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50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers FIFA’26 Fátima Book | Roots Stirred | By Cristóvão de Aguiar | Editor’s Note Heritage | Portugal one of the most peaceful nations
 

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 […]

Fátima’27 | President António José Seguro invites Pope Leo XIV – Portugal

President António José Seguro has formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Portugal in 2027, a year that will carry exceptional religious, diplomatic, and historical significance for the country.  The invitation coincides with the 110th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fátima, the 500th anniversary of the formal establishment of the Apostolic Nunciature in Portugal, […]

Book | Roots Stirred | By Cristóvão de Aguiar | Editor’s Note

This richly woven, multi-voiced novel transports readers to a small village on São Miguel, the largest of Portugal’s Azores islands. Through the eyes of a young boy growing up in the 1940s and the stories shared by his beloved great-uncle, Tio Pascoal, the novel paints a vivid portrait of island life- its beauty, its hardships, […]

Heritage | Portugal one of the most peaceful nations – Global Peace Index

Portugal has once again been recognized as one of the safest and most peaceful nations on the planet, ranking 7th globally in the latest Global Peace Index (GPI), published by the Institute for Economics and Peace.  Portugal has consistently ranked among the world’s safest destinations for residents, visitors, and investors alike. The country previously reached […]

2019: Graça Índias Cordeiro visiting Professor in Portuguese Studies – UMass Lowell

27 November 2018

Graça Índias Cordeiro, professor of Urban Anthropology at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, is the inaugural Gulbenkian/Saab Visiting Professor in Portuguese Studies in Spring Semester 2019. Professor Cordeiro will teach “Cultures of the World: Portuguese Society Culture” in the Department of Sociology and a seminar titled “The Portuguese-speaking World and Its Diaspora in Massachusetts” in the […]

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

2019: Universities to add 2,500 placements for international students – Portugal

27 November 2018

The Portuguese Government has authorized institutions of higher education to offer 2,500 additional placements for international students for the 2019/20 academic year. Currently, universities and polytechnics in Portugal offer about 10,000 placements for international students for each academic each year. With the addition, the initiative will offer a total of 12,700 openings.  With this measure […]

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Posted in Azores, Education, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, World

Book: ‘Volcanoes of the Azores’ Kueppers & Beier (Eds.) – Editor’s Note

24 November 2018

First comprehensive overview of geological features in the Azores from volcanological, geochemical, petrological, paleontological, structural and hydrological perspectives. Includes a chapter on “Volcanoes and Society”, which is of great use for everyone working in hazard management in a comparable geological setting. The Azores archipelago consists of nine islands that emerge from the Azores Plateau in […]

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Posted in Azores, Books, Featured, Heritage, World

Book: ‘Hawk Island’ by Manuela DaCosta – Editor’s Note

20 November 2018

Hawk Island stands in the middle of the Atlantic, small and defiant, like its people. Two Brooks is the most isolated village in Hawk Island, surrounded by high cliffs and flanked at each end by a brook. It is a village of tenacious people, hardened by isolation and punished by nature with crude winters and […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Terceira

2019: Foreigners will be able to apply for a Citizen Card – Portugal

16 November 2018

Starting in 2019, registered foreigners in Portugal will be able to apply for a Citizen Card, similar to the national Cartão de Cidadão, for personal identification, taxation, social security, and access to the national health system.  The Citizen Card, which replaces the current residency card, is complete with all the relevant ID numbers “at the […]

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

Community: Lori Trahan, 1st Portuguese-American woman elected to Congress – Lowell, MA

10 November 2018

Democrat Lori Loureiro Trahan is the newest member of Congress from Massachusetts. She represents the 3rd Congressional District seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell). Trahan beat Republican Rick Green and independent Mike Mullen to win election with 61% of the vote. A record 98 women won seats in the House of Representatives […]

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Posted in Azores, Brazil, Community, Featured, Graciosa, Heritage, People, World

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