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Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade
 

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

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