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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 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers
 

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 […]

50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers – Portugal

Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic commemorated on Friday the 50th anniversary celebration of the constitutional autonomy of the Azores and Madeira archipelagos with a special solemn plenary session honoring one of the most significant democratic achievements of the 1976 Constitution. The anniversary also became a platform for renewed calls to deepen the autonomy of the […]

Arts: Walk &Talk Festival becomes the gift that keeps on giving – Azores

10 August 2013

On its third edition, the Walk & Talk Festival of public art was held on São Miguel island, through the month of July, with a huge success. Founded in 2011 by Azorean art entrepreneurs Diana Sousa (27) and Jesse James (25), the event is now part of the international art scene and will continue to attract […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Painting, People, São Miguel, World

Surfing: SATA Airlines hosting ASP World Championship Tour – Azores

09 August 2013

SATA Airlines is hosting the 2013 ASP/SATA Airlines Azores Pro competition, toward the Association of Surfing Professionals World Qualifying Series (ASP/WQS). Scheduled for September 3 through September 8, the event is expected to gather on São Miguel island the world’s top 100 surfers, competing for a cash prize of $250,000 USD. The ASP/SATA Airlines Azores Pro […]

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Lecture: Ambassador João Vale de Almeida to speak at UMass Dartmouth – Massachusetts

07 August 2013

Ambassador João Vale de Almeida, the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, will visit Massachusetts’ Bridgewater State University and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Friday, August 9. State Sen. Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton, Co-Chairman to the Portuguese American Legislative Caucus and the Legislative Caucus on International Trade and Global […]

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Posted in Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Essay: The Portuguese and the British in India – By George Monteiro

07 August 2013

By George Monteiro, Contributor (*) In 1924 Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970), the author of such well-regarded early twentieth-century novels as Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), A Room with a View (1908), and Howard’s End (1910), published his much admired political-historical novel, A Passage to India.  Considered by most critics and […]

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Posted in Books, Damão, Diu, Featured, Goa, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

Education: Teachers of Portuguese complete professional development program – Azores

28 July 2013

By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) A group of 15 Portuguese language teachers in the United States has completed an intensive professional development program at the University of the Azores, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel island. Participants included teachers from California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In its second edition, the program was […]

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Posted in Azores, Brazil, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, Scholarships, Travel, World

Heritage: Jewish cultural and religious revival underway – Portugal

28 July 2013

The Isaac Cardoso Center, the first Jewish cultural and religious center in Portugal, was inaugurated in the city of Trancoso last week after Jews were expelled from Portugal 500 years ago. The new complex, which houses the new synagogue called Beit Mayim Hayim [House of Living Waters], was co-sponsored by the Jerusalem-based Shavei Israel and […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Religion, Travel