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100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island Sports | Fernando Pimenta world canoeing champion Community | 20th Anniversary of Portas da Cidade Celebration Community | The Holy Ghost Festival of New England returns Community | Judge Luis Matos nominated to Rhode Island Supreme Court
 

100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island – Azores

One hundred years ago today, on the morning of August 31, 1926, the island of Faial was violently shaken by one of the most destructive earthquakes in the modern history of the Azores.  A century later, the Museu da Horta is commemorating the disaster with historical photographs, educational activities and an earthquake-preparedness exercise involving about […]

Sports | Fernando Pimenta world canoeing champion – Poznan, Poland

Portuguese canoeing star Fernando Pimenta was crowned world champion in the K1 1000 meters, winning a dramatic final at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznan, Poland, on August 29, 2026.  The achievement adds another historic chapter to the career of the athlete from Ponte de Lima, widely regarded as Portugal’s greatest canoeist. Pimenta currently […]

Community | 20th Anniversary of Portas da Cidade Celebration – Fall River, MA

Mayor Paul Coogan, in conjunction with the Portas da Cidade Advisory Committee and the Prince Henry Society, will host a special ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Portas da Cidade (City Gates), one of Fall River’s most recognizable symbols of its Azorean heritage.  The celebration will take place Monday, August 31, at 10:30 am […]

Community | The Holy Ghost Festival of New England returns – Fall River, MA

The Holy Ghost Festival of New England will be held in Kennedy Park in Fall River, Massachusetts, from August 26–30. Former Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to visit Fall River as a guest of honor for the 40th-anniversary festival celebration, according to reports. The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, […]

Community | Judge Luis Matos nominated to Rhode Island Supreme Court – Providence, RI

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has nominated Superior Court Associate Justice Luis M. Matos, a Portuguese-born jurist with extensive state and federal experience, to serve on the Rhode Island Supreme Court.  Governor McKee said his responsibility was to select someone with “unquestionable qualifications, an impeccable reputation and a strong record in strong and fair judging.” […]

Vasco Cordeiro: Azores have great potential to host international events – Azores

05 June 2018

The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, highlighted the role of the Azores as a privileged meeting point between countries and continents offering the conditions to host more and larger private events on a global scale.    Vasco Cordeiro spoke at the opening session of WorldConexall 2018, an international conference promoted by […]

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

Music Director: Conductor Joana Carneiro resigns from Berkeley Symphony – San Francisco, CA

02 June 2018

Portuguese conductor Joana Carneiro resigned her position after nine years as music director of the Berkeley Symphony, San Francisco, California. She plans to continue visiting the Bay Area as an emerita music director. Joana Carneiro has returned to Portugal where she is the principal conductor of the Orquesta Sinfonica Portuguesa at the Teatro São Carlos […]

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

Lara Gularte: Her sense of identity is rooted in the middle of the ocean – Interview

02 June 2018

By Millicent Accardi Lara Gularte lives and writes in the Sierra foothills of California where her poetry often depicts Portuguese culture and heritage. During the California Gold Rush, her relatives traveled from the Azores for gold mining, but, instead they turned to ranching. Kissing the Bee is Gularte’s first full-length poetry collection and depicts her […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Faial, Featured, Flores, Genealogy, Heritage, Interviews, People, Pico, Portugal

June: ‘Month of Portugal’ in the United States honors Portuguese heritage – Portugal

01 June 2018

The Portuguese-American community in the United States is celebrating June ‘Month of Portugal’ to honor 900 years of Portuguese history and the friendship between Portugal and the United States. Organized by the Embassy of Portugal in Washington and the many Portuguese Consulates in the United States, in partnership with many Portuguese community based organizations, the […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, World

Travel:  Azores Airlines returns to Providence Green Airport starting June 8 – Rhode Island

31 May 2018

This summer the Azores Airlines will resume its very popular nonstop Providence service, from Green Airport to Ponta Delgada, Azores, for the convenience of the travelers in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut. The airline will also offer 11 weekly flights from Boston Logan Airport to both São Miguel and Terceira islands. The flight […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World

Parliament: Portuguese lawmakers reject euthanasia and assisted suicide– Portugal

29 May 2018

Portuguese lawmakers voted this week to reject a bill to legalize euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide for terminal patients. The bill, proposed by the ruling Socialist Party, almost succeed, failing on a 115-110 vote with four abstentions, folowing a heated debate where lawmakers were asked to vote according their conscience independently of their party affiliation. […]

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