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Faith 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
 

Faith & Tradition | Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres returns May 8 – Azores

The Feast of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres returns to the city of Ponta Delgada from May 8 to May 14, 2026, with the main procession scheduled for Sunday, May 10, the fifth Sunday after Easter. Considered the largest religious celebration in the Azores and among the most significant Catholic festivities in Portugal, the celebrations […]

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 […]

Style: Upscale Anthropologie clothing captures Portuguese pizzazz – Fashion

14 February 2013

The February 2013 catalogue of the upscale  women’s apparel retail chain Anthropologie is featuring a new line of clothing design inspired by Portuguese themes and styles, with images captured on site in Portugal (view slide show). Throughout the whole Spring collection, the discriminating fashionista will find a profusion of Portuguese suggestive motifs, details and textures. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Anthropologie […]

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Posted in Fashion, Featured, Heritage, Home & Garden, Life Style, Portugal

Kleztival: Brazil’s Great Jewish Musical Event – Report

14 February 2013

By Richard Simas,Contributor (*)  Mix traditional Eastern European Klezmer tunes such as bulgaryas, freylaks, horas, and niguns with strains of samba, salsa, and tango, and you have Jewish music, South American style.  Add Berber sounds from the deserts, new-jazz inflected original compositions from Israel and Brooklyn, a cumbia style dance-band, and Brazilian choirs and you […]

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Posted in Brazil, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Music, Religion, Travel

Book: Alves & Co. and Other Stories by Eça de Queiroz – Editor’s Note

13 February 2013

Eça de Queiroz is considered to be Portugal’s greatest novelist. Dedalus has embarked on a project of making all his major works available in English in new translations by Margaret Jull Costa. In this volume, comprising one short novel and six short stories, the reader is introduced to a dazzling variety of worlds and characters: a […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal

Film: Bernardo Cabral awarded at the Script International Short Film Festival – India

13 February 2013

Azorean-Portuguese film director, Manuel Bernardo Cabral, was awarded second place at the third edition of the Script International Short Film Festival, for the short film titled “50 pesos argentinos.”  The festival took place February 8-9 in Kochi, Kerala (India). The film, entirely shot on São Miguel island, is based on a short story by Azorean […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, People, São Miguel

Arts: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide now in Portuguese – NYC

12 February 2013

The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art has just issued the first Portuguese language edition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide, as part of a project which has “reconceived and written” the Museum’s own guidebook in nearly thirty years. Besides the Portuguese language edition, the new guide was also issued in Chinese, French, Italian, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, World

Appointed: Charles Sousa sworn Finance Minister of Ontario – Canada

12 February 2013

Portuguese-Canadian career politian, Charles Sousa, 54, was appointed Ontario’s new Finance Minister by Ontario’s 25th new elected Premier, Kathleen Wynne, the Canadian press reported Monday. Sousa, a two-term Mississauga South MPP and former bank executive, will inherit a treasure deficit estimated at $11.9 billion. Sousa, the former Citizen and Immigration Minister, was the MPP for […]

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

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