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Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade
 

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

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

Community: Nobel Prize Craig Mello to be honored – Fall River, MA

02 November 2018

Scientist Craig C. Mello, awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine, will be honored by the Portuguese American community at an event taking place November 10, from 10 am to 2 pm, at The Cove Restaurant, 392 Davol St, Fall River, MA. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Craig Mello has roots in Maia, São Miguel, […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Books, Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, São Miguel, World

Web Summit: Lisbon hosting the largest tech event in the world – Portugal

23 October 2018

The World Web Summit, the largest technology convention in the world and Europe’s largest tech event, will be held again in Lisbon, Portugal, starting November 5 through November 8. The summit will gather 70,000 delegates and 15,000 companies from 160 countries. Established in 2009, and originally called the ‘Dublin Web Summit’, the World Web Summit […]

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Posted in Conferences, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Extreme weather: Portugal braces for Cyclone Leslie – The strongest in 176 years

13 October 2018

The strongest storm to hit mainland Portugal in 176 years, Cyclone Leslie is bringing heavy rain, ear-hurricane force winds and dangerous surf to western parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Developing across the Atlantic Ocean for last three weeks as a Category 1 hurricane, the storm has weakened slightly into a post-tropical cyclone late Saturday as […]

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Posted in Featured, Portugal, Travel

Thirteen Ways of Translating a Poem by Vergílio Ferreira

04 October 2018

Translated by George Monteiro It is impossible to translate poetry, decided Elizabeth Bishop, but perhaps only one aspect of a poem can be translated at a time, and each poem needs several translations.1 So here are thirteen attempts made to translate an untitled quatrain by Vergílio Ferreira. I stopped at thirteen in homage to Wallace […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal