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Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported
 

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 […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

Film: Diogo Morgado as “Son of God” to be released nationwide – 20th Century Fox

26 February 2014

Portuguese born Diogo Morgado is the latest actor performing the role of Jesus in the new film “Son of God” produced by 20th Century Fox to be released in theaters nationwide February 28. The ambitious motion picture tells the life of Jesus expanding on the 10-hour mini-series, The Bible, produced last year by Mark Burnett and […]

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

Appointed: Frank F. Sousa to join PACP Board of Directors – Lowell, MA

24 February 2014

The Portuguese American Citizenship Project (PACP) has announced, in a prepared statement, the appointment of Dr. Frank F. Sousa as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Sousa has a long history of supporting causes in the Portuguese community, and is the Founding Director of the Saab-Pedroso Center for Portuguese Culture and Research at […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal

Travel: The Enchanting Beauty of Furnas Valley – Azores

24 February 2014

By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) The Furnas Valley is home to the Furnas parish, a small isolated rustic community of about 900 dwellings. Set within a 6 km diameter crater of a dormant caldera, the valley is surrounded by towering hills with geysers and fumaroles nested within the lush green landscape. The caldera is part […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, São Miguel, Travel

Arts: Natália Gromicho represents Portugal in New York – NYC

21 February 2014

Natália Gromicho is representing Portugal at “The Power of Perception II: International Art in 2014” group exhibit, taking place in New York City March 3-17, 2014. The Power of Perception II: International Art in 2014 is the second annual showcase of global art curated by Creative Concept Studios, featuring art from Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Painting, People, Portugal, World

Appointed: Carlos Tavares named PSA/Peugeot-Citroen’s new chief executive – Paris, FR

19 February 2014

Portuguese business manager Carlos Tavares, 55, former Renault executive, will take over as PSA/Peugeot-Citroen’s CEO next month. Tavares joined PSA in January in preparation for the appointment.  He will take over from Philippe Varin as president of the managing board on March 31. In June 2011, Carlos Tavares, the former head of Nissan Motor for the […]

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

Book: ‘The Transformation Book’ or Book of Tasks – Editor’s Note

19 February 2014

‘The Transformation Book’, which belongs to Pessoa’s pre-heteronymic period, contains a series of fragments written in English, Portuguese, and French, none of which were ever published during Pessoa’s lifetime. Conceived by Pessoa in 1908, a year of great social and cultural transformation in Portugal, The Transformation Book was designed to reflect and advance social and […]

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Posted in Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, South Africa, World