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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 […]

Honor: Nuno Sá winner of ‘Underwater Photographer of The Year 2015’ – London,UK

02 March 2015

Marine life photographer, Nuno Sá, is the winner of the  ‘Underwater Photographer of The Year 2015’ by London based UPY, an international photographic competition aiming to celebrate excellence in all disciplines of underwater photography. The winners were selected by panel the judges, Alex Mustard, Martin Edge and Peter Rowlands, going through 2,500 entries from 40 countries. Nuno Sá […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Photography, Portugal, World

“Sim, mas…” An introduction to my life in northern Portugal – by Joy Hanford

02 March 2015

By Joy Hanford, Contributor (*) When I describe my life to friends back home in Indiana it sounds too good to be true. I live in Guimarães, in the North of Portugal. It is a stunning, special place that just so happens to be the birthplace of the nation. Medieval, honest, and ancient, my days […]

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Posted in Books, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, Travel, World

Book: ‘The Visitor’ André Palmeiro and the Jesuits in Asia – Editor’s Note

28 February 2015

In an age when few people ventured beyond their place of birth, André Palmeiro left Portugal on a journey to the far side of the world. Bearing the title “Father Visitor,” he was entrusted with the daunting task of inspecting Jesuit missions spanning from Mozambique to Japan. A global history in the guise of a […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Education, Featured, Heritage, Macau, Portugal, World

Honor: Álvaro Siza Vieira recipient of the ‘Building of the Year Award’ – ArchDaily.com

27 February 2015

Portuguese architect, Álvaro Siza Vieira, is the winner of the 2015 ‘Building of the Year Award’ – Office Category – by prestigious ArchDaily.com. Siza was awarded for the  ‘The Building on the Water’ project located in Huai’na, Jiangsu Province (China), the ArchDaily reported. The project was designed together with Portuguese architect Carlos Castanheira for the company Shihlien Chemical Industrial […]

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Community: Lectures on the ‘History of the Portuguese Age of Discovery’ open to the public – UMass Lowell

25 February 2015

The University of Massachusetts Lowell has announced a series of four lectures presented by Prof. Ana Valdez, the inaugural Luso-American Foundation Visiting Professor in Portuguese Studies in the UMass Lowell History Department. The lectures, free and open to the general public, are scheduled for March and April, beginning on Thursday, March 12. Professor Valdez will […]

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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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