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Community | Fundraiser for slain MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro surpasses $350,000 Book | Three Stories of Forgetting | By Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA Community | Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro fatally shot in Brookline Portugal Named “Economy of the Year 2025” by The Economist
 

Community | Fundraiser for slain MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro surpasses $350,000 –  Boston, MA

The family of Nuno Loureiro, a respected Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, who was tragically killed earlier this month, continues to receive an extraordinary outpouring of support from the community and friends.  Professor Loureiro was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 15, 2025, and died the following day at a […]

Book | Three Stories of Forgetting | By Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida – Editor’s  Note

Three men haunt these pages. Perhaps they are tormented ghosts who cannot find rest. All three have been expelled in some way, sent on solitary journeys into the night. Celestino, an old slave trader, returns to the solitude of his home and garden after a life of horrors. Boa Morte da Silva, an Angolan who […]

Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA

In a major development, law-enforcement officials have publicly identified the suspect in the killings at Brown University and MIT’s Professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, as Cláudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national from Torres Novas, Portugal. Authorities said Valente was later found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Professor […]

Community | Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro fatally shot in Brookline – Massachusetts

Portuguese physicist Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, 47, a distinguished professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, late on the evening of Monday, December 15. Authorities confirmed that Loureiro, originally from Viseu, Portugal, was found with multiple […]

Portugal Named “Economy of the Year 2025” by The Economist – London, UK

Portugal has been selected by the British magazine The Economist as the “Economy of the Year” for 2025, placing the country at the top of a ranking of the world’s 36 richest economies   Titled “Which economy did best in 2025?”,  the magazine highlighted Portugal’s strong blend of macroeconomic indicators, including solid GDP growth, low inflation, […]

Travel: Exploring Madeira by sidecar: an exhilarating introduction to the island – By Julie Dawn Fox

20 September 2014

By Julie Dawn Fox, Contributor (*) I finally made it to Madeira for the first time in August. As usual, my list of places to visit was ambitious, especially since Mike and I had decided not to hire a car. We thought we’d leave the hairpin bends to the experts like Filipe Freitas from Madeira […]

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Posted in Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Travel

Community: NOPA announces first Portuguese American Fellows – Washington, DC

19 September 2014

The National Organization of Portuguese-Americans (NOPA) has announced that Natasha A. Silva and Sean W. Fernandes were selected as the “2014-2015 Portuguese American Fellows” chosen to participate in the first class of the Portuguese American Fellowship Program (PAFP). Launched in June, PAFP is a non-paid internship program is offered to highly motivated graduate students interested in […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People

Science: New small dinosaur species discovered – Portugal

17 September 2014

Portuguese and Spanish paleontologists revealed on Tuesday they had discovered a completely new species of dinosaur which they believe to be the smallest herbivorous dinosaur found in Portugal. According to the paleontologists, it is probably the tiniest of all plant-eating dinosaurs found, apparently still growing, and that when fully grown would have become larger. “It’s one […]

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Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Gender: Female diplomats climbing through the ranks – By Len Port

11 September 2014

By Len Port, Contributor(*) The arrival in Lisbon of a new woman ambassador representing the United Kingdom is another indication that the gender gap in diplomatic circles is narrowing, but equality is still some way off. Throughout most of history, ‘manliness’ was deemed an essential ingredient in the conduct of international politics. The English diplomat […]

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Posted in Featured, Politics, Portugal

Honored: TAP Air Portugal names aircraft after Aristides de Sousa Mendes – Portugal

11 September 2014

TAP Air Portugal has named its newest Airbus A319, the CS-TTV, after Aristides de Sousa Mendes as a tribute to the Portuguese Consul in Bordeaux, France, who saved thousands of lives at the time of Germany’s invasion of France during World War II.  The honor marks the 60th anniversary of the diplomat’s death. The “Aristides […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World

Sports: SATA Airlines hosting the 2014 ASP Men’s Prime world surf competition – Azores

01 September 2014

SATA Airline is hosting the sixth edition of the “SATA Airline Azores Pro” surf competition, the fourth stop on the European Qualifying Series with the participation of 100 world athletes including 14 top surfers from the Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour. Starting Tuesday, September 2 through September 7, the event is being held at the […]

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Posted in Azores, Entertainment, Featured, Organizations, People, São Miguel, Sports, World

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