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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 | Fundraiser for slain MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro surpasses $350,000 Book | Three Stories of Forgetting | By Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida
 

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 | Fundraiser for slain MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro surpasses $350,000 –  Boston, MA

The family of Nuno Loureiro, a respected Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, who was tragically killed earlier this month, continues to receive an extraordinary outpouring of support from the community and friends.  Professor Loureiro was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 15, 2025, and died the following day at a […]

Book | Three Stories of Forgetting | By Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida – Editor’s  Note

Three men haunt these pages. Perhaps they are tormented ghosts who cannot find rest. All three have been expelled in some way, sent on solitary journeys into the night. Celestino, an old slave trader, returns to the solitude of his home and garden after a life of horrors. Boa Morte da Silva, an Angolan who […]

Arts: Portuguese Surrealist artists participating in collective exhibit – Mississippi State University

19 January 2016

Portuguese surrealist artist Santiago Ribeiro, Paula Rosa, Victor Lages and Francisco Urbano are participating in a collective exhibit held in the Cullis Wade Depot Gallery, at the Mississippi State University (MSU). North American participating artist include Jay Garfinkle, France Garrido, Joe A. MacGown, K.D. Matheson, Patrick McGrath Muniz, Shahla Rosa, and Olga Spiegel. The exhibit consists […]

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

Book: ‘The Portuguese Massacre of Wiriyamu in Colonial Mozambique 1964-2013’ – Editor’s Note

19 January 2016

In his in-depth and compelling study of perhaps the most famous of Portuguese colonial massacres, Mustafah Dhada explores why the massacre took place, what Wiriyamu was like prior to the massacre, how events unfolded, how we came to know about it and what the impact of the massacre was, particularly for the Portuguese empire. Spanning […]

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

Alert: Islands bracing for dangerous Alex tropical storm – Azores

14 January 2016

The Government of the Azores has declared a state of emergency for Friday, January 15, following warnings that tropical storm Alex,  a ‘category 1′  hurricane, is expected to hit the islands hard. Hurricane-force winds of 160-170k/hour and heavy rainfall are expected. The Azores Meteorological Service has issued a “red alert” warning for the islands of […]

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Posted in Azores, Corvo, Faial, Featured, Flores, Graciosa, Heritage, Pico, Portugal, Santa Maria, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, World

Ellen Allen: President Obama honors ex-Algarve fugitive – Washington, DC

12 January 2016

By Len Port, Contributor (*) Sue Ellen Allen, who lived for years in the Algarve as a fugitive on the run from American justice, will have the honor of sharing First Lady Michelle Obama’s box in the House of Representatives during the president’s last State of the Union address. A White House announcement on the […]

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

January 24: Portuguese set to elect a new President of the Republic – Portugal

11 January 2016

A record number of 10 candidates have officially launched their campaigning on Sunday, January 10, for the next Portugal’s presidential election. Ballots will be cast on January 24. Portugal’s voters will choose a successor to outgoing President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, 76, who completes the second of two consecutive five-year terms. The total population of Portugal is […]

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

Book: ‘Portugal’s bloody empire in Africa and Asia’ – Review

10 January 2016

Review by Jame DiBiasio(*) “Had there been more of the world,” wrote Luís de Camões of the Portuguese explorers, they “would have discovered it”. That’s a line from Roger Crowley’s fantastic new narrative history, Conquerors: How Portugal Seized the Indian Ocean and Forged the First Global Empire. Crowley is out to reset the primacy of […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Damão, Diu, Featured, Goa, Politics, Portugal, World

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