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Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11
 

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 […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

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 […]

Travel: TAP Air Portugal to offer flights between the United States and the Azores – Portugal

04 February 2018

TAP Air Portugal is planning to add more air connections between the Azores, Madeira and mainland Portugal, including opening new routes between the Azores and airports in North America, TAP Air Portugal majority shareholder, David Neeleman, told LUSA news. If confirmed, TAP would be competing directly with the Azores Airlines, a subsidiary of SATA Group […]

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

Jobs: Amazon.com to open retail center in Porto city – Portugal

01 February 2018

Amazon.com is in talks to enter the Portuguese market with plans to open a retail center in Porto city, the local chamber of commerce confirmed. Talks include setting up a space for the Amazon.pt in the Boavista area. Amazon.com has been interested in the Portuguese market since 2016. The official announcement should come in March […]

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

High-Profile Corruption Case Rocks Portugal and Angola

29 January 2018

By Eugen Iladi, Contributor A trial is underway in Portugal that’s embarrassing the government there: a high-ranking prosecutor is accused of taking a bribe. Adding fuel to fire, some high-level demagoguery and the ghosts of colonialism have derailed a second, more important component of the trial. That stands to become a miscarriage of justice for […]

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

Brick City Poet: Marina Carreira speaks of heritage and poetry inspired by Fado – Interview

28 January 2018

By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor In this timely interview for the Portuguese American Journal, feminist poet Marina Carreira talks about her writing, tips for life and her lively poetry inspired by Fado music. From New Jersey’s Ironbound neighborhood, Carreira has roots in the town of Batalha, in Central Portugal which boasts a historical monastery and […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal

Azores Airlines: New Airbus A321 to debut on Boston-Ponta Delgada route – Azores

26 January 2018

The Azores Airlines is inaugurating the first of four new A321neo aircraft, delivered by the Airbus consortium based in Hamburg, Germany. The first commercial flight to Boston is schedule to debut on February 2nd, connecting Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport and Boston Logan Airport. There will be four weekly flights, which were previously made […]

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

Google: Technological hub will create 500 jobs in Portugal – Davos, Switzerland

24 January 2018

Portugal’s Prime Minister, António Costa, announced on Wednesday that the multinational Google will create a support center in the town of Oeiras, greater Lisbon, as a main technological hub to serve Europe, Middle East and Africa. The center, to be launched in June 2018, will create 500 highly-qualified jobs. António Costa made the announcement at […]

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Posted in Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

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