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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 […]

Travel Alert: SATA/Azores Airlines to strike August 23-26 – Azores

08 August 2017

The cabin crew of SATA /Azores Airlines will stage a strike on August 23 through August 26 according to a statement released by the National Union of Civil Aviation (SNPVAC). Grupo SATA advises all passengers with flights on these dates to change their travel plans without additional costs through the available sales channels.  Grupo SATA […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Travel, World

Rosa Alice Branco: Her poetry speaks of perception, sense and empathy – Interview

06 August 2017

By Millicent Accardi, Contributor One of today’s most admired Portuguese-language poets, Rosa Alice Branco, with ten collections of poetry published around the world, has recently been introduced to readers in the United States, with her first bilingual collection, Cattle of the Lord (Milkweed Editions) in English and Portuguese, translated by renowned translator Alexis Levitin (whose […]

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

Community: Trump administration to restrict legal immigration – Washington,DC

03 August 2017

President Trump has propose to introduce the RAISE ACT, a new bill restricting legal immigration. Among many resolutions, the new bill would introduce a “point-based” system, reducing the number of “family-sponsored immigrants” and creating a new “non-immigrant classification” for the parents of adult United States citizens. The bill developed by Republican senators Tom Cotton (Arkansas) […]

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

Trail Run:  Azores Triangle Adventure open to participants – Azores

02 August 2017

The Azores Triangle Adventure (ATR) will take place October 6, 7 & 8 on the islands Faial, Pico, and São Jorge. The competion is a Trail Run race, consisting of a three-stage 100km, 6,000+-meter elevation, across the three islands. The race includes two long races (Blue Island Trail – 70km and Faial Coast to Coast […]

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Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Pico, São Jorge, Travel

Community: The 103rd Annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament – New Bedford, MA

01 August 2017

The 103rd Annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is taking place this week, August 3-6. The festival is is all about music, history, food, fun and family. Founded in 1915, by the Portuguese immigrant community of Madeira descent, the event has become one of the largest Portuguese feasts in the United States and the largest […]

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Posted in Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Music, Organizations, People, Religion, World

Heritage: Network of quality Portuguese restaurants around the world – Portugal

27 July 2017

The Government of Portugal, in partnership with the Association of Restaurateurs and Similar Products of Portugal (AHRESP), is developing a project to create, under a brand name, a network of quality Portuguese restaurants around the world. With the support of the Portuguese embassies, the project is already in the process of identifying a number of […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal