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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. […]

Open: Research Fellowship Program at the National Library – Portugal

18 May 2013

Lisbon-based National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca National de Portugal) is sponsoring the Research Fellowship Programme aimed to American scholars interested in conducting research projects at the national archives. The month long fellowship, co-sponsored by the Lisbon-based Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), is offered every two years. Researchers, teachers, students, and librarians are encouraged to apply. Manuscripts […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Books, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Scholarships, Travel

Hofstra: Student Andrea Rebello shot and killed off campus – Long Island, NY

17 May 2013

Portuguese-American student, Andrea Rebello, 21, was shot and killed early Friday, off Hofstra University campus, by an armed assailant. The suspect broke in the home she shared with her twin sister Jessica. Three females and a male were in the house at the time of the shooting. According to a police report, the gun man […]

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LGBT: Portuguese parliament approves right to adoption – Portugal

17 May 2013

Portuguese parliament has approved Friday a bill that will allow same-sex married couples to adopt their partner’s bilological or adopted children. The bill was approved with 99 votes in favor, 94 votes against, and 9 abstentions. The bill was supported by the ruling center-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the progressive Socialist Party (PS).  A co-proposal to allow […]

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

Award: Nuno Júdice recipient of the Queen Sofia Ibero-American Poetry Prize – Spain

16 May 2013

Portuguese poet Nuno Júdice, 64, was awarded the 2013 Queen Sofia Ibero-American Poetry Prize, annouced Thursday Jose Rodriguez-Spiter, the president of Spain’s National Heritage agency. Considered the most prestigious literary prize in the Ibero-American world, the 42,100-euro ($55,700) cash award recognizes Judice’s complete body of work. Spanish poet Jaime Siles, a member of the jury, said […]

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Book: Writers of the Portuguese Diaspora in the United States and Canada – Anthology

15 May 2013

A bilingual anthology, in English and Portuguese, will be published later this year designed to acquaint English-speaking readers with representative literary works of Portuguese-American and Portuguese-Canadian writers. Editors Luis Gonçalves (Princeton University) and Carlo Matos (City Colleges of Chicago) are calling for submissions “by authors of Portuguese descent in the United States and Canada that explore […]

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Travel: SATA Air Azores seeking partners to expand across the Atlantic – Report

15 May 2013

According to an analysis report released Wedensday by the CAPA Centre for Aviation, SATA Air Azores is actively seeking partnerships as it considers expanding its trans-Atlantic routes. “SATA is considering cautious changes in its long-haul network,” the report says, addding that  SATA Air Azores’ CEO, Antonio Menezes, “wants to increase SATA’s load factor, which is around 75%.” […]

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