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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 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony
 

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 […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Essay: Elizabeth Bishop and the discovery of Brazil – by George Monteiro

20 March 2015

By George Monteiro, Contributor (*) No sooner had the European leaped ashore than he found his feet slipping among the naked Indian women… The women were the first to offer themselves to the whites, the more ardent ones going to rub themselves against the legs of these beings whom they supposed to be gods. They […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Brazil, Conferences, Featured, Painting, Portugal, World

UPDATE: Ryanair abandons plans to operate transatlantic flights – BBC

19 March 2015

Ireland based low cost Ryanair airline has issued a statement on Thursday stating it “has not considered or approved any transatlantic project and does not intend to do so,” the BBC of London reported. “Ryanair has abandoned plans to operate transatlantic flights, just days after it said its board had approved the measure,” said the BBC. […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel

Travel: Ryanair to offer low cost flights to US with stop in the Azores – Portugal

18 March 2015

The board of directors of Ireland based low cost Ryanair airline has announced that it has approved transatlantic flights between Europe and the United States for as low as $10 USD. The airline “would like to offer low cost flights between 12-14 European cities and 12-14 US cities. The business plan is there but it’s […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, World

Lisbon: Portuguese capital joins St Patrick’s Day spectacular – Portugal

17 March 2015

By Len Port, Contributor(*) The Portuguese and the Irish have more in common than you might think. It’s not just that they inhabit small lands on Europe’s western edge, have a long Catholic history, revel in tradition and have a penchant for getting themselves into terrible debt. The Portuguese and the English famously claim the […]

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Posted in Featured, Genealogy, Heritage, Life Style, People, Portugal, Travel, World

About Natas: Conversation with Chef Fátima Marques – Los Angeles, CA

16 March 2015

By Millicent Borges Accardi For Portuguese food, Los Angeles, California – known for museums, theater, commerce and, sporting events – was a vast wasteland until 2005 when Lisbon-born Fátima Marques opened ‘Natas Pastries’ café. Originally a bakery, the café was expanded in 2010 to a full service restaurant offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. Marques’ bistro-style […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Interviews, Life Style, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Book: ‘Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement’ – Editor’s Note

16 March 2015

‘Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement: The Origins of America’s Debate on East Timor’ examines the campaigns by people in the United States on behalf of those seeking peace for East Timor. The diplomatic work of voluntary advisors and supporters living in the United States in the early years of the movement have not been […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, East Timor, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal