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Terceira | Scientists monitor ongoing seismic volcanic crises FLAD | Portuguese language has become an economic advantage study shows Maria João Pires: Acclaimed piano virtuoso announces the end of her career  Award | Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wins the Fernando Namora Literary Prize  Citizenship
 

Terceira | Scientists monitor ongoing seismic volcanic crises – Azores

Terceira Island remains under heightened scientific monitoring as the seismo-volcanic crisis that began in June 2022 continues, centered around the Santa Bárbara volcanic complex on the island’s western flank.  The Azores Seismo-Volcanic Information and Monitoring Center (CIVISA) currently maintains Alert Level V3 (reactivated volcanic system) for Santa Bárbara, reflecting persistent microseismic activity consistent with magma […]

FLAD | Portuguese language has become an economic advantage study shows – Portugal

A new study released by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) finds that speaking Portuguese corresponds to an average 20% salary bonus for Portuguese-American workers in the United States. The report, developed for FLAD by a research group led by Alda Botelho Azevedo of the Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS), Universidade de Lisboa, underscores the growing […]

Maria João Pires: Acclaimed piano virtuoso announces the end of her career – Portugal

Maria João Pires, one of the world’s most acclaimed pianists and a central figure in Portuguese and European classical music, has formally announced that she has ended her career as a performer. The declaration was made during the award acceptance ceremony for the Helena Vaz da Silva European Award, held on November 1 at the […]

Award | Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wins the Fernando Namora Literary Prize  – Portugal 

Lusophone writer Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, 43, has been distinguished with the Prémio Literário Fernando Namora, one of Portugal’s most prestigious awards for fiction, for her novel Livro da Doença. The prize recognizes outstanding works of narrative prose published in Portuguese during the previous year. Almeida’s win marks a significant moment in contemporary Lusophone literature, […]

Citizenship – Portuguese Parliament approves new nationality law – Portugal

Portugal’s Parliament [Assembleia da República] approved yesterday a sweeping reform of Portugal’s Lei da Nacionalidade [Citizenship Law], marking one of the most significant shifts in the country’s citizenship framework in more than a decade. As an organic law, the reform now moves to the desk of the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. […]

Honor | Composer Andreia Pinto Correia recipient of the Sorel Award – New York, NY

16 February 2025

Portuguese composer Andreia Pinto Correia is the inaugural recipient of the newly created Sorel Award by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and American Composers Forum (ACF). Born in Portugal, the inaugural recipient of the Sorel Award, is a highly regarded composer who has received commissions from major institutions like the LA Philharmonic and the New […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Community, Featured, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Position: Endowed Chair in Portuguese Studies – UMass Dartmouth

14 February 2025

The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture/Tagus Press (CPSC/TP) and the Department of Portuguese at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth are seeking candidates for the Hélio and Amélia Pedroso/Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) Endowed Chair in Portuguese Studies for the Spring term of 2026 (January to May). The applications will continue to be accepted until the search is […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Education, Featured, Organizations

Community | “Malassada Day” film screening at the Whaling Museum – New Bedford

12 February 2025

The documentary film Malassada Day will be screened at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Thursday, March 20. The event, part of the Portuguese Lusophone-World Lecture Series, will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Director Dante Bellini and special guests Maria Lawton and Michael Benevides. “In under 18 minutes, Malassada Day tells a universal story about […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal

Book | Adam and Eve in Paradise | By Eça de Queirós | Editor’s Note

10 February 2025

Never before in English, this delectable novella offers a hilarious new version of Genesis, where rather than living in innocent bliss, Adam and Eve live in terror of being stomped by an Ichthyosaurus Gloriously translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Adam and Eve in Paradise by Eça de Queirós not the rosy prelapsarian tale of your […]

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Opinion | Tourism in Portugal reaching record levels – Len Port

09 February 2025

By Len Port Tourism in Portugal reached record levels last year and is predicted to grow even further this year. Hotels and other types of tourist accommodation welcomed 31.6 million guests in 2024, a 3.2% increase from 2023. Overnight stays totaled 80.3 million, up 4.0%. International visitors accounted for 70.3% of all tourists, according to […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Politics, Travel, World

February 5th! Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 40th birthday in Times Square – New York City

04 February 2025

Cristiano Ronaldo’s 40th birthday, on February 5, 2025, is set to be celebrated with a unique event in Times Square, New York City. The event not only honors Ronaldo’s milestone birthday but also highlights his significant impact on football culture worldwide. Fans are organizing a mass gathering to perform Ronaldo’s iconic “Siu” celebration to set […]

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