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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 Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize
 

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 […]

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

Terceira: Pyramidal structure found by amateur sailor not man-made – Azores

09 October 2013

An underwater pyramidal shaped structure identified by amateur sailor Diocleciano Silva, at a depth of 40 meters off the coast of Terceira Island, most likely ”not man-made,” according to Portuguese Navy bathymetry experts. The structure found by Silva had been previously documented by the Portuguese Navy and was known to bathymetric researchers – they said. […]

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Posted in Azores, People, Portugal, Terceira, World

Florbela: XVIII Edition of the Boston Ibero-American Film Festival – Boston College, MA

07 October 2013

The film Florbela (2012), written and directed by Vicente Alves do Ó, will represent Portugal in the XVIII Edition of the Boston Ibero-American Film Festival. The screening of Florbela will take place on October 10, at 6 pm, at Boston University’s College of Communication. In Portuguese with English subtitles, the feature is based on the […]

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

Crime: Can the media help find Madeleine? – By Len Port

07 October 2013

By Len Port, Contributor (*) The media hype that has surrounded the Madeleine McCann mystery for the past six years has been unleashed with renewed vigor by none other than Scotland Yard. On announcing that their ‘Operation Grange’ review of the case had been elevated to a full-scale inquiry in July, Scotland Yard asked for […]

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Posted in Featured, Portugal, World

Fado: Sounds of Portugal kicks off Rodrigo Félix US Tour – Lowell, MA

06 October 2013

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) will present “Sounds of Portugal: Fado,” a concert by renowned fado singer Rodrigo Costa Félix joined on stage by Portuguese-American fado vocalist Nathalie Pires. Félix and Pires will be accompanied by Marta Pereira da Costa, a virtuoso of the Portuguese guitar, and Pedro Pinhal a veteran performer of […]

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

Darrell Kastin: A mystical world of fantasy and intrigue – Interview

05 October 2013

By Millicent Accardi, Contributor (*) Born in Los Angeles, Darrell Kastin grew up in Southern California. Like twisted aces, the writer Kastin’s family radiates in two directions, with his father’s heritage in Russia and his mother’s ancestry emanating from the Azores. He currently lives in Sacramento with his lovely wife Elisabeth. Through the years, the […]

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

Community: President Obama praised Portuguese-American women owned enterprise – Washington, D.C.

04 October 2013

To discuss how the government shutdown is affecting small businesses, President Obama visited Thursday the M. Luis Construction Co., Inc., a small road construction company based in Rockville, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. Established in 1985, the $60 million company was co-founded by Portuguese-American entrepreneurs Albertina Luis along with her husband Manuel Luis. In 2008, Albertina […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, World