03 September 2015
The Arte Institute is presenting two concerts by Portuguese entertainer Rita Redshoes, taking place in New York City (Sept. 8) and Fall River, MA, (Sept.11). Although this is not the first time the Portuguese singer performs in the United States, it is the first time she is performing in New York and Fall River. In […]
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03 September 2015
Independent publisher of international literature, Restless Books, has announced the first ’Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing’ award. Created by Mexican-American publisher, Ilan Stavans, the $10,000 cash prize is being offered to first-generation emerging American authors who address American identity in a global age. The annual prize will alternate between fiction and nonfiction, beginning […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Scholarships, World
31 August 2015
Season after season, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to prove that he is one of football’s true greats. A three-time winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or and the man whose astonishing goal scoring feats have fired much of Real Madrid’s recent success, he is driven by an insatiable desire to succeed and to improve himself year after […]
Posted in Books, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Madeira, People, Portugal, Sports, World
31 August 2015
HBO will be launched in the Portuguese market on September 1. HBO Portugal will be introduced to the Portuguese market in partnership with NOS Lusomundo, a Portuguese integrated media corporation. HBO, the producer of the popular Game of Thrones series, is already available in Europe in partnership with Sky, with content distributed on Sky Atlantic. […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Music, Portugal, World
31 August 2015
By Len Port, Contributor (*) In a strange twist in the tale of notorious conman Kenner Elias Jones, he is now being sought not by police but by his first wife who divorced him many years ago. Having been deported from Canada and the United States, Ken Jones has managed to outwit police forces across […]
24 August 2015
The Portuguese American community of Fall River, MA, is celebrating the 29th Holy Ghost Festival of New England opening Wednesday, August 26, through Sunday, August 30. Thousands of people from all over the United States, Canada, Portugal mainland, Azores and Bermuda are expected to attend. The festival starts in Kennedy Park, on Wednesday, at 5pm, […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Religion
