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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, […]

Madeleine: Extensive ground search by British forensic team – By Len Port

03 June 2014

By Len Port, Contributor(*) Many people with a keen interest in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are hopeful that the latest phase in the investigation will reveal vital evidence that will lead to the solving of the seven-year-old mystery. Many others have already written it off as a waste of time – or maybe worse. […]

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Community: Heritage Day of Portugal honors 16 Portuguese Americans – Boston, MA

02 June 2014

The Massachusetts State House of Representatives will honor 16 distinguished Portuguese Americans with the Portuguese Heritage Award as part of the Heritage Day of Portugal celebrations taking place at the House Chamber, June 3, at 10:00am. Honorees will be awarded a Heritage Day of Portugal medallion. The event will be attended by guest of honor Nuno […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Sports: Portugal National Team playing two pre-World Cup matches in Foxborough and Newark – USA

31 May 2014

Next week, the Portuguese national team will be in United States east coast to play two pre-World Cup matches before heading to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, featuring Cristiano Ronaldo, the most recent FIFA Ballon d’Or winner, considered the best world footballer. The first match between Mexico and Portugal will take place on Friday, […]

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Posted in Brazil, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Sports, World

Fado: Gisela João in concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center – Newark, NJ

28 May 2014

By David Mendonça, Contributor (*) Portuguese fado singer Gisela João has been generating white-hot press since the release in 2013 of her latest CD, the self-titled “Gisela João” (label), which she will debut in the US on June 8 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. Gisela João’s approach to fado performance […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal

Opinion: Near anarchy in the EU election jungle – By Len Port

27 May 2014

By Len Port, Contributor(*) The European parliamentary elections have resulted in convolutions bordering on chaos – but then what else did we expect from one of the biggest democratic events in the world, which spanned four days, 28 countries and almost 400 million citizens? The European Union is such a befuddling and annoying phenomenon that […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World

NYPSFF: Arte Institute presenting 2014 NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – New York, NY

27 May 2014

The New York based Arte Institute is presenting the 4th Edition of NY Portuguese Short Film Festival (NYPSFF) to be held on May 30 and 31 in New York City and simultaneously in the Portuguese cities of Lisbon and Cascais. The New York screening will take place at the Tribeca Cinemas, May 30 and 31, […]

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