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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 […]

Book: ‘Visualizing Portuguese Power’ by Urte Krass– Editor’s Note

27 January 2017

Images play a key role in political communication and the ways we come to understand the power structures that shape society. Nowhere is this more evident than in the process of empire building, in which visual language has long been a highly effective means of overpowering another culture with one’s own values and beliefs. With […]

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Sports: The 2017 Azores Trail Run is open to participants – Azores

24 January 2017

The 2017 Azores Trail Run (ATR) will be held on Faial and Pico islands on May 24-28. The registration deadline is April 30, 2017. In its fourth edition, the international sports competition consists of several trail running races taking place each year in the end of May. Runners from across the globe are encouraged to participate. […]

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Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Pico, Sports, Travel, World

Call for Papers: Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies – Tagus Press

24 January 2017

The next volume of Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies (PLCS 30), dedicated to Transnational Africas: Visual, Material and Sonic Cultures of Lusophone Africa, focuses on the visual, material and sonic cultures of Lusophone Africa from the pre-colonial period to the contemporary moment. The Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies, edited by Christopher Larkosh, Mario Pereira and […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Brazil, Cape Verde, Education, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World

Portugal: President-elect Trump has Portuguese connections – Washington, DC

16 January 2017

Portuguese authorities have initiated contacts with US President-elect Donald Trump to be inaugurated Friday, January 20, 2017. The contacts are aimed at gaining access and establishing future productive bilateral relations. Last week, the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, called US president-elect to bring up the importance of the US Lajes Field on Terceira […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira, World

Today in History: Former President Mário Soares dead aged 92 – Portugal

07 January 2017

The former President of the Portuguese Republic, Mário Soares, died in Lisbon today, January 7, at age 92. Hospitalized on December 13, he had since been in a coma. The cause of dead was not disclosed. The Portuguese government has decreed three days of mourning. President Soares was a historic figure in the struggle to […]

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

Portugal: Prime Minister António Costa visits ancestral home in Goa – India

06 January 2017

Portugal’s Prime Minister, António Costa, will pay a week-long official visit to India, from January 6 to January 12, 2017, at the invitation of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Costa, who is of Portuguese Indian descent, is the son of Orlando da Costa, a prominent Portuguese language writer with roots Goa, the Indian […]

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Posted in Featured, Goa, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal