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Community | Atlantic Celebration Day  celebrates America and Portuguese  pride 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
 

Community | Atlantic Celebration Day celebrates America and Portuguese  pride – New Bedford, MA

The Portuguese-American community gathered in New Bedford (MA) on Sunday, July 19, to participate in the Atlantic Celebration Day, marking America’s 250th anniversary of its independence and the longstanding friendship between Portugal and the United States.  The initiative was sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), whose president, José Manuel Durão Barroso, addressed participants, emphasizing […]

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 […]

China: Ambassador Huang Songfu meets President Vasco Cordeiro – Azores

29 June 2013

The Ambassador of China in Portugal, Huang Songfu, met with the President Vasco Cordeiro, in Ponta Delgada, Saturday, to address issues of mutual interest to China and the Azores. After the meeting, President Vasco Cordeiro, the head of the Regional Government of the Azores, told reporters that the hearing “was very helpful”  remarking that issues […]

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

Arts: Christopher Sousa’s bold and brilliant painting – Interview

28 June 2013

By Millicent Accardi, Contributor (*) Portuguese-American artist Christopher Sousa is a self-taught painter originally from Fall River, Massachusetts, whose influences range from Lucien Freud, to Jenny Saville.  He has been calling Provincetown, MA, his home for the past ten years and after four sold out solo art shows, Sousa has established a strong reputation in […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Painting, People

Scholarships: Bilateral FLAD-CAORC Grant Program created to promote research – Portugal

28 June 2013

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) announced Wednesday  it has established a new scholarship program aimed to scholars in the United States interested in the study of the Portuguese language and culture. Co-sponsored by the US Embassy in Lisbon, the new program was established in partnership with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). The main […]

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Posted in Education, Featured, Organizations, Portugal, Scholarships, World

Opinion: Portugal’s ‘pseudo democracy’ plods on – General strike

27 June 2013

By Len Port, Contributor (*) Portugal’s center-right government is determined to continue with its austerity program despite Thursday’s general strike, record low approval ratings and opposition demands for it to resign. The government is unlikely to deviate from its highly unpopular policies, let alone collapse, as it enjoys a comfortable majority in parliament and national […]

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

Sports: Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series third stop on São Miguel – Azores

26 June 2013

The world’s best cliff divers are returning  to São Miguel island, Azores, this weekend, for the third stop in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013. Last year, 14 athletes from 11 different countries participating. The third leg of this international competition will take place Saturday, June 29, starting at 10:00am, on the Islet […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, São Miguel, Sports, Travel, World

Book: ‘Economies of Relation in the Lusophone World’ – Editor’s Note

25 June 2013

Tagus Press at UMass Dartmouth, in partnership with the University Press of New England (UPNE), launched the publication of  Economies of Relation: Money and Personalism in the Lusophone World, guest edited by Roger Sansi under the general editorship of Victor K. Mendes. This double-volume issue of Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies (vols. 23-24) examines the […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Madeira, Mozambique, People, Portugal, World