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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 […]

ABTA: São Miguel hosting the 2017 ABTA Travel Convention – Azores

11 September 2017

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) will hold its annual 2017 Travel Convention in Ponta Delgada, Azores where more than 500 tourism professionals will meet October 9-11. ABTA is largest association of tourist distribution companies in the United Kingdom. Hosted by the Government of the Azores in partnership with the Portuguese Association of Travel […]

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Posted in Azores, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, São Miguel, Travel

Community: MAPS welcomes donnations for a Senior Center Fundraising – Cambridge, MA

07 September 2017

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is asking community members to donate used items in good condition to be sold at a MAPS Senior Center Yard Sale.  The sale is part of a series of fundraising efforts planned by the organization to make up for a $25,000 decrease in funding for the MAPS Senior […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, People

PALCUS: 21st Annual Leadership Awards Gala – Yonkers, NY

06 September 2017

The 21th Annual PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held at the Portuguese-American Community Center, Yonkers, New York. on September 23. This year, the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) will award six distinguished Portuguese Americans for their contributions to the community. The 2017 PALCUS Leadership awardees are: Ana Ventura Miranda, Founder & […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, World

Memoir: ‘The Education of George Monteiro’ – by George Monteiro

03 September 2017

[“The Education of George Monteiro” was delivered as the keynote address at the “Conference on the Portuguese-American Experience,” held at the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, N. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on Oct. 12, 1996.  It is published for the first time in the Portuguese American Journal.]   By George Monteiro I […]

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

Award: Angela Morado presented with Honorary MBE – Portugal

02 September 2017

By Len Port Angela Morado of the British Vice Consulate in the Algarve has been presented with an Honorary MBE, awarded to her by Her Majesty the Queen, in recognition of her significant contribution to relations between the United Kingdom and Portugal. The award was formally presented by the British Ambassador to Portugal, Kirsty Hayes, […]

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TIFF: Portugal  represented at the Toronto International Film Festival – Canada

01 September 2017

By Cristina Ogden Filmgoers in Toronto, Canada, will be among the first audiences in North America to see four new Portuguese productions and co-productions at the 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The Festival runs September 7-17, 2017. The Nothing Factory (A Fábrica de Nada) by Pedro Pinho, centers on a dispute between factory […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World