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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 Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA
 

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 […]

Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA

In a major development, law-enforcement officials have publicly identified the suspect in the killings at Brown University and MIT’s Professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, as Cláudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national from Torres Novas, Portugal. Authorities said Valente was later found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Professor […]

A tough call: Left? Right? Who gets to govern? – Portugal

08 November 2015

By Len Port, Contributor (*) The next few days are shaping up to be among the most remarkable in the annals of Portuguese democracy. On Monday, parliament will debate the center-right coalition’s proposed program for governing the country. On Tuesday or Wednesday, members of all parties will vote to accept or reject the program. The […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Politics, Portugal, World

Travel: Loulé provides creative ways to discover the Algarve’s culture – Portugal

07 November 2015

By Julie Dawn Fox, Contributor (*) The Algarve is best known for its fabulous beaches and top notch golf courses so what’s an inland town like Loulé to do if it wants to entice visitors away from the coast? Get creative, that’s what. Loulé Criativo organizes hands-on workshops run by local artisans which will enable […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Portugal, Travel, World

Book: ‘Classic Recipes of Portugal’ – Editor’s Note

07 November 2015

Portugal’s culinary traditions change with the landscape, from the north to the south of the country and from the sea border to the rugged, mountainous interior. This wonderful little book contains a compilation of delicious dishes that reflect the varied tastes of Portugal, and features ingredients such as leafy greens, garlic, sheep’s milk cheese, pork […]

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

Book: ‘This Gulf of Fire’ The Destruction of Lisbon – Editor’s Note

03 November 2015

A captivating and definitive account of the greatest natural disaster ever to hit the modern Western world. On All Saints Day of 1755, the tremors from a magnitude 8.5 earthquake swept furiously from its epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean toward the Iberian Peninsula. Nowhere was it felt more than in Lisbon, then the thriving capital […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Portugal

Opinion: Interests of majority not being served – Portugal

28 October 2015

By Len Port, Contributor (*) Amid the mass of coverage in the media in Portugal and abroad, about the only thing clear at the moment is that the interests of the majority of voters in this month’s general election are not being best served with the prospect of either a minority center-right government or a […]

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Crisis: New government creates more confusion and dissent – Portugal

23 October 2015

By Len Port, Contributor (*) Portugal’s head of state has given the green light to Pedro Passos Coelho and his center-right “Forward Portugal” (Portugal à Frente) coalition to follow up on their first term in office and form a new government. But that doesn’t mean the inconclusive outcome of the general election is all sorted. […]

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