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Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Travel: Delta Air Lines first flight to Ponta Delgada carried 193 passengers – Azores

25 May 2018

On Friday, May 25, Delta Air Lines arrived at the airport of Ponta Delgada, carrying 193 passengers, on its first flight between New York and the Azores. The Delta seasonal New York route to Ponta Delgada takes place five times a week, except on Monday and Wednesday. On the same date, Delta also launched a […]

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Posted in Azores, Canada, Cape Verde, Community, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, Travel, World

Lajes: President Vasco Cordeiro meets Permanent Bilateral Commission – Washington, DC

23 May 2018

The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, participates in the 39th meeting of the Permanent Bilateral Commission between Portugal and the United States of America taking place in Washington, Wednesday, May 23. The agenda includes the analysis of matters relating to the US use of the Lajes Air Base on Terceira Island, […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira, World

Azores Day: Celebrations honored 38 personalities and institutions – Pico, Azores

21 May 2018

The ‘Day of the Azores’ was celebrated on Monday, May 21, in the municipality of Madalena, Pico island, honoring 23 personalities, five of them posthumously, and 15 regional institutions, bestowed with Azorean Commendations. Designated ‘Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores’ (Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores), the holiday celebrates the historical, cultural and […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Pico

Diplomacy: Justin Trudeau invited to visit Portugal in November – Canada

17 May 2018

By Cristina Ogden Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa invited Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit Portugal in during the Web World Summit to be held in Lisbon November 2-5, 2018. Founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 2009, the Web World Summit is considered the world’s largest technology conference. The invitation followed the official visit of […]

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

Community: Brown Medicine seeks qualified applicants – Brown University, RI

15 May 2018

Brown Medicine, one of the state’s largest medical group practices with more than 200 physicians in multiple patient care locations in Rhode Island, is holding Open Interviews on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at its Patient Center located at 375 Wampanoag Trail in the Riverside section of East Providence, R.I. to fill various medical job openings.  […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Organizations, People

China: Bid to secure a larger share of Energias de Portugal (EDP) – Portugal

15 May 2018

The Chinese state-controlled company, Three Gorges Corporation, has bid to secure a larger share of the Portuguese corporation Energias de Portugal (EDP Group). The Chinese offer of about €11.9 billion (USD $10.8 billion) was considered too low by EDP, which board is holding a board meeting this week to review it. EDP, which employs over […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, World