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Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11
 

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

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 […]

Two Hundred Days: ‘A Photographic Journey Through Portugal’ by Mark Benham

10 October 2015

Review by Julie Dawn Fox, Contributor (*) I’m jealous. And inspired. In his new photography book, Two Hundred Days, Mark Benham has fulfilled a dream of mine; to compile a stunning visual tour through Portugal which captures its essence and touches the soul. Mark’s two hundred days of photography were spread over 12 visits to […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Featured, Photography, Portugal, Travel

Living history: Cristina Baptista documents the Morgan final voyage – Interview

07 October 2015

By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) Once part of a fleet numbering more than 2,700 vessels, the Morgan cast off for its 38th voyage nearly 80 years after it was retired as a waling vessel. One passenger on the Morgan’s final journey was the poet and English professor Cristina Baptista, who documented her experience in […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Travel

Elections: Winning coalition has little prospect of serving full term – Portugal

05 October 2015

By Len Port, Contributor (*) As anticipated, there was no outright winner in this election. The center-right coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho won the most votes, about 38%, but it lost its majority in parliament and has little prospect of serving a full term. The center-left polled just over 32% of the […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Politics, Portugal

Fado: Sounds of Portugal with Ana Laíns and Pedro Galveias – October

01 October 2015

Beginning October 15, 2015, Portuguese fado singers Ana Laíns and Pedro Galveias will perform in concerts and education events in venues throughout the states of New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Ana Laíns’ music spans the full depth and breadth of Portuguese fado music, an art form recently recognized by UNESCO for its profound importance […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Music, Portugal

October 4: Complications lie ahead of general elections – Portugal

30 September 2015

By Len Port, Contributor (*) It’s shaping up to be the closest contest in Portugal’s post-revolution democracy, but such is the level of apathy, angst and anger over politics that a record number of eligible voters may not bother to cast their ballot on Sunday. Those who do vote may end up concocting a parliamentary […]

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

Community: President Cavaco Silva to visit Newark – New Jersey

29 September 2015

Portugal’s President, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, will visit today Newark, NJ, to meet with representatives from various Portuguese communities on the East Coast. The stopover concludes a three day official visit to the United States where Cavaco Silva participated in the 70th United Nations General Assembly. At the United Nations, President Cavaco Silva addressed the General […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World