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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 | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

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 […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

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 […]

Portugal: Mediterranean Diet nominated World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage – UNESCO

04 December 2013

The Mediterranean Diet was nominated, Wednesday, World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The recommendation was submitted by Portugal, Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, Greece, Italy, and Morocco. Intangible Cultural Heritage includes oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festivals, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or […]

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Posted in Awards, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Life Style, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Science: António Damásio wins Grawemeyer Award for Psychology – Louisville, KY

04 December 2013

Portuguese neuroscientist, António Damásio, 68, has won the University of Louisville 2014 Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. He is  a psychology, neuroscience and neurology professor at the University of Southern California. Born in Portugal, Damásio has pioneered the study of how emotions play an integral role in human reasoning. He received the prize for his somatic marker hypothesis, a […]

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Community: Ana Lopes named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women – Toronto, CA

03 December 2013

Portuguese-Canadian Ana Paula Lopes has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). Released annually, these awards celebrate and highlight the professional achievements of women across the country. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Lopes has won numerous awards including the Yorktown Humanitarian Award of 2012 and the Association […]

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Travel: Portugal awarded World’s Best Golf Destination – Doha, Qatar

03 December 2013

Portugal was awarded 2013 “World’s Best Golf Destination” at the prestigious World Travel Awards convention held in Doha, Qatar. Fourteen of Portugal’s golf courses are rated in the top 100 best in Europe. Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards are known as the Oscars’ of the tourism industry. The award recognizes excellence across all […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, Sports, Travel

Fashion: Swedish designer inspired by the beauty of the Azores – Photos

27 November 2013

Swedish Gudrun Sjödén Design, from Stockholm, was inspired by the beauty of the Azores for the Autumn-Winter fashion collection. Designers picked up the shades of green and blue, together with many earth tones, from the “dramatic landscape and sea that surround the islands” to create their beautiful original collection. According the designers, the Azores is […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Photography, World

Austerity: Thousands demonstrating against 2014 budget proposal – Portugal

26 November 2013

The Portuguese parliament approved Tuesday its 2014 state budget proposal. All opposition parties rejected the plan. The proposal was approved by the PSD-CDS majority ruling center-right coalition. The voting extending the austerity measures was met with strikes and mass demonstrations by various labor organizations converging on parliament to stage a ‘National Day of Indignation, Protest […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal

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