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FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers
 

FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans – Portugal

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) has launched a new essay competition inviting young Americans of Portuguese descent to reflect on the enduring relationship between Portugal and the United States.  Announced to coincide with the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the initiative encourages a new generation of Portuguese-Americans to explore the historical, cultural, political, and human […]

July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties – Azores

As the United States commemorates its 250th Independence Day on July 4, the longstanding relationship between Portugal and the United States offers a remarkable chapter in the history of the Atlantic world.  Although Portugal remained officially neutral during the American Revolutionary War, due to its centuries-old alliance with Great Britain under the Treaty of Windsor […]

Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

This spring, Nicholas Ferraz graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership, earning a 4.0 GPA. Already a certified mathematics teacher in Massachusetts, Ferraz represents a generation of Portuguese American educators whose professional journeys reflect both academic excellence and a deep commitment to multilingual and […]

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers – Portugal

Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic commemorated on Friday the 50th anniversary celebration of the constitutional autonomy of the Azores and Madeira archipelagos with a special solemn plenary session honoring one of the most significant democratic achievements of the 1976 Constitution. The anniversary also became a platform for renewed calls to deepen the autonomy of the […]

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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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Brazil, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Sports: Ana Dulce Félix wins 27th Austria Women’s Run – Vienna, Austria

25 May 2014

Two Portuguese athletes, Ana Dulce Félix and Sara Moreira, won first and second place at the 27th Austria Women’s Run, the 5km race held on Sunday, May 5, in Vienna, Austria. Ana Dulce Félixwon the race for the third time (the first time in 2011 and the second time in 2012) finishing the run with […]

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

Awarded: Alfredo Leitão wins first place at the International Tuba Euphonium Competition – Indiana, USA

22 May 2014

Alfredo Leitão won first prize, in the category of “Young Artist-Euphonium,” at the 2014 International Tuba Euphonium Conference (ITEC 2014) competition hosted by Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.  The competition features the world’s best in the field. Alfredo Leitão, 18, is a student of euphonium at the Conservatório Nacional de Lisboa, Portugal, under professor […]

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

Alentejo: On their way to far-off picking fields – By Len Port

20 May 2014

By Len Port, Contributor(*) A foreign community of workers employed by a Danish company has just come to the end of another season of harvesting a specialized crop in Portugal. They are now on their way to picking fields in Denmark. Since the beginning of March, more than 100 workers from various European countries, mostly […]

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Report: Portugal is one of the safest countries to be born – The Lancet,UK

20 May 2014

Portugal is among the top ten countries where it is safest for newly-born babies with one of the lowest neonatal mortality rates in the world, The Lancet reported on Tuesday. While it was already well known that Portugal had one of the best infant mortality rates (children under 5), what The Lancet proved was that […]

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

São Miguel: Holy Feast of Christ of Miracles taking place May 23-29 – Azores

20 May 2014

The 2014 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [Holy Feast of Christ of Miracles] is taking place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, starting Friday May 23 through May 29. The festival is a movable holiday occurring on different dates each year to coincide with the fifth Sunday after Easter.  The event will be […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Religion, Travel, World