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Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week
 

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

PHPC: Book project is collecting Portuguese-American stories – California

14 February 2014

The Portuguese Heritage Publications of California (PHPC) is calling for Portuguese-American stories for a new book project. Portuguese-American author Frank Gaspar is writing the introduction and Tony Goulart is the project coordinator. PHPC is seeking non-fiction and poetry submissions about the experience of California’s Portuguese-Americans, historical stories, family remembrances, humorous tales, romantic trysts, legends and […]

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Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Portugal: Rodrigo de Matos wins Press Cartoon Europe Grand Prix – Belgium

14 February 2014

Portuguese cartoonist Rodrigo de Matos has won the “Press Cartoon Europe Grand Prix” with a cartoon published in Expresso, a Lisbon based weekly. The winning cartoon, published in November of 2013, takes on football and the economic crisis in Portugal. The piece depicts a beggar holding a ladled with a football, in reference to the […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Awards, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

CIC: Portugal Ventures Center to be established in Boston – Massachusetts

14 February 2014

Portugal Ventures has announced it is establishing an office at the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) in Kendall Square, Boston, Massachusetts. In partnership with LB Ventures (LBV), this is the second Portugal Ventures Center located in the United States for the Portuguese technology-based entrepreneurship, which mission is to provide ecosystem support to global businesses emerging from its Ignition […]

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

Heritage: The ukulele to become Hawaii’s official instrument – Honolulu, HI

13 February 2014

Lawmakers in the state of Hawaii are considering a bill that would make the ukulele the state’s official musical instrument. The ukulele was originally brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants where it became an integral part of the Hawaiian culture. The bill which has passed through a House Committee Wednesday with a unanimous vote will […]

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

Travel: Porto named Best European Destination 2014 – Portugal

13 February 2014

Porto, the second Portuguese largest city, was elected for the second time “Best European Destination” of the year, by the European Consumers Choice, it was announced Thursday. Porto was first awarded the honor in 2012. Last year the title was won by Istanbul. Porto won with 14.8% of the votes, followed by Zagreb, Vienna, Nicosia, […]

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Posted in Awards, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World

Open: UMass Lisbon Study Abroad Program welcomes students – Portugal

12 February 2014

Launched in 2012, the UMass in Lisbon program is the only residential study abroad program in Portugal managed directly by a major public American university, providing unrivaled access to one of the world’s most strategic centers of language and culture. The program offers American students the opportunity to spend a summer, a semester or year […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Scholarships, Travel, World

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