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1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade 100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island Sports | Fernando Pimenta world canoeing champion Community | 20th Anniversary of Portas da Cidade Celebration
 

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island – Azores

One hundred years ago today, on the morning of August 31, 1926, the island of Faial was violently shaken by one of the most destructive earthquakes in the modern history of the Azores.  A century later, the Museu da Horta is commemorating the disaster with historical photographs, educational activities and an earthquake-preparedness exercise involving about […]

Sports | Fernando Pimenta world canoeing champion – Poznan, Poland

Portuguese canoeing star Fernando Pimenta was crowned world champion in the K1 1000 meters, winning a dramatic final at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznan, Poland, on August 29, 2026.  The achievement adds another historic chapter to the career of the athlete from Ponte de Lima, widely regarded as Portugal’s greatest canoeist. Pimenta currently […]

Community | 20th Anniversary of Portas da Cidade Celebration – Fall River, MA

Mayor Paul Coogan, in conjunction with the Portas da Cidade Advisory Committee and the Prince Henry Society, will host a special ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Portas da Cidade (City Gates), one of Fall River’s most recognizable symbols of its Azorean heritage.  The celebration will take place Monday, August 31, at 10:30 am […]

Book: Almost Gone by Brian Sousa – Editor’s Note

03 March 2013

Tagus Press at UMass Dartmouth, in partnership with the University Press of New England (UPNE), announces the publication of Almost Gone by Brian Sousa. Alternately gritty, suspenseful, and illuminating, Brian Sousa’s debut collection of interlocking stories depicts the Portuguese American experience from a new perspective. Brian Sousa leaves sentiment and saudade behind in Almost Gone, a linked collection spanning four generations […]

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

Travel: Lisbon European Best Destination 2013 – You Vote!

01 March 2013

If love Lisbon, this is the opportunity to cast your vote and let the world know! For the 4th year, European Consumers Choice is inviting the public to select the 20 European Best Destinations for the year. Every year, European citizens vote online to select their preferred destination. The town which receives most votes (over […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, Travel, World

Survey: Portuguese Americans reject Hispanic label – Community

28 February 2013

Preliminary data from a survey being conducted online, by the Washington based Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS), has shown that Americans of Portuguese descent reject being classified as Hispanic. The objective of the survey was “to gauge the overall sentiment of the Portuguese-American community” on the issue relating to news that the “US […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Politics, Portugal

Arts: André Carrilho illustrates Vanity Fair – Hollywood

28 February 2013

Portuguese illustrator, André Carrilho, was invited to give his personal touch to the Vanity Fair’s March issue devoted to Hollywood. Carrilho, who has collaborated with Vanity Fair for the last eight years, will follow after Miguel Covarrubias, who did the original illustrations in 1933, and Robert Risko, who upgraded the magazine in 1995.  For the Hollywood […]

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

Arts: International Fringe Festival to take place on Pico Island – Azores

27 February 2013

The Fringe Festival Azores will be held June 10-30, 2013, in the town of Madalena, Pico Island, Azores, as part of the International Fringe Festival network. The first ever of its kind in the Azores, the international festival will be hosted by Mirateca Arts Association (MAA), the organizer of the event, in partnership with Madalena’s […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, Photography, Pico, Travel, World

Travel: Lisbon named one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Portugal

27 February 2013

Urban City Guides online has named Lisbon fourth in its top 10 list of the  most beautiful cities in the world to visit after Venice, Paris and Prague. Considering Lisbon one of the world’s “most scenic cities,” Urban City Guides  describes the Portuguese capital as being, “Magnificently sited on a series of hills running down to the grand […]

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

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