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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 […]

Book: Pessoa – Philosophical Essays – by Nuno Ribeiro – Review

11 April 2013

By Michael Colson, Contributor (*) Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is considered to be a great European intellectual and a preeminent Portuguese modernist.  Born in Lisbon, he grew up in South Africa and had an English education at St. Joseph’s, a Dominican convent school, in Durban.  In 1901, he passed the Cape School Higher Examination with distinction, […]

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

AIPE: Joana Vasconcelos recipient of the 2012 Personality of the Year Award – Portugal

10 April 2013

Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos is the recipient of the 2012 Personality of the Year Award from the Foreign Press Association (AIEP) for her remarkable career. This is the 24th year the AIEP prize has been awarded to a Portuguese personality or institution that has helped promote Portugal internationally. The award was voted on at the end of […]

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IFLA: Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles recipient of the Geoffrey Jellicoe Award – New Zealand

10 April 2013

Portuguese landscape architect Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, 91, is the recipient of the 2013 Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award, by the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), which represents the worldwide profession of landscape architecture. Established in 2004, the award is the highest honor that the International Federation of Landscape Architects can bestow upon a landscape architect. […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Sports: 48th SATA Rallye broadcast live to over 100 million world viewers – Azores

08 April 2013

This year, the 48th SATA Rallye Azores is scheduled for April 25, 26 and 27, as the round four of FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) composed of thirteen rallies. A  4-hour live coverage will be broadcast by Eurosport TV expected to attract over 107 million viewers. Held for over 40 years, the SATA Rally Azores is […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, World

Travel Alert: SATA International announced a six-day strike for April and May – Azores

07 April 2013

Pilots at SATA Air Azores and its subsidiary SATA International  have announced a joint six day strike for April  23, 24, 25 and on May 2, 3 and 4. A  source of the Civil Aviation Pilots’ Union (SPAC) told Lusa that the decision was approved unanimously. The strike was called over concerns relating to budget […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, Portugal

Diogo Morgado connecting fans with his homeland – Portugal

06 April 2013

By Tânia Mendes, Contributor (*)  Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado is now recognized by the American people as “Jesus Christ” from his leading role in the History Channel’s miniseries The Bible, produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the most-watched program on any cable network this year. He was chosen to play the role after an audition […]

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