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FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers
 

FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans – Portugal

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) has launched a new essay competition inviting young Americans of Portuguese descent to reflect on the enduring relationship between Portugal and the United States.  Announced to coincide with the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the initiative encourages a new generation of Portuguese-Americans to explore the historical, cultural, political, and human […]

July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties – Azores

As the United States commemorates its 250th Independence Day on July 4, the longstanding relationship between Portugal and the United States offers a remarkable chapter in the history of the Atlantic world.  Although Portugal remained officially neutral during the American Revolutionary War, due to its centuries-old alliance with Great Britain under the Treaty of Windsor […]

Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

This spring, Nicholas Ferraz graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership, earning a 4.0 GPA. Already a certified mathematics teacher in Massachusetts, Ferraz represents a generation of Portuguese American educators whose professional journeys reflect both academic excellence and a deep commitment to multilingual and […]

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers – Portugal

Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic commemorated on Friday the 50th anniversary celebration of the constitutional autonomy of the Azores and Madeira archipelagos with a special solemn plenary session honoring one of the most significant democratic achievements of the 1976 Constitution. The anniversary also became a platform for renewed calls to deepen the autonomy of the […]

5th Edition: Madeira Literary Festival celebrates ‘Beauty’ – Funchal

25 February 2015

On its 5th edition, the ‘Madeira Literary Festival’ is taking place in the Baltazar Dias Municipal Theatre, Funchal, Madeira Island, from March 16 to March 22. One of the most significant cultural events on the island, the festival attracts local and international writers, poets and literary critics generating a wealth of ideas and cultural exchange. […]

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Lecture: Vasco Rato to address ‘Austerity Policies and Politics” – UMass Dartmouth

24 February 2015

Vasco Rato, executive president of the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), will deliver a lecture titled ‘Austerity Policies and Politics: The EU and the US Rumble’ on February 27, at 5:30 pm, in Grand Reading Room of the Claire T. Carney Library at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The event, free and open to the public, […]

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Alice Clemente | Portuguese language and literature had to find a place – Interview

23 February 2015

By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) A native of Pawtucket, RI, Professor Alice Clemente is a Portuguese-American with roots in mainland Portugal. After completing her undergraduate and graduate work in Spanish Literature at Brown University, her love for the Portuguese language and heritage kept her working in a degree in Language Arts. For over ten […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Education, Heritage, Interviews, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Festival: Arte Institute joins the ‘Iberian Suite – Global Arts Remix’ – Kennedy Center

23 February 2015

The New York based Arte Institute participates in the international arts festival “Iberian Suite: Global Arts Remix” taking place March 3 through March 24, organized by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC. The festival, highlighting the “many cultures that comprise the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking peoples,” includes […]

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Lecture: Richard Zenith to present the work of Fernando Pessoa – Library of Congress

23 February 2015

Noted literary critic and translator of Portuguese literature Richard Zenith presents a lecture titled “Fernando Pessoa: An Englishly Portuguese, Endlessly Multiple Poet” at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the Library’s Whittall Pavilion. The pavilion is located on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is […]

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Book: ‘Gender, Empire, and Postcolony’ Luso-Afro-Brazilian Intersections – Editor’s Note

20 February 2015

Gender, Empire, and Postcolony: Luso-Afro-Brazilian Intersections is a collection of essays on gender in Portuguese colonialism and Lusophone postcolonialism. The contributors engage systematically with postcolonial and gender theory as they examine the diverse universe of cultural production that has directed itself to Lusophone colonial and postcolonial experience and legacy, including literature, cinema, and other visual […]

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