09 June 2018
By Carolina Matos, Editor The traditional celebrations of the 10th of June (Day of Portugal), presided by the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, are in progress taking place this year between Ponta Delgada in the Azores and New England, honoring the Portuguese American legacy and the friendship between Portugal and the United States. […]
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05 June 2018
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, criticized President Donald Trump’s trade policies as “rules only for some and only sometimes,” adding that Portugal would like to “continue to trust the United States of America.” “When there are rules, they should be for everyone and for always (…) otherwise it is not possible to have […]
Posted in Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World
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 […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, São Miguel, World
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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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 […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Faial, Featured, Flores, Genealogy, Heritage, Interviews, People, Pico, 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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