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Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade 100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island Sports | Fernando Pimenta world canoeing champion Community | 20th Anniversary of Portas da Cidade Celebration Community | The Holy Ghost Festival of New England returns
 

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island – Azores

One hundred years ago today, on the morning of August 31, 1926, the island of Faial was violently shaken by one of the most destructive earthquakes in the modern history of the Azores.  A century later, the Museu da Horta is commemorating the disaster with historical photographs, educational activities and an earthquake-preparedness exercise involving about […]

Sports | Fernando Pimenta world canoeing champion – Poznan, Poland

Portuguese canoeing star Fernando Pimenta was crowned world champion in the K1 1000 meters, winning a dramatic final at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznan, Poland, on August 29, 2026.  The achievement adds another historic chapter to the career of the athlete from Ponte de Lima, widely regarded as Portugal’s greatest canoeist. Pimenta currently […]

Community | 20th Anniversary of Portas da Cidade Celebration – Fall River, MA

Mayor Paul Coogan, in conjunction with the Portas da Cidade Advisory Committee and the Prince Henry Society, will host a special ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Portas da Cidade (City Gates), one of Fall River’s most recognizable symbols of its Azorean heritage.  The celebration will take place Monday, August 31, at 10:30 am […]

Community | The Holy Ghost Festival of New England returns – Fall River, MA

The Holy Ghost Festival of New England will be held in Kennedy Park in Fall River, Massachusetts, from August 26–30. Former Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to visit Fall River as a guest of honor for the 40th-anniversary festival celebration, according to reports. The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, […]

Pico: Hosting 4th Franklin D. Roosevelt Azorean Forum – Azores

07 April 2015

The Azores are hosting the ‘4th Franklin D. Roosevelt Azorean Forum’ taking place April 9-10, at the Lajes do Pico Whaling Museum,  Pico island. The Forum is co-sponsored by the Government of the Azores and the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD). Launched in 2008, the biennial event will address pressing issues relating to the transatlantic relations between […]

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Estoril: Hosting the 2015 World Food Tourism Summit – Portugal

07 April 2015

The 2015 World Food Tourism Summit will be held April 8-11 at the Estoril Congress Center, Estoril city, Portugal. The event will gather international food professionals to showcase gastronomy novelties and discuss emerging cuisine trends around the world. The occasion, which will serve as an international forum at which specialists in food tourism and relevant fields […]

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Posted in Conferences, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Life Style, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World

Book: ‘A Trip to the Azores or Western Islands’ – Editor’s Note

07 April 2015

The material composing the greater part of this little volume — writes the author in a short Preface — was originally written to occupy some of the leisure moments of the author, without a thought to its future publication. But the many questions proposed to him in social intercourse respecting the Azores have at length […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Corvo, Faial, Featured, Flores, Genealogy, Graciosa, Heritage, Life Style, Pico, Portugal, Religion, Santa Maria, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World

‘The Gift’: Portuguese alternative rock band wins new fans – Interview

06 April 2015

By Lígia Batista, Contributor (*) Last month, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. welcomed the Iberian Suite, a festival that celebrated Portuguese and Spanish speaking cultures. Many Portuguese artists were invited to share their work. Nobel Prize José Saramago was remembered and authors such as Afonso Cruz, José Luis Peixoto, Gonçalo M. Tavares, e Dulce […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Interviews, Music, People, Portugal, Social networks

Book: ‘The Rogue and Other Portuguese Stories’ – Editor’s Note

05 April 2015

“The Rogue narrates a beautiful nightmare with aplomb, even mastery. The timing of the dialogue and the layers of engagement are very well rendered. The story is written by an outsider, far removed from the Portuguese way of being. It shows the oddity of things Portuguese.” — Lídia Jorge, prominent Portuguese novelist and author. “While […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Life Style, People, Politics, Portugal, Religion, Travel

Arts: Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira dead age 106 – Portugal

02 April 2015

Portuguese film director, Manoel de Oliveira, died today at age 106. Starting his career in 1927, he directed his first film in 1931. Oliveira was considered the world’s oldest working film director and the only filmmaker whose active career has spanned from the silent era to the digital age. He direct more than 30 feature […]

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