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Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing  Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging and place and connections across borders. The festival has established itself as a multidisciplinary platform for contemporary art and […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Community: David Batista joins Lusitania Consulting Project – NOPA

27 October 2014

The National Organization of Portuguese Americas (NOPA) is proud to announce the affiliation of Mr. David Batista with its Lusitania Consulting project. According to Francisco Semião, project director, “As Senior Consultant, Mr. Baptista will provide his expertise to enhance Lusitania Consulting’s capacity to provide businesses and entrepreneurs from Portugal and Portuguese speaking counties with investment procurement and […]

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Community: Aristides de Sousa Mendes Conference at BCC– Fall River, MA

27 October 2014

The Bristol Community College Holocaust Center and the Luso-American Center are presenting a conference, “Light in a Time of Darkness,” celebrating the life and work of Aristides the Sousa Mendes. Sousa Mendes was the former Portuguese Consul in Bordeaux, France, who issued visas to WWII refugees, without regard to nationality or religion, saving thousands of […]

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Posted in Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Opinion: Really? Are you being fed too much bad news? – By Len Port

27 October 2014

By Len Port, Contributor(*) A Times columnist recently pointed out that compared with any period in the past half century, the world as a whole is “healthier, wealthier, happier, cleverer, cleaner, kinder, freer, safer, more peaceful and more equal.” Probably true. Trouble is, that kind of news doesn’t sell papers and attract advertisers. Newspapers, television, […]

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Terceira: Archaeologists identify 950 years old carved rock – Azores

23 October 2014

A carved rock, apparently man-made, was found by archeologists on Terceira, Azores, believed to be over 900 years old. A sample of the artifact was analyzed by an American radiocarbon research laboratory which concluded that the carved rock predates the Portuguese occupation of the Azores, discovered uninhabited by the Portuguese around 1427. According to researcher […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Terceira, World

Award: Azores named “Number One” sustainable tourism destination – EUCC

22 October 2014

The Azores won the “Platinum Quality Coast 2014-2015” award as “Number One” sustainable destination. Although this is the first time the “Platinum Quality Coast” award is being presented, the Azores emerged the winner of a Quality Coast Award for the second time in two years. For the 2013-2014 season the archipelago had won the Quality Coast Gold […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People

Elected: Portugal wins seat on Human Rights Council – United Nations

22 October 2014

Portugal was elected Tuesday by UN General Assembly to the 15 member UN Human Rights Council for a three year term (2015-2017) beginning January 1, 2015. Portugal won with 184 votes of 193. Portugal had presented its candidature to the Human Rights Council (HRC) for the term 2015-2017 in January 2011. Speaking before the 69th […]

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