30 June 2025
Évora city in Portugal’s Alentejo region, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been named the European Capital of Culture for 2027, marking the fourth time a Portuguese city has received this honor. Chosen from a shortlist that included Aveiro, Braga, and Ponta Delgada, Évora was praised for its strong regional identity, cultural depth, and innovative […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World
30 June 2025
The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) is hosting the 9th edition of the Legislators’ Dialogue on June 30 and July 1 in Lisbon, bringing together 20 elected officials of Portuguese descent from across the United States. This annual bipartisan gathering convenes U.S. legislators serving at both the federal and state levels to deepen ties with Portugal […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
30 June 2025
Catherine of Braganza has regularly been referred to as ‘the forgotten queen’ and there is much truth in this statement. Following her death in 1705, a fully detailed biography in English remained unwritten until 1915. The last major bio published about her was in Portuguese in 1941 and it has never been translated into English. […]
Posted in Books, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, Uncategorized, World
29 June 2025
The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) has officially opened applications for the 2025–2026 edition of its UP Ensino Superior program, a strategic funding initiative aimed at strengthening academic and research partnerships between Portuguese and American higher education institutions. This program supports structural and sustainable collaboration, enabling joint degrees, faculty mobility, virtual exchange programs (COIL), and co-supervision […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Education, Featured, Organizations, Portugal, World
29 June 2025
As of June 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of State has expanded its visa application requirements for non-immigrant categories, mandating that all applicants for F (student), M (vocational), and J (exchange visitor) visas disclose their social media activity from the past five years. The J nonimmigrant visa is the best known of these. It covers […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Travel, World
26 June 2025
The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, spoke today, June 25, during the opening of the Sister Cities Summit held in Ponta Delgada, emphasizing the strategic importance of the Azores as a bridge between Europe and North America. Highlighting the geostrategic position of the archipelago in the North Atlantic for defense, economic […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Politics, Portugal, São Miguel, World
