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Web Summit | Microsoft confirms $10 billion investment in AI data hub in Sines Community | Portuguese abroad urged to register for the 2026 Presidential Election 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
 

Web Summit | Microsoft confirms $10 billion investment in AI data hub in Sines – Portugal

Speaking during the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Microsoft President Brad Smith confirmed that Microsoft plans to invest approximately US $10 billion in the creation of a next-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) data hub in Portugal. The project—one of the largest AI-focused infrastructure investments announced in Europe—will be developed in Sines in partnership with Start Campus […]

Community | Portuguese abroad urged to register for the 2026 Presidential Election – Portugal

Portuguese citizens living abroad are being urged to register or update their voter information before the end of November in order to participate in Portugal’s next presidential election, scheduled for 18 January 2026. The voting roll will freeze 60 days before Election Day, meaning that after November 19, 2025, no new registrations or address updates can be […]

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 […]

Travel: Two Portuguese historic coffee houses named best in Europe – Portugal

18 January 2013

The online magazine, GlobalGrasshopper, has named Portugal’s Majestic Café (Porto), and A Brasileira (Lisbon), among the 15 “Best Historic Cafés in Europe.” According to the magazine, the fans of Majestic Café (Porto), will love “[…]its stunning façade, exquisite interiors and a delightful winter garden. Famed for its Belle Epoque atmosphere it is perhaps one of the […]

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Posted in Awards, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, Spotlight, Travel, World

Exhibit: Tulare County honoring its Azorean-Portuguese heritage – California

18 January 2013

The Tulare County Farm and Agriculture Museum, in Visalia, California, is hosting an event honoring the County’s Azorean-Portuguese heritage. The dispay will open January 19, with a reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Titled, “Cultivating a Heritage: The Success of the Portuguese in Tulare County,” the exhibit will tell the story of the influence the […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Spotlight, Terceira

Arts: Joana Vasconcelos exhibiting at the Haunch of Venison Gallery – New York, NY

16 January 2013

The art of Joana Vasconcelos will be presented at the “How to Tell the Future from the Past ” group exhibit, opening January 17 at the Haunch of Venison Gallery in Manhatan, New York, NY. Besides Joana Vasconcelos, participating artists include Jiechang Yang, Justin Mortimer, Patricia Piccinini and Eve Sussman. The collective exhibit will be […]

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JAZZ: Rodrigo Amado’s album makes Best Releases 2012 list – All.About.Jazz

16 January 2013

The jazz album, “Burning Live,” by Portuguese saxophonist improviser Rodrigo Amado, was named one of the “Best Releases of 2012” by U.S. based jazz critic Mark Corroto, editor of the All.About.Jazz site online. The album was listed 10th in a list of 20 selected best 2012 jazz releases by renowned international performers. The concert was […]

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Award: L’Oréal Honour Medals for Women in Science – Portugal

16 January 2013

Three Portuguese researchers, Ana Abecassis, Ana Ribeiro and Leonor Morgado, have been awarded the 2012 L’Oréal Portugal Honour Medals for Women in Science for individual research projects in AIDS virus resistance to antiretroviral drugs, spinal cord regeneration and clean energy production. The prize is worth €20,000 each. Ana Abecassis, 33, is a researcher at Nova […]

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Leon Panetta: U.S. committed to minimize economic impact on Terceira – Azores

15 January 2013

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, expressed the U.S. “total commitment” to minimize the consequences for the island of Terceira following the reduction of its military presence in the Lajes Air Field in the Azores. The U.S. will also delay a planned troop reduction from Lajes Field. The end date for downsizing is now being […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Politics, Portugal, Spotlight, Terceira, World