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Community | Atlantic Celebration Day  celebrates America and Portuguese  pride MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers 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
 

Community | Atlantic Celebration Day celebrates America and Portuguese  pride – New Bedford, MA

The Portuguese-American community gathered in New Bedford (MA) on Sunday, July 19, to participate in the Atlantic Celebration Day, marking America’s 250th anniversary of its independence and the longstanding friendship between Portugal and the United States.  The initiative was sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), whose president, José Manuel Durão Barroso, addressed participants, emphasizing […]

MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers – Azores

The II Curta Pico Prize has attracted notable international interest, receiving 27 original film proposals from creators in the Azores, mainland Portugal, Argentina, Canada, the United States, and Spain.  Organized by MiratecArts, the competition is a way to strengthen the Azorean audiovisual industry while promoting Pico internationally. The winning project, to be announced during the […]

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 […]

Business: Portuguese designer Ana Romero launches her own brand – NYC

13 December 2013

Portuguese designer Ana Romero Monteiro, 32, has established herself as a textile designer in New York City. She is the creator of the Ana Romero Lifestyle Brand, her own brand of a selection of Home and Lifestyle Accessories. Launched in 2012, at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York  (ICFF), her creations have been […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Fashion, Featured, Life Style, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

PAJ & Holidays & Books & Gifts & Beyond…

13 December 2013

By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) In 2013, many fine books were published either about or by those of Portuguese heritage and the Portuguese American Journal featured a number of book reviews, interviews and literary articles. This holiday season, as contributor to PAJ, it only seems appropriate that I should present my recommended Christmas Gift […]

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Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Music, People, Portugal, World

Award: Copywriter Hugo Veiga wins first place in “The 10 Best Ads of 2013” list – Adweek, NYC

11 December 2013

Portuguese advertising copywriter, Hugo Veiga, tops the world’s list of “The 10 Best Ads of 2013″   at the  Adweek magazine “year’s greatest triumphs in concept and craft.”  Adweek is a leading source of news for marketing, media and advertising professionals. Veiga is the creator of “Real Beauty Sketches” a three minute advertising video, produced […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Europe’s rarest butterfly-orchid species found in the Azores

11 December 2013

European botanists have rediscovered  the Hochstetter’s butterfly-orchid, one of Europe’s rarest orchid species, spanning all nine islands of the Azores. The findings, published in the peer review PeerJ journal, explain how the rare species was found and confirm that the islands support three kinds of this rare orchid species, rather than one. The flower was […]

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

Azores: House deliberations to defer downsizing Lajes Air Field will continue – Washington, DC

11 December 2013

A Congressional agreement issued on Monday may help keep US Lajes Air Field deliberations on the table. The goal is to move the process forward with the objective of extending the US military presence on Terceira island, Azores. In a positive note, the final NDAA FY14 Bill  posted Tuesday stated the following responsive pronouncement: “The Secretary […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira, World

Book: An Anthology of Portuguese Canadian Writers – Review

10 December 2013

By George Monteiro, Contributor (*) This anthology is the first of its kind, and, for the moment at least, unique, though its uniqueness, I predict (and hope), will not last long.  Editorially, it is also a canny book, for it offers glimpses and tastes of excellent writing, with no risk of surfeit.  There is just […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Canada, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Portugal, World