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Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws
 

Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave – Los Angeles, CA

Alberto M. Carvalho, the Portuguese-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), remains on paid administrative leave following a federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school system.  The move comes after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed search warrants at Carvalho’s residence and district offices in late February 2026, in […]

FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation – Portugal

The Board of Trustees of Lisbon based, Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) appointed Dr. Carlos Henrique da Costa Neves, 72, to the Executive Board, chaired since January 15, 2026, by José Manuel Durão Barroso. Born in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores,  Costa Neves holds a degree in Law from the University of Lisbon. He has held […]

Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  – Review

By Millicent Borges Accardi Born in Lisboa, Portugal, Hugo dos Santos was raised in New Jersey. An award-winning writer and translator, his books include a collection of short stories about Newark, Then, there (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), his upcoming book, book A Reduction in Force (Bauhan Publishing, 2026), winner of the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry […]

Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created – Portugal

The Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Emídio Sousa, has expressed his intention to foster the creation of an economic community that connects Portuguese citizens and their descendants worldwide, aiming to strengthen ties between the diaspora and Portugal’s economy. His proposal centers on leveraging the global Portuguese diaspora, estimated at more than five million people, […]

Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has voted in a preliminary session to advance three controversial bills that would significantly alter the country’s gender identity framework, marking a potential shift away from one of Europe’s most progressive legal models.  The proposals, backed by center-right and right-wing parties including the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Chega, and CDS-PP, would move forward […]

Who is Who? To be or not to be Portuguese at the U.S. House and Congress – Washington, DC

06 February 2013

Identity politics can be briefly defined as political attitudes or positions that focus on the concerns of social groups identified mainly on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Yesterday, February 5,  Associated Press (AP) Washington correspondent, Suzanne Gamboa, reported about  her findings revealing varying, and at times contradictory, definitions for Hispanic, Basque, Latino […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, World

Contest: Portuguese added to International Latino Book Awards – Call for entries

05 February 2013

The 15th Annual International Latino Book Awards (ILBA 2013) is calling for entries. For the first time, ILBA has included the Portuguese language as a book category.  Portuguese has also been added as a language in the translation category. Under the Portuguese language books category, ILBA has included: Best Children’s Picture Book; Best Young Adult Book; […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Books, Brazil, Community, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, World

BAM!!!: Emeril Lagasse recipient of the 2013 JBF Humanitarian of the Year – Award

05 February 2013

Portuguese-American celebrity Chef, Emeril Lagasse, is the recipient of the 2013 Humanitarian of the Year Award, by the James Beard Foundation, for his charity work. The award is given to an individual or organization “whose work in the realm of food has improved the lives of others and benefited society at large,” says the announcement. […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Life Style, People, World

Art: Joana Vasconcelos’s exhibit in Paris was the most visited in the last 50 years – France

04 February 2013

The art exhibit by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, at the Palace of Versailles, in 2012, topped the ranking of the five most visited art exhibitions in Paris, France, in the past 50 years, the French newspaper Le Figaro revealed. According to the newspaper, with 1.6 million visitors the exhibition surpassed others like the Tutankhamen exhibit in […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture

Music: Nelly Furtado performing duo for Andrea Bocelli’s new album – Italy

03 February 2013

Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter, Nelly Furtado, is now featured singing a duet with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, in a newly released album produced by David Foster for Universal Music. Actress and vocalist Jennifer López is also featured in this romantic new released studio album. For the new release, titled “Passione,” Nelly Furtado and Andrea Bocelli honor Brazilian composer António Carlos Jobim […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, São Miguel, World

Lajes: U.S. business delegation visiting Lisbon and Terceira – Azores

01 February 2013

Starting Saturday, February 2, a U.S. delegation will be visiting Lisbon and Terceira island to look into future business opportunities, following the recent U.S. Air Force decision to downsize its military presence on the island. In a statement to Lusa, the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon said that, a delegation from the group Business Executives for […]

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

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