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July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers FIFA’26
 

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 […]

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers – Portugal

Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic commemorated on Friday the 50th anniversary celebration of the constitutional autonomy of the Azores and Madeira archipelagos with a special solemn plenary session honoring one of the most significant democratic achievements of the 1976 Constitution. The anniversary also became a platform for renewed calls to deepen the autonomy of the […]

FIFA’26 – Cristiano Ronaldo makes World Cup History – Houston, TX

Portugal’s squad delivered a commanding response to its opening-match disappointment at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defeating Uzbekistan 5-0 today in Houston, Texas. The performance of captain Cristiano Ronaldo highlighted the match.  The milestone further cemented Ronaldo’s legacy as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport and silenced critics who questioned […]

Community: MAPS welcomes new members for Fiscal Year 2018 – Cambridge, MA

18 July 2017

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is looking for new individual and organizational members for Fiscal Year 2018, in an effort to promote the involvement of community members, businesses and organizations in the agency’s mission of improving the lives of Portuguese-speaking individuals and families from Massachusetts and help them become contributing, active participants in […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Social networks

Atop Ritz-Carlton: Chefs team up to showcase ‘Portuguese Dinner Series’ – New York, NY

17 July 2017

Portuguese food lovers will soon experience a unique food feasting event coming July 20-22 (7pm) at the Kanopi Restaurant, atop Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in White Plains, New York City. The ‘Portuguese Dinner Series’ event is co-hosted by in-house Chef Anthony Gonçalves and guest Chef João Rodrigues of ‘Feitoria’, a Michelin starred restaurant based in Portugal. The […]

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

Report: Portugal has the second lowest birth rate of the European Union – Eurostat

13 July 2017

Portugal has registered the second lowest birth rate among the 28 member states of the European Union (EU), a report by Eurostat, the EU official office of statistics, has revealed. Portugal had around 87 thousand births in 2016, which represents a rate of 8.4 births per 1,000 persons, the second lowest rate in the EU, […]

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

Travel: First direct flight linking Portugal to China inaugurated – Portugal

13 July 2017

The first direct flight linking Portugal to China was launched in Lisbon to start July 25. The new route will originate in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province, with a stopover in Beijing to its final destination in Lisbon. There will be three flights between Portugal and China per week. Carried out by Beijing based […]

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

Honor: José de Almeida receives posthumous tribute – Azores

12 July 2017

The City Council of Ponta Delgada municipally honored José de Almeida, the historic leader of the Azores Liberation Front (FLA), with a memorial plaque marking the house where he was born in Chão dos Medeiros, Remédios, Bretanha, São Miguel island. Presided by the mayor of Ponta Delgada, José Manuel Bolieiro, the ceremony was a posthumous […]

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

Travel: TAP Air Portugal expands flights in North America – Portugal

11 July 2017

TAP, the national Portuguese airline, has started flying to Toronto, Canada, in June. The service brings TAP back to Toronto for the first time since 1994. “Toronto in Canada will be the airline’s sixth route to North America, a market where TAP carried more than 633.000 passengers last year, equivalent to a growth of 122%”, […]

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