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May 5th | World Portuguese Language Day Celebrated Globally 1976-2026 | Azores celebrate 50 Years of Constitutional Autonomy Book | Bag of Kisses | By Melanie Pereira April 25th |  “Dia da Liberdade” celebrated nationwide and across the diaspora Community | Justice Department moves to revoke citizenship for naturalized immigrants
 

May 5th | World Portuguese Language Day Celebrated Globally – Portugal 

World Portuguese Language Day [Dia Mundial da Língua Portuguesa] is being celebrated today across the globe, recognizing the cultural, historical, and geopolitical importance of one of the world’s most widely spoken languages.  The day is celebrated by cultural and academic initiatives in approximately 50 countries, including conferences, literary events, exhibitions, and educational programs, from Lisbon […]

1976-2026 | Azores celebrate 50 Years of Constitutional Autonomy – Azores 

The Autonomous Region of the Azores is preparing for a historic year of celebrations in 2026 to mark the 50th anniversary of its Constitutional Autonomy. This milestone underscores five decades of self-governance, regional identity, and transatlantic connection.  The commemorations will culminate on September 8, 2026, marking the formal implementation of autonomy under the Constitution of […]

Book | Bag of Kisses | By Melanie Pereira – Editor’s Note

For a little girl whose daddy is a fisherman in the #1 fishing port in the world, goodbyes are never easy. But before he leaves for sea, her parents share a special secret―a magical bag of kisses that keeps their love close, no matter how far the waves carry him. As the days pass and […]

April 25th |  “Dia da Liberdade” celebrated nationwide and across the diaspora – Portugal

The Portuguese nation commemorates today the 52nd anniversary of the Carnation Revolution transition to democracy, with a nationwide program of official ceremonies, public demonstrations, and cultural events. The celebrations expanded abroad, connecting the country to its global diaspora, particularly in the United States. At the center of the national commemorations will be the traditional formal […]

Community | Justice Department moves to revoke citizenship for naturalized immigrants – Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of Justice is moving to accelerate efforts to revoke the citizenship of certain naturalized Americans, targeting cases where individuals are suspected of having obtained citizenship through fraud or misrepresentation. Citizenship is considered one of the most secure legal statuses in the United States. Therefore, the overall impact of such measures is likely […]

Television: Meredith Vieira returning to the screen – NBC Universal

28 May 2013

Portuguese-American television personality, Meredith Vieira, former “Today” and “The View” host, reportedly is developing a solo daytime talk show for NBC Universal. Currently, Vieira is working on a pilot episode of a light pre-taped daytime, entertainment-driven show, to be launched in the fall 2014, it has been reported. Trial shows were tapped in Chelsea, New […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Faial, Featured, Heritage, People

Award: Mia Couto recipient of the 2013 Camões Prize for Literature – Brazil

27 May 2013

Mia Couto is the winner of the 2013 Camões Prize for Literature, one of the most prestigious international awards honoring the work of Portuguese language writers – it was announced Monday, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The awarding jury included writers José Eduardo Agualusa and Joao Paulo Borges Coelho, journalist José Carlos Vasconcelos,  professor Clara […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Books, Brazil, Featured, Heritage, Mozambique, People, Portugal, World

Book: ‘The Travels of Mendes Pinto’ – Editor’s Note

27 May 2013

This text, ostensibly the autobiography of Portuguese explorer Fernão Mendes Pinto, came second only to Marco Polo’s work in exciting Europe’s imagination of the Orient. Chronicling adventures from Ethiopia to Japan, Travels covers twenty years of Mendes Pinto’s odyssey as a soldier, a merchant, a diplomat, a slave, a pirate, and a missionary, and continues […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Damão, Diu, East Timor, Featured, Goa, Life Style, Politics, Portugal, Travel, World

Book: Yeats and Pessoa: Parallel Poetic Styles – By Patricia Silva McNeill – Review

23 May 2013

By Michel Colson, Contributor (*) W.B. Yeats and Fernando Pessoa seem to be ill-suited for comparison.  True, they were both Modernist poets who were near contemporaries, but the Portuguese man-of-letters was hardly among Yeats’s literary friends.  Although he was conversant in English, Pessoa didn’t have the credentials that would have situated him in the elder […]

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Travel: Azores named best European sustainable destination – Award

22 May 2013

An international panel has presented the Azores, again, with the QualityCoast Gold Award as the best European most sustainable holiday destination. The award was announced Monday, in Gozo, Malta, at the Year on Coastal Tourism event, during the 6th edition of European Maritime Day Conference. The QualityCoast Awards are considered a most prestigious international honor […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Travel

Portugal Day: Portuguese American community to honor their own – Nassau County, NY

21 May 2013

Nassau County, one of the largest counties in the United States, has officially announced their honorees and program for its 2013 Portugal Day Celebration on Long Island, NY. County Executive Ed Mangano and Comptroller George Maragos will also honor the 75 year-old community of almost 7,500 Portuguese-Americans at the Theodore Roosevelt Legislative & Executive Building […]

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