celebrated on Monday, May 21, in the municipality of Madalena, Pico island, honoring 23 personalities, five of them posthumously, and 15 regional institutions, bestowed with Azorean Commendations. Designated ‘Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores’ (Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores), the holiday celebrates the historical, cultural and […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Pico

Diplomacy: Justin Trudeau invited to visit Portugal in November – Canada

17 May 2018

By Cristina Ogden Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa invited Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit Portugal in during the Web World Summit to be held in Lisbon November 2-5, 2018. Founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 2009, the Web World Summit is considered the world’s largest technology conference. The invitation followed the official visit of […]

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

Community: Brown Medicine seeks qualified applicants – Brown University, RI

15 May 2018

Brown Medicine, one of the state’s largest medical group practices with more than 200 physicians in multiple patient care locations in Rhode Island, is holding Open Interviews on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at its Patient Center located at 375 Wampanoag Trail in the Riverside section of East Providence, R.I. to fill various medical job openings.  […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Organizations, People

China: Bid to secure a larger share of Energias de Portugal (EDP) – Portugal

15 May 2018

The Chinese state-controlled company, Three Gorges Corporation, has bid to secure a larger share of the Portuguese corporation Energias de Portugal (EDP Group). The Chinese offer of about €11.9 billion (USD $10.8 billion) was considered too low by EDP, which board is holding a board meeting this week to review it. EDP, which employs over […]

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New trend: From emigration to immigration foreigners are welcome – Portugal

13 May 2018

To respond to the pressures of an ageing population, Portugal is considering new policies to attracting more immigrants, including highly qualified managers for fundamental sectors of the economy. Portugal’s birth rate is one of the weakest in the European Union, with more than a fifth of the population aged over 65. It is estimated that […]

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