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Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Lisbon: Hosting largest world ‘Web Summit’ conference – Portugal

30 October 2016

The prestigious world Web Summit will be held in Lisbon, for the first time, starting November 7 through November 10. The Irish-owned technology initiative was originally founded in Dublin (Ireland), in 2010, before moving to Lisbon where it will take place again in 2017 and 2018. The conference, considered the fastest growing technology conference in […]

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

GQ Magazine: Maria Conceição awarded ‘Woman of the Year’ – Portugal

29 October 2016

Portuguese humanitarian Maria Conceição was awarded ‘Woman of the Year’ by GQ Magazine Portugal. recognized for her philanthropic services and sports achievements. In the past, the  trendy men’s lifestyle publication, has award the title most exclusively  to the ‘Man of the Year’. In 2005, Maria Conceição founded the ‘Maria Cristina Foundation’, named after her adoptive […]

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

Embassy Series: ‘A Year in Port’ documents history of Port Wine – Washington, DC

28 October 2016

By C. Naseer Ahmad, Contributor (*) Ambassador of Portugal and Mrs. Domingos Fezas Vital hosted friends of Portugal for a special screening of “A Year in Port” – a fascinating documentary about the wine chosen by America’s Founding Fathers to celebrate US Independence. The guests included diplomats, scholars, musicians, business professionals and of course Port […]

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

Book: ‘The Path to Success: Casual talks with Portuguese startup founders’ – Editor’s Note

25 October 2016

In 2016 the Web Summit comes to Lisbon and promises to deliver much. With an ever growing list of outstanding startups in Portugal it’s a great time to be able to hear from several of the top new Portuguese businesses and learn something about their history and experience. This book is the product of a […]

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

Book: ‘A Sea of Straw’ by Julia Sutton – Editor’s Note

21 October 2016

A period piece of the nineteen sixties. A novel that tells the story of Jody, a young mother and designer from Manchester, and Zé an artist who has fallen foul of the regime in Sálazar’s Portugal. A love story set amid the then-conservative North of England, the rugged landscapes and brilliant light of modern Portugal, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Politics, Portugal

Book: ‘The Maias’ by Eça de Queiroz – Editor’s Note

20 October 2016

Set in Lisbon at the close of the nineteenth century, The Maias is both a coming-of-age novel and a passionate romance. Our hero Carlos Maia, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Portugal, is rich, handsome, generous and intelligent: he means to do something for his country, something useful, something that will make his […]

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