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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: Azores Airlines on strike from May 1 to May 2 – Portugal

14 April 2017

Cabin workers from SATA International / Azores Airlines have announced they will be on strike from May 1 to May 2 according to a statement released to the press by the National Union of Civil Aviation (SNPVAC). The two day stoppage, which will include “all Azores Airlines/SATA International flights”, will fulfill only the “minimum services” of […]

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

Book: ‘The Love Life of an Assistant Animator’ by Katherine Vaz – Editor’s Note

09 April 2017

In this long-awaited collection of short fiction by the author of Mariana and Our Lady of the Artichokes, beauty is continually and painfully present in all places–in a Thanksgiving dinner assembled by a widowed DMV worker being stalked by an irate customer; in a middle-aged Hollywood actress who captivates a young studio animator for decades; […]

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Honor: Aristides de Sousa Mendes awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Freedom – Portugal

07 April 2017

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, awarded Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885-1954), with the Grand Cross of the Order of Freedom, on the 63rd anniversary of the Portuguese diplomat’s death. The ceremony was held this week in front of the Sousa Mendes’ family home, Casa do Passal, in Cabanas de Viriato, Portugal. Casa […]

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

Conference: ‘Portuguese-Americans During the Great War’ – UMass Dartmouth, MA

03 April 2017

The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese American Archives at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announces a presentation by Dr. Paula Noversa Rioux titled “Portuguese-Americans During the Great War.”   The talk, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 5:30 PM on Thursday, April 6th in the Prince Henry Society Reading Room of the Ferreira-Mendes […]

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

Book: ‘Eat Smart in Portugal’ by Hess & Peterson – Editor’s Note

31 March 2017

The diminutive size of Portugal, a land area about the size of the U.S. state of Indiana, would suggest that there is not much culinary difference across the regions. Yet, given Portugal’s distinctive and variable geography, the country has preserved hundreds of different regionally-specific cooking traditions that are being honored in starred Michelin restaurants and […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Food & Wine, Portugal, Travel

Community: MAPS 2017 Awards Gala to honor individuals and organizations- Cambridge, MA

28 March 2017

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) 2017 Awards Gala will take place on Saturday April 29th, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, honoring distinguished community members and organizations. The MAPS annual gala will feature a Red Carpet arrival, cocktail reception, banquet, awards ceremony, silent auction, entertainment and much more. The awards will […]

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