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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 […]

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

Sports: 2014 Lusofonia Games launched today – Goa, India

10 December 2013

The third Lusofonia Games will take place in Goa, India, from Jan 18 to 29, in the new year. Over 1500 athletes and officials from 12 nations are expected to participate in the 12-day event. As the commencement of the Lusofonia Games grows nearer, the Games launch event in Goa today will be introducing the […]

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Posted in Angola, Azores, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Goa, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Macau, Madeira, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, Sports, World

Music: Maria João Pires nominee for the 2014 Grammy Awards – Los Angeles, USA

09 December 2013

Portuguese piano virtuoso, Maria João Pires, was nominated for the 2014 56th Grammy Awards in the “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” category, for her interpretation of Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D. 960, for the Deutsche Gramophon label. This is the second time Pires is a nominee for a Grammy. She was first nominated in 2009. […]

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

Mandela and the Portugal connection – By Len Port

07 December 2013

By Len Port, Contributor (*) The death of Nelson Mandela and the global outpouring of condolences to his widow evoke reminiscences of Portugal’s influence on the couple’s lives and on the history of South Africa as a whole. Portuguese explorers in the 15th century were the first Europeans to set foot in southern Africa. The […]

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Posted in Angola, Cape Verde, Community, Featured, Heritage, Mozambique, People, Politics, Portugal, South Africa, World

Music: Katia Guerreiro awarded the French Order of Arts and Letters – Paris, FR

06 December 2013

Portuguese Fado vocalist, Katia Guerreiro, was awarded the honor of “Chevalier” [Knight] of the French “l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” [the Order of Arts and Letters ] by the French Government. The bestowing ceremony will take place December 20. Established in 1957, the Order of Arts and Letters Award recognizes individuals who have significantly […]

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

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