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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 […]

Travel: Two Portuguese historic coffee houses named best in Europe – Portugal

18 January 2013

The online magazine, GlobalGrasshopper, has named Portugal’s Majestic Café (Porto), and A Brasileira (Lisbon), among the 15 “Best Historic Cafés in Europe.” According to the magazine, the fans of Majestic Café (Porto), will love “[…]its stunning façade, exquisite interiors and a delightful winter garden. Famed for its Belle Epoque atmosphere it is perhaps one of the […]

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

Exhibit: Tulare County honoring its Azorean-Portuguese heritage – California

18 January 2013

The Tulare County Farm and Agriculture Museum, in Visalia, California, is hosting an event honoring the County’s Azorean-Portuguese heritage. The dispay will open January 19, with a reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Titled, “Cultivating a Heritage: The Success of the Portuguese in Tulare County,” the exhibit will tell the story of the influence the […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Spotlight, Terceira

Arts: Joana Vasconcelos exhibiting at the Haunch of Venison Gallery – New York, NY

16 January 2013

The art of Joana Vasconcelos will be presented at the “How to Tell the Future from the Past ” group exhibit, opening January 17 at the Haunch of Venison Gallery in Manhatan, New York, NY. Besides Joana Vasconcelos, participating artists include Jiechang Yang, Justin Mortimer, Patricia Piccinini and Eve Sussman. The collective exhibit will be […]

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JAZZ: Rodrigo Amado’s album makes Best Releases 2012 list – All.About.Jazz

16 January 2013

The jazz album, “Burning Live,” by Portuguese saxophonist improviser Rodrigo Amado, was named one of the “Best Releases of 2012” by U.S. based jazz critic Mark Corroto, editor of the All.About.Jazz site online. The album was listed 10th in a list of 20 selected best 2012 jazz releases by renowned international performers. The concert was […]

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Award: L’Oréal Honour Medals for Women in Science – Portugal

16 January 2013

Three Portuguese researchers, Ana Abecassis, Ana Ribeiro and Leonor Morgado, have been awarded the 2012 L’Oréal Portugal Honour Medals for Women in Science for individual research projects in AIDS virus resistance to antiretroviral drugs, spinal cord regeneration and clean energy production. The prize is worth €20,000 each. Ana Abecassis, 33, is a researcher at Nova […]

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Leon Panetta: U.S. committed to minimize economic impact on Terceira – Azores

15 January 2013

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, expressed the U.S. “total commitment” to minimize the consequences for the island of Terceira following the reduction of its military presence in the Lajes Air Field in the Azores. The U.S. will also delay a planned troop reduction from Lajes Field. The end date for downsizing is now being […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Politics, Portugal, Spotlight, Terceira, World