24 September 2025
By Millicent Borges Accardi When we last interviewed* Portuguese-American writer Stephen Rebello, the movie Hitchcock, adapted for film from Rebello’s wonderful book, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of ‘Psycho’, had recently debuted. The 2012 biographical drama, starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlet Johansen, was receiving rave reviews as well as nominations for best original […]
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23 September 2025
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will deliver his sixth and final address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today, Tuesday, marking the end of a cycle of interventions in which he has consistently defended multilateralism and international cooperation. This year, however, Portugal’s decision to formally recognize the State of […]
22 September 2025
Mateus Silva is at a crossroads, but too paralyzed to change direction in a life that he no longer seems to control. After 25 years away, he has returned to sell his childhood home so he can send his longtime girlfriend—whom he now realizes he may have never loved—on a trip to the Acropolis before […]
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20 September 2025
The Government of Portugal announced it will formally recognize the State of Palestine this Sunday. The decision comes on the eve of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week in New York, where Middle East peace will be high on the agenda. Portugal, the latest EU member to recognize Palestine, will formally transmit its recognition to […]
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19 September 2025
The Luso American Development Foundation (FLAD) is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a year-long program of multidisciplinary initiatives. As part of the commemorations, FLAD is launching Coast to Coast, a new book collection, which will debut at the Lajes International Conference taking place September 18–19 in Terceira, Azores. The new Coast to Coast collection features […]
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14 September 2025
By Carolina Matos, Editor João Pedro Porto, born in the Azores in 1984, has established himself as one of the most distinctive contemporary voices in Portuguese literature. A novelist, poet, and psychotherapist, Porto’s work bridges myth and modernity, psychological depth and lyrical experimentation. His writing has been praised by renowned author Valter Hugo Mãe, who […]
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