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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 […]

Community: 11th edition of “Saudades dos Açores” for seniors – Azores

25 October 2013

The Government of the Azores, through the Department for the Azorean Communities (DRC), is sponsoring the 11th edition of the “Saudades dos Açores, ” a program for seniors taking place from October 26 to November 2. This year, 11 seniors from the United States, Canada and Brazil are participating in the program. The initiative is aimed to […]

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Posted in Azores, Bermuda, Brazil, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Travel, World

Gallup: Portuguese government one of the most corrupt – Portugal

25 October 2013

By Len Port, Contributor (*) In its latest international poll, Gallup has ranked the Portuguese government as one of the most corrupt in the world, based on the perceptions of the Portuguese people. Of the 129 countries surveyed, Portugal is up there with the worst, though not quite as bad as the Czech Republic where […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

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

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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Posted in Awards, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Travel