19 July 2025
For over three decades, Portuguese director Pedro Costa has been widely admired for his unusual and innovative body of work, which has earned accolades and wide acclaim. The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa is the most complete treatment of his work, exploring Costa’s feature films from Blood to Vitalina Varela, and from the documentaries to […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Film, People, Portugal, World
18 July 2025
Google has confirmed it will establish a major telecommunications infrastructure facility at the Tecnoparque da Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The new development will house a cable landing station (CLS) to serve as a key connection point for Google’s next-generation transatlantic submarine cables, Nuvem and Sol, which are designed to […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, Portugal, São Miguel, World
18 July 2025
Mariana Cabral, 37, moved to the United States to join Utah Royals FC’s coaching staff professional league. Formerly the head coach of Sporting Clube de Portugal’s women’s team, Cabral brings to the U.S. top-level European coaching experience. Originally from São Miguel Island in the Azores, she has been appointed assistant coach for Utah Royals FC, a […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, Sports, World
16 July 2025
A comprehensive new survey by Expatsi, a platform based in the US specializing in international relocation guidance, has named Portugal the number one country for Americans planning to move abroad. According to the findings, which analyzed responses from more than 116,000 US residents who completed the platform’s signature 20-question assessment, Expatsi helps users evaluate their […]
15 July 2025
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has signed its first-ever Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Portugal based Camões Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua to introduce Portuguese language education in public schools across the district. The five-year agreement was signed on July 9, 2025, and marks a significant step toward cultural and linguistic enrichment […]
Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
12 July 2025
The cabin crew of SATA Air Açores has announced a seven-day strike, scheduled to take place from July 18 to 24, 2025. The industrial action was called by the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC) to express dissatisfaction over what they describe as repeated acts of disrespect and disregard by the airline. The […]
