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Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans 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
 

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

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 […]

Community: Power of Spirit wins 2nd place in the Latino Book Awards – NYC

11 June 2013

The Portuguese Heritage Publications Inc. has announced  that the book Power of the Spirit: The Journey of English Building Faith and Churches in California was awarded second place by the 15th International Latino Book Awards (ILBA), Category Non Fiction, Multi-Author, in a ceremony held at Instituito Cervantes, in New York City. Power of the Spirit […]

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Posted in Awards, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Religion, World

June 10th: Google doodles Galo de Barcelos – Portugal

10 June 2013

Google users in Portugal will find today,  June 1oth – Day of Portugal ,  a new “doodle” featuring the Galo de Barcelos [Rooster of Barcelos] one of the most iconic representations of the country, associated with Portugal as a tourism destination. The popular symbol of Portugal originated from an old legend that tells the story […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Portugal, Travel, World

Community: Steven Nascimento appointed PACP’s executive director – Turlock, CA

07 June 2013

The Portuguese American Citizenship Project (PACP) announced the hiring of Steven Nascimento as the PACP’s new executive director. Founded in 1999, the PACP is a non-profit organization that encourages Portuguese-Americans to participate in civic activities in their communities, become U.S. citizens, register to vote, and vote. The PACP has worked with 52 cultural, fraternal and […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Business: VentureOutNY hosting Portuguese tech talent – NYC

06 June 2013

On June 10th, New York based VentureOutNY is hosting the “Portuguese Tech Night” with the participation of 10 of Portugal’s best early stage tech startups. The selected group, representing Portugal’s best technology talent, will have the opportunity to meet a panel of New York venture investors and to network with New York’s international technology community. The […]

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

Lajes: President Vasco Cordeiro warns U.S. of challenges ahead – Boston, MA

04 June 2013

Speaking in Boston, on Tuesday, the President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, warned Washington that the friendship and cooperation between Portugal and the United States “could be compromised” regarding the U.S. decision to significantly reduce its military presence in the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira island. He said that the U.S. […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira

Festival: New York celebrates the best of Portugal – NYC

04 June 2013

AICEP Portugal Global, Trade & Investment Agency is promoting the second edition of the “Festival of Creativity, Culture and Business,” taking place during the month of June in New York City. Organized by “Meet Portugal in New York,” the festival includes a series of events, showcasing the best Portugal has to offer, as part of […]

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