Portuguese American Journal

Portuguese American Journal

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Community | FBI raids Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and office  Community | Diaspora mobilizes to join storm relief effort Teolinda Gersão | Narrative talent transcending literary boundaries Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations
 

Community | FBI raids Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and office – Los Angeles, CA

Federal authorities have executed search warrants at the residence and district office of Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), as part of an ongoing investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). According to federal officials, agents carried out “court-authorized search warrants” at Carvalho’s home in the San Pedro […]

Community | Diaspora mobilizes to join storm relief effort – Portugal

The Portuguese American communities across the United States are mobilizing in solidarity with families and municipalities in Portugal, affected by a succession of severe rainstorms that have caused fatalities, widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and displacement across several regions.  Relief authorities in Portugal report significant impacts on housing, local businesses, agriculture, and public infrastructure, underscoring the […]

Teolinda Gersão | Narrative talent transcending literary boundaries – Interview

By Maria Duran On the 29th of October, 2025, Portuguese writer Teolinda Gersão became a second-time winner of the APE-DGLAB Romance and Novel Grand Prize. Autobiografia não escrita de Martha Freud (2024), [The Unwritten Autobiography of Martha Freud], published by Porto Editora, earned her the 43rd edition of the award, organized by the Portuguese Writers […]

Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has approved legislation that would restrict minors’ access to social media platforms by requiring parental authorization for users under the age of 16, making it one of Europe’s most concrete legislative steps toward regulating youth activity online. The proposal, introduced by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), mandates explicit, verified parental consent for minors […]

Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations – Portugal

Heavy and persistent rainfall continues to affect mainland Portugal as successive Atlantic systems prolong saturated ground conditions and heighten flood risk across several regions, forcing evacuations. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro described the extreme weather episodes as a “devastating crisis” affecting communities across the country while emphasizing that emergency coordination and recovery efforts continue nationwide. Mário […]

Visual artist: Michael de Brito is honest, immediate and intimate – Interview

13 July 2016

Interview by Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) With family roots in Algarve, mainland Portugal, Michel De Brito was born in 1980 in New Jersey and educated at Parsons School of Design and the New York Academy of Art. The magic of his work lies in his ability to make connections to the old country and […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Painting, People, Portugal, World

Jumpseller.com: Portuguese online company expands globally – Latin America

12 July 2016

Launching an online store can be challenging for smaller business, but Portuguese company Jumpseller.com goes global and is expanding its ecommerce solutions in Latin America and the United States. Started in 2010 by Tiago Matos and Filipe Gonçalves, Jumpseller can help small businesses make designing and maintaining an online store relatively simple and affordable. Both Matos and Gonçalves […]

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

Brexit: Can the silly season get any sillier? By Len Port

09 July 2016

By Len Port, Contributor (*) Britain’s oldest ally has been trying to make sense of the hullabaloo over the referendum, but it hasn’t been easy. For example, last weekend Tony Blair said Britain might want to change its mind. And he was talking about Brexit, not the Chilcot report. Many of the 17 million who […]

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Posted in Politics, Portugal, World

EURO 2016: Portugal to face formidable adversary – Paris, France

09 July 2016

Portugal’s team is hoping to win the game of their lives on Sunday’s Euro 2016 final against hosts France. Portugal have lost last 10 matches between the two teams. The French have won the last two major tournaments they have hosted. Indeed, the Portuguese national team has suffered 10 straight losses against France including the […]

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Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Sports, World

Sports: Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to Vila Franca do Campo – Azores

07 July 2016

For the fourth successive year, 16 professional cliff divers from around the world are gathering in the Azores to participate in the third stop of the 2016 International Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. The extreme sport diving competition is being held Saturday, July 9, at the Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo, an islet […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, People, São Miguel, Sports, World

MAPS: Survey to Assess Portuguese Community Needs – Framingham, MA

06 July 2016

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) has launched a survey to find and address important service gaps/needs for the Portuguese-speaking communities of Framingham and surrounding areas. The survey, according to MAPS, will help the nonprofit health and social services organization evaluate existing programs at its Framingham office. “This survey will give us a clearer […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Organizations, People