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Community | Entrepreneur Manuel Eduardo Vieira awarded the Comenda da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique Update | Released transcript of videos by suspect Claudio Valente in Brown University shooting and the killing of Professor Nuno Loureiro Book | The United States and the Luso-Brazilian Empires | By Earl R. Downes In Memoriam | Portuguese-American Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Native American Leader, died at 92 Travel Alert! Lisbon Airport suspends European Border Control System for three months
 

Community | Entrepreneur Manuel Eduardo Vieira awarded the Comenda da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique – Portugal

Portuguese-American entrepreneur Manuel Eduardo Vieira, known as a world leader in organic sweet-potato farming, has been awarded the Comenda da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique, one of Portugal’s highest civilian honors.,  The decoration, in recognition of his accomplishments and outstanding contributions to the promotion of Portuguese culture, values, and excellence abroad, was conferred by the […]

Update | Released transcript of videos by suspect Claudio Valente in Brown University shooting and the killing of Professor Nuno Loureiro – Providence, RI

In a new development, US authorities have released the official transcript of a series of videos recorded by suspect Claudio Manuel Neves Valente in the ongoing investigation into the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of Nuno Loureiro, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The videos, originally recorded in Portuguese, were translated […]

Book | The United States and the Luso-Brazilian Empires | By Earl R. Downes & Rafael R. Ioris – Editor’s Note

This volume highlights factors that led to the onset of the U.S. presence within colonial Brazil’s mercantilist economy and then the independent Brazilian empire’s agricultural, scientific, religious and educational institutions. The book examines the interaction of U.S. businessmen, explorers, scientists, immigrants, missionaries, and educators with the dominant institutions of the Luso-Brazilian empires. Employing an institutionalist […]

In Memoriam | Portuguese-American Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Native American Leader, died at 92 – Colorado

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former U.S. senator from Colorado, Native American leader, and proud Portuguese-American, died at the age of 92. He passed away from natural causes at his Colorado ranch, surrounded by family. Born on April 13, 1933, in Auburn, California, Campbell’s life reflected a uniquely multicultural American story. He was the son of […]

Travel Alert! Lisbon Airport suspends European Border Control System for three months – Portugal

The Portuguese government has announced the temporary suspension of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport for a period of three months. The measure applies exclusively to Lisbon Airport and is intended to relieve pressure on passport control operations during peak travel periods. During the suspension, border authorities will revert to […]

Community: MAPS Awards Gala Honors Inspirational Leaders – Cambridge, MA

18 April 2016

An evening of inspiring award recipients, cultural entertainment, glamorous red carpet arrival, silent auction and an elegant banquet helped the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) raise a record $162,000 at the nonprofit organization’s 2016 Awards Gala in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 9th. The “Person of the Year Award” went to David Simas, a first-generation […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People

António Guterres emerging as front-runner to become UN Secretary General – United Nations

18 April 2016

Former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres has emerged as front-runner to become next United Nations Secretary General, the Portuguese media has reported. The second front-runner is Helen Clark, the former New Zealand Prime Minister. Both Guterres and Clark head a pack of favored candidates which include UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova of Bulgaria, former Serbian Foreign Minister […]

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

The week: News of smiles and smacks – by Len Port

16 April 2016

By Len Port, Contributor (*) Among this week’s broadest smiles and fondest embraces were those between Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa and his Greek counterpart, Alexis Tsipras. Weekend talks at the Maximos Mansion in Athens between the leaders of two of Europe’s most financially troubled nations ended in agreement to demand that other EU leaders […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Religion, World

Book: ‘Helena’s Portuguese Kitchen’ – Editor’s Note

15 April 2016

The top Montreal Portuguese chef Helena Loureiro invites you to share her fascination with the flavors of her native land and explore its delicacies. Let her guide your discovery of fish- and seafood-based specialties and of dishes spotlighting fire-grilled or slow-simmered meats and poultry. Indulge your cravings: enjoy a black cod gravlax, a grilled potato or […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Canada, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Life Style, Portugal

Festas: Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres – April 26 through May 5 – Azores

15 April 2016

The 2016 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [Holy Feast of Christ of the Miracles], are taking place on the weekend of April 26 through May 5, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores. Highlights of the celebrations will be streamed live online on the Internet and live on television through RTP/A . In the […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Religion, São Miguel, Travel, World

Community: Ernest Moniz to lecture at Brown University – Providence, RI

14 April 2016

United States Secretary of Energy, Portuguese American nuclear physicist Dr. Ernest Moniz, will deliver the 92nd Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture on International Affairs on Monday, April 18, at 4:00pm, in the Salomon Center for Teaching’s DeCiccio Family Auditorium on the College Green, at Brown University, Providence, RI. With a presentation titled ‘The […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, São Miguel, World

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