06 December 2019
Portuguese painter Paula Rego, 84, has been honored in London with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by Harper’s Bazaar, one of the world’s most influential fashion magazines. The award honors women who stand out in various fields, from acting to music, painting or writing. According to the juri, Paula Rego received the Lifetime Achievement Award, “For […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Painting, People, Portugal, World
03 December 2019
Dr. Edward Leitão Memorial Fund offers scholarships to Portuguese-American students Pursuing medicine and other health careers. Applications for scholarships are being accepted from Portuguese-American students interested in pursuing medicine or other health careers that provide direct patient contact, following the fund’s goal of filling the need among the community for Portuguese-speaking health professionals. To be […]
Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, World
03 December 2019
By Len Port Portugal has been much in the international news this year and most of the reports in the major papers have been positive. When Portugal was rated number three in this year’s Global Peace Index, published annually by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, the Sydney Morning Herald was naturally among those […]
Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World
01 December 2019
Award‑winning author António Lobo Antunes returns to the subject of the Portuguese colonial war in Angola with a vigorous account of atrocity and vengeance. Drawing on his own bitter experience as a soldier stationed for twenty‑seven months in Angola, Lobo Antunes tells the story of a young African boy who is brought to Portugal by […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
24 November 2019
Azorean island of Faial has been plunged into what seismologists call “a full seismic crisis” since the beginning of November. A new earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale, with epicenter about 30 kilometers west of the parish of Capelo, on Faial island, was felt this Sunday, November 24, with no record of personal […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Faial, Featured, Pico, São Jorge, World
23 November 2019
The United States has begun to levy 10 to 25% taxes on European exports. The action is affecting the import of products from Portugal. Among the most affected are cheeses from the Azores with many importers cancelling orders due the increase in customs taxes. According to the US administration, the tariffs were in retaliation for […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Politics, Portugal, São Jorge
