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Community | Atlantic Celebration Day  celebrates America and Portuguese  pride MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University
 

Community | Atlantic Celebration Day celebrates America and Portuguese  pride – New Bedford, MA

The Portuguese-American community gathered in New Bedford (MA) on Sunday, July 19, to participate in the Atlantic Celebration Day, marking America’s 250th anniversary of its independence and the longstanding friendship between Portugal and the United States.  The initiative was sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), whose president, José Manuel Durão Barroso, addressed participants, emphasizing […]

MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers – Azores

The II Curta Pico Prize has attracted notable international interest, receiving 27 original film proposals from creators in the Azores, mainland Portugal, Argentina, Canada, the United States, and Spain.  Organized by MiratecArts, the competition is a way to strengthen the Azorean audiovisual industry while promoting Pico internationally. The winning project, to be announced during the […]

FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans – Portugal

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) has launched a new essay competition inviting young Americans of Portuguese descent to reflect on the enduring relationship between Portugal and the United States.  Announced to coincide with the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the initiative encourages a new generation of Portuguese-Americans to explore the historical, cultural, political, and human […]

July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties – Azores

As the United States commemorates its 250th Independence Day on July 4, the longstanding relationship between Portugal and the United States offers a remarkable chapter in the history of the Atlantic world.  Although Portugal remained officially neutral during the American Revolutionary War, due to its centuries-old alliance with Great Britain under the Treaty of Windsor […]

Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

This spring, Nicholas Ferraz graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership, earning a 4.0 GPA. Already a certified mathematics teacher in Massachusetts, Ferraz represents a generation of Portuguese American educators whose professional journeys reflect both academic excellence and a deep commitment to multilingual and […]

Na Ponta da Língua: Research project explores Portuguese immigration experiences – Participants welcome

24 March 2018

By Richard Simas (*) What is your experience of Portuguese immigration? What are the stories, dreams, and impressions that define your sense of Portuguese identity? Why not share them? Na Ponta da Língua/On The Tip of The Tongue is waiting to hear from you. It is the virtual platform and hands-on biographical research project initiated […]

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

Community: Radio Voz Do Emigrante celebrates 30th Anniversary – Swansea, MA

14 March 2018

Radio Voz Do Emigrante celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a gala event to be held on Saturday, March 17, at Venus de Milo, in Swansea, Massachusetts. Founded in March 17, 1988 by Frank P. Baptista, Radio Voz Do Emigrante serves the Portuguese-speaking community of the South Coast area of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People

Fernando Pessoa: Profile of the writer focus of major projects and events abroad – Portugal

14 March 2018

By Cristina Ogden Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is the focus of a number of recent projects and events, including a digital poetry archive and a major art exhibition, marking the growing profile of the writer abroad. Digital Edition of Fernando Pessoa Projects and Publications (Edição Digital de Fernando Pessoa) is collaboration between Universidade Nova […]

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Posted in Canada, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, South Africa, World

Community: Veronica Lage fulfils her dream to play for Portugal – New York, NY

08 March 2018

Veronica Lage has fulfilled a dream as she recently trained on the same fields that Cristiano Ronaldo plays on. Veronica has become so proficient in soccer that she trained in Portugal with their Girls-Under-16 National Team. The Yorktown Heights resident was first registered in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) when she was […]

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

Appointed: Alberto Carvalho next New York City schools chancellor – New York, NY

01 March 2018

Alberto M. Carvalho, 53, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was appointed the next New York City schools chancellor, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office announced on Wednesday. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Mr. Carvalho immigrated to the United States at age 17 as an undocumented immigrant and day laborer. As the new New York […]

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

June 10: Day of Portugal to be celebrated formally in Ponta Delgada and Boston – Portugal

27 February 2018

The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced on the Presidency website that the Day of Portugal will be officially celebrated, on June 10, in the Azores and the United States. “These celebrations will take place in Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, and in Boston, in the United States of America,” the announcement […]

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