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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 […]

Book: ‘Confession of the Lioness’ by Mia Couto – Editor’s Note

18 July 2015

A dark, poetic mystery about the women of the remote village of Kulumani and the lionesses that hunt them. Told through two haunting, interwoven diaries, Mia Couto’s Confession of the Lioness reveals the mysterious world of Kulumani, an isolated village in Mozambique whose traditions and beliefs are threatened when ghostlike lionesses begin hunting the women […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Mozambique, People

Red Bull: International diving competition returning to Vila Franca Islet- Azores

17 July 2015

The fifth stop of the 2015 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series competition is returning to the Azores for the fourth a successive year. The extreme sports diving competition is being held Saturday, July 18, at the Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo, an islet offshore São Miguel island. The three previous competitions on the […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, São Miguel, Sports, Travel, World

São Miguel: Hosting 5th Walk & Talk Street Arts Festival – Azores

16 July 2015

The fifth edition of the Walk & Talk Street Art Festival will be held July 17 through August 1, on São Miguel, Azores. According to organizers, this year’s festival brings together more than 70 artists, collectives, curators and speakers at an unprecedented and experimental laboratory, occupying public spaces, working together with local structures and a […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Music, Organizations, Painting, People, Photography, São Miguel, Travel

Corruption: ‘Golden Visas’ scheme suspended – Portugal

15 July 2015

Portuguese authorities have suspended the so-called ‘Golden Visas’ scheme, effective July 1, following a scandal involving high level government corruption. The order was issued on Tuesday, July 14, by the Foreigners and Frontiers Services (SEF). The scandal involves former Interior Minister Miguel Macedo, following a recent investigation that led to the imprisonment of 11 officials […]

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Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Diplomacy: Portugal congratulates joint Iranian nuclear agreement – Portugal

15 July 2015

Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official statement congratulating the joint agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, reached in Vienna, on Tuesday, July 14. “The Portuguese government expresses its congratulations on the agreement reached in Vienna today on the Iranian nuclear program and takes this occasion to praise the negotiators acting on behalf of […]

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Community: ‘Portuguese in California’ screened to Azorean audiences – Azores

13 July 2015

The documentary ‘Portuguese in California’, directed by Nelson Ponta-Garça, is being presented this summer to Azorean audiences on the islands of São Miguel (July 18), Pico (August 1), Faial (August 4), Terceira (August 8), Graciosa (August 10 and 12) and São Jorge (August 15). A bilingual production, cosponsored by the Government of the Azores, the […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Faial, Featured, Film, Graciosa, Heritage, People, Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, World