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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 […]

Scholarships: Fulbright Portugal accepting applications – Awards

15 January 2013

The Fulbright Portugal Program is accepting applications for scholarships awards to Portuguese students and researchers wishing to pursue masters and doctoral studies and/or research projects in universities and resaerch institutions in the United States. Applications must be submitted between February 1 and March 28, 2013. The Fulbright Program program also provides eligible U.S. citizens with […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Education, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Scholarships

PSD/A: Passos Coelho addressed the XX Social Democratic Regional Convention – Azores

13 January 2013

Portuguese Prime Minister Passos Coelho, national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was the guest speaker at the XX Social Democratic Regional Convention, which took place in Ponta Delgada over the weekend. The event was presided by Duarte Freitas, the regional leader of PSD, elected with 92.6 percent of the vote December 18. About […]

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Posted in Azores, Politics, Portugal

Poetry: Carlo Matos on waiting to see what happens – Interview

13 January 2013

By Michael Colson, Contributor (*) Carlo Matos and I are both college English instructors and have been friends for over eight years.  We formed a creative writing cooperative called “The Alchemists.”  Matos’s family is from São Miguel, in the Azores, and he was born in Fall River, MA. He has published four books: A School […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, São Miguel, World

Lajes: Leon Panetta visiting Lisbon next week – Portugal

11 January 2013

The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, will visit Portugal next week to discuss the future of Lajes Air Field, on Terceira, Azores, according to Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco. Panetta is scheduled to visit Lisbon, Madrid, Rome and London during the weeklong trip. “The U.S. Secretary of State Panetta will be in Lisbon Monday […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Spotlight, Terceira, World

Bailout: FMI proposes additional austerity measures – Portugal

10 January 2013

The International Monetary Fund (FMI) has issued a report, to the Portuguese Government, proposing additional severe austerity measures aimed to “reforming the Portuguese State.” According to the report, Portugal’s current social welfare system was “too wasteful and especially unfair to young people,” adding that the “unemployment benefits was still too long and too high.” The […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, Portugal, Spotlight, World

Music: Katy Perry big winner at the 2013 People’s Choice – Awards

10 January 2013

Portuguese-American vocalist Katy Perry was the big winner at the 2013 People’s Choice Awards on the music category, taking home awards for favorite video, favorite female artist, and favorite pop artist, plus favorite music fan following. On January 2012, Perry was honored as favorite female artist, at the 38th annual People’s Choice Awards, in five […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World