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Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations Election’26 | Diaspora vote count shows strong support for André Ventura Book | An Azorean Family Election’26 | Socialist António José Seguro wins presidency
 

Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has approved legislation that would restrict minors’ access to social media platforms by requiring parental authorization for users under the age of 16, making it one of Europe’s most concrete legislative steps toward regulating youth activity online. The proposal, introduced by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), mandates explicit, verified parental consent for minors […]

Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations – Portugal

Heavy and persistent rainfall continues to affect mainland Portugal as successive Atlantic systems prolong saturated ground conditions and heighten flood risk across several regions, forcing evacuations. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro described the extreme weather episodes as a “devastating crisis” affecting communities across the country while emphasizing that emergency coordination and recovery efforts continue nationwide. Mário […]

Election’26 | Diaspora vote count shows strong support for André Ventura – Portugal

Portugal’s presidential runoff election provisional vote count indicates that Chega candidate André Ventura secured the largest share of votes cast by Portuguese citizens living abroad. As final counts are still being compiled from abroad, Ventura has received approximately 51.88% of the diaspora vote, compared with 48.12% for Seguro. These figures reflect global voting and remain […]

Book | An Azorean Family’s History: Our Faria and Moitoso Roots | By Keith Tavares – Editor’s Note

Genealogical research is a journey into the past, uncovering the stories and connections that define our heritage. For Keith Daniel Tavares, this journey explored his Faria and Moitoso ancestors, unearthing the rich history and legacy that has shaped his family. An Azorean Family’s History delves into the significant findings of Keith Tavares’ genealogical research, highlighting […]

Election’26 | Socialist António José Seguro wins presidency – Portugal

Socialist António José Seguro was elected President of Portugal today, in a second-round runoff election, winning about 66–67% of the vote against far-right populist Chega candidate André Ventura with about 33–34% – according to near-final ballots counted. The national tally is not yet fully closed, as some precincts and consular votes remain to be counted. […]

Pope Francis: Lisbon hosting World Youth Day 2022 – Portugal

31 January 2019

The Roman Catholic Church has announced that Pope Francis will preside to the 2022 World Youth Day to be held in Lisbon, Portugal. The public pronouncement was made at the closure of the World Youth Day held in Panama last week. The World Youth Day, launched by Pope John Paul II, draws hundreds of thousands […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Religion, World

Scholarships: The Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies – Rhode Island College

27 January 2019

The John A. and Mary V. Lima Memorial Scholarship Fund in Portuguese Studies of the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies (IPLWS) at Rhode Island College (RIC)  will award three scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each,  upon satisfactory completion of the required course(s) in the spring semester of 2019, to students active in […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Organizations, Scholarships

Faro: Recovering 16th century book collection stolen by British military – Oxford University

23 January 2019

By Len Port Renewed efforts are being made to recover the unique collection of books plundered from Faro by a British military force more than 400 years ago and kept ever since at the University of Oxford. The Faro 1540 Association is at the heart of a request for the return of what it regards […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, World

UPDATE: Thousands to continue protesting and striking into the new year – Portugal

14 January 2019

Thousands of Portuguese workers continue striking into the new year, protesting low wages and poor working conditions. The strike actions are the continuation of a wave of vindications during 2018, when over 600 stoppages were recorded doubling the work actions in 2017. According to Jornal Económico, the “increasing social unrest” that marked 2018 will continue […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Travel

Civil unrest: Workers calling dozens of strikes over the holidays – Portugal

15 December 2018

Portugal is facing a wave of civil unrest over the holidays with about 50 strike warnings being issued by workers, most of them civil workers, demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Protests and strike actions are being organized mostly on social media, outside the control of workers’ unions, which could result in social turmoil […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Social networks, Travel

Women, Magic and Water: Interview with Amy Sayre Baptista

05 December 2018

By Millicent Borges Accardi With heritage in Madeira, the writer Amy Sayre Baptista’s work has appeared in The Best Small Fictions (2017), Ninth Letter, The Butter, Alaska Quarterly Review, and other journals. Her flash fiction chapbook “Primitivity,” winner of the Black River Chapbook Competition, spring 2017 is forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press this fall. She has […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World