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Terceira | Scientists monitor ongoing seismic volcanic crises FLAD | Portuguese language has become an economic advantage study shows Maria João Pires: Acclaimed piano virtuoso announces the end of her career  Award | Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wins the Fernando Namora Literary Prize  Citizenship
 

Terceira | Scientists monitor ongoing seismic volcanic crises – Azores

Terceira Island remains under heightened scientific monitoring as the seismo-volcanic crisis that began in June 2022 continues, centered around the Santa Bárbara volcanic complex on the island’s western flank.  The Azores Seismo-Volcanic Information and Monitoring Center (CIVISA) currently maintains Alert Level V3 (reactivated volcanic system) for Santa Bárbara, reflecting persistent microseismic activity consistent with magma […]

FLAD | Portuguese language has become an economic advantage study shows – Portugal

A new study released by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) finds that speaking Portuguese corresponds to an average 20% salary bonus for Portuguese-American workers in the United States. The report, developed for FLAD by a research group led by Alda Botelho Azevedo of the Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS), Universidade de Lisboa, underscores the growing […]

Maria João Pires: Acclaimed piano virtuoso announces the end of her career – Portugal

Maria João Pires, one of the world’s most acclaimed pianists and a central figure in Portuguese and European classical music, has formally announced that she has ended her career as a performer. The declaration was made during the award acceptance ceremony for the Helena Vaz da Silva European Award, held on November 1 at the […]

Award | Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wins the Fernando Namora Literary Prize  – Portugal 

Lusophone writer Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, 43, has been distinguished with the Prémio Literário Fernando Namora, one of Portugal’s most prestigious awards for fiction, for her novel Livro da Doença. The prize recognizes outstanding works of narrative prose published in Portuguese during the previous year. Almeida’s win marks a significant moment in contemporary Lusophone literature, […]

Citizenship – Portuguese Parliament approves new nationality law – Portugal

Portugal’s Parliament [Assembleia da República] approved yesterday a sweeping reform of Portugal’s Lei da Nacionalidade [Citizenship Law], marking one of the most significant shifts in the country’s citizenship framework in more than a decade. As an organic law, the reform now moves to the desk of the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. […]

Opinion: Porto book fair canceled after nearly a century – Portugal

17 June 2013

By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*)  Book Fairs are special events in Portugal, attracting local fans and writers as well as international visitors. Plus, they generate revenue and a renewed interest in literature. They are important meeting grounds for ideas, opinions, and personal connections between artists and writers and also between writers and readers. This year […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal

Terceira: US Congress voted opposing limiting military presence in Lajes – Washington, DC

17 June 2013

On Friday, June 14, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on and passed a bill which includes a limitation in reducing U.S. military presence at the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira, Azores. The bill now moves for a vote in the Senate. The bill, HR 1960: The National Defense Authorization Act for FY14 , passed through […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Arts: Surrealist Santiago Ribeiro exhibiting in Dallas –Texas

16 June 2013

Portuguese Surrealist painter, Santiago Ribeiro, is participating in the Fantastic Realism international collective exhibit at the LuminArte Gallery, running through June 29, in Dallas, Texas. The Fantastic Realism exhibit captivates provocative and imaginative artworks in a variety of media from local and international artist. Participating artists include Katrin Alvarez, Shahla Rosa, Magi Calhoun, Chema Gil, […]

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Community: Katy Perry graces VOGUE cover – Fashion

16 June 2013

Katy Perry twitted her fans Friday directing her followers to Vogue magazine: ‘I see you @voguemagazine July cover! http://instagram.com/p/aisdhev-R_/ Go to http://j.mp/11el1ZM for the full cover! #KatyPerryJulyVogue,’ she wrote.  Vogue  also teased  Katy’s fans with an announcement stating, “leaving pop novelty and broken hearts behind her, Katy Perry has grown into her formidable talent.”  The […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Faial, Fashion, Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Music, People

Film: André Almeida featured at the Northside Film Festival – Brooklyn, NY

15 June 2013

The film, From New York with Love, by Portuguese filmmaker André Valentim Almeida, will be screened June 18, at the Northside Film Festival, the largest annual talent discovery festival taking place June13-10, in Brooklyn, New York. The screening is scheduled for 6:30pm, in the UnionDocs, 322 Union Brooklyin, NY. Through a tourist camera, the 70 […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal

Television: Diogo Morgado nominee for the 2013 Emmy Awards – Hollywood, CA

14 June 2013

Portuguese screen actor Diogo Morgado is a nominee for an Emmy Award in the category of “Best Actor” in a miniseries or filme, announced the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Diogo is a contender against Al Pacino (Phil Spector ‘), Luke Pasqualino ( Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome ‘) and Mitch Rouse (Call Me Crazy). Nominations […]

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