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Community | Justice Department moves to revoke citizenship for naturalized immigrants Honor | Writer João Pedro Vala recipient of the PEN/O. Henry Award Space | Portugal launches satellites honoring national literary figures Community | 2026 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA)  Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave
 

Community | Justice Department moves to revoke citizenship for naturalized immigrants – Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of Justice is moving to accelerate efforts to revoke the citizenship of certain naturalized Americans, targeting cases where individuals are suspected of having obtained citizenship through fraud or misrepresentation. Citizenship is considered one of the most secure legal statuses in the United States. Therefore, the overall impact of such measures is likely […]

Honor | Writer João Pedro Vala recipient of the PEN/O. Henry Award – New York, NY

Portuguese writer João Pedro Vala has been awarded a prestigious PEN/O. Henry Award for his short story “Inês,” a recognition widely regarded as one of the highest honors in English-language short fiction. The first Portuguese author to receive that distinction, his short story ‘Inês’ was selected for inclusion in the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories anthology. […]

Space | Portugal launches satellites honoring national literary figures – Santa Barbara, CA

Portugal successfully launched six satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, US. The mission reinforces Portugal’s growing role in the global space economy, while also strengthening strategic, scientific, and economic links across the Atlantic. Among the satellites are four named after some of the nation’s most celebrated literary figures […]

Community | 2026 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA)  – Providence, RI

The International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) will return on Saturday, April 25, 2026, for its 14th annual edition at the Providence Performing Arts Center, bringing together leading artists from across the global Portuguese-speaking world.  The event, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and hosted by Daniella Ruah and Ricardo Farias, will be broadcast internationally, continuing its mission […]

Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave – Los Angeles, CA

Alberto M. Carvalho, the Portuguese-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), remains on paid administrative leave following a federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school system.  The move comes after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed search warrants at Carvalho’s residence and district offices in late February 2026, in […]

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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