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Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws Vatican City | Pope Leo XIV to visit Fátima in the near future Community | Boston Red Sox to honor Portuguese Heritage Night
 

Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  – Review

By Millicent Borges Accardi Born in Lisboa, Portugal, Hugo dos Santos was raised in New Jersey. An award-winning writer and translator, his books include a collection of short stories about Newark, Then, there (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), his upcoming book, book A Reduction in Force (Bauhan Publishing, 2026), winner of the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry […]

Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created – Portugal

The Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Emídio Sousa, has expressed his intention to foster the creation of an economic community that connects Portuguese citizens and their descendants worldwide, aiming to strengthen ties between the diaspora and Portugal’s economy. His proposal centers on leveraging the global Portuguese diaspora, estimated at more than five million people, […]

Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has voted in a preliminary session to advance three controversial bills that would significantly alter the country’s gender identity framework, marking a potential shift away from one of Europe’s most progressive legal models.  The proposals, backed by center-right and right-wing parties including the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Chega, and CDS-PP, would move forward […]

Vatican City | Pope Leo XIV to visit Fátima in the near future – Portugal

Pope Leo XIV has expressed a clear desire to visit Portugal, fueling growing expectations that a future papal trip will include the Sanctuary of Fátima, one of the world’s most significant Catholic pilgrimage sites.  While the Vatican has confirmed there is no imminent official visit being planned, recent diplomatic and ecclesiastical signals suggest the visit […]

Community | Boston Red Sox to honor Portuguese Heritage Night – Massachusetts

The Boston Red Sox have announced a special Portuguese Heritage Night on June 3 at Fenway Park, as the team takes on the Baltimore Orioles.  June’s designation as Portuguese-American Heritage Month in Massachusetts gives added significance to the Red Sox celebration at Fenway Park.  The honor is part of the club’s ongoing commitment to celebrate […]

Fado: The Soul of Portugal lecture at the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth

23 October 2013

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, the Department of Portuguese, and the Department of Music announce a workshop about the Fado presented by Portuguese fado singer Rodrigo Costa Félix, accompanied by Marta Pereira da Costa and Pedro Pinha. The event, free and open to the UMD community as well as […]

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Film: José Pedro Lopes competing for 26th director at the ABCs of Death2 – Contest

22 October 2013

The ABCs of Death2 contest is once again looking for their 26th director and Portuguese short filmmaker José Pedro Lopes is one of the contenders.   This year the letter in question is ‘M’ and Lopes has submitted M is for Macho a short feature telling the story of two friends who challenge each other […]

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Community: City of Toronto to honor Aristides de Sousa Mendes – Canada

18 October 2013

The City of Toronto will name its newly renovated playground in honor of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, in a ceremony to be held October 20, starting at 1:30 pm, at Arlington Parkette, 460 Arlington Avenue, Toronto. The Sousa Mendes Playground dedication ceremony and the unveiling of a plaque is co-sponsored by the Sousa Mendes Foundation, […]

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You Vote! Lisbon nominated for World’s Leading Destination Award – WTA

17 October 2013

Lisbon was nominated by the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), for the World’s Leading City Break Destination Award regarded as the “Tourism Oscar”. Last month, for the third time, WTA named Lisbon Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2013. Earlier this year, Lisbon was named the most affordable city break destination in the Eurozone, according to the Post […]

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Film: “Alto Minho” by Miguel Felgueiras to premiere at the Margaret Mead Film Festival – NYC

17 October 2013

The film Alto Minho (2012), by Portuguese director Miguel Felgueiras will premiere at the 2013 Margaret Mead Film Festival to be held in New York City, on October 20, at 5:30 pm, in the American Museum of Natural History, with director in attendance. The documentary portrays the daily life and festivities in the Alto de […]

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Community: 17th Annual PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala – San Diego, CA

16 October 2013

The 17th Annual PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will take place on November 2, in the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego (CA). This year, the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) will award seven distinguished Portuguese Americans for their contributions to the community. The 2013 PALCUS Leadership awardees are Joe da Rosa, […]

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