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Book | The Liberation of Portuguese Africa, 1961-75 | By Pedro Aires Oliveira et al Web Summit | Microsoft confirms $10 billion investment in AI data hub in Sines Community | Portuguese abroad urged to register for the 2026 Presidential Election Terceira | Scientists monitor ongoing seismic volcanic crises FLAD | Portuguese language has become an economic advantage study shows
 

Book | The Liberation of Portuguese Africa, 1961-75 | By Pedro Aires Oliveira et al – Editor’s Note

This book analyzes the liberation struggles that took place in the Portuguese colonies of Angola, Mozambique, Guinea, Cabo Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe during the second half of the twentieth century, highlighting how they unraveled and challenged colonialism in the international sphere. Activists established headquarters and training camps in various exile settings that were […]

Web Summit | Microsoft confirms $10 billion investment in AI data hub in Sines – Portugal

Speaking during the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Microsoft President Brad Smith confirmed that Microsoft plans to invest approximately US $10 billion in the creation of a next-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) data hub in Portugal. The project—one of the largest AI-focused infrastructure investments announced in Europe—will be developed in Sines in partnership with Start Campus […]

Community | Portuguese abroad urged to register for the 2026 Presidential Election – Portugal

Portuguese citizens living abroad are being urged to register or update their voter information before the end of November in order to participate in Portugal’s next presidential election, scheduled for 18 January 2026. The voting roll will freeze 60 days before Election Day, meaning that after November 19, 2025, no new registrations or address updates can be […]

Terceira | Scientists monitor ongoing seismic volcanic crises – Azores

Terceira Island remains under heightened scientific monitoring as the seismo-volcanic crisis that began in June 2022 continues, centered around the Santa Bárbara volcanic complex on the island’s western flank.  The Azores Seismo-Volcanic Information and Monitoring Center (CIVISA) currently maintains Alert Level V3 (reactivated volcanic system) for Santa Bárbara, reflecting persistent microseismic activity consistent with magma […]

FLAD | Portuguese language has become an economic advantage study shows – Portugal

A new study released by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) finds that speaking Portuguese corresponds to an average 20% salary bonus for Portuguese-American workers in the United States. The report, developed for FLAD by a research group led by Alda Botelho Azevedo of the Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS), Universidade de Lisboa, underscores the growing […]

Heritage: Interfaith group launches the Sabar Hassamain Synagogue restoration project – Azores

22 October 2012

By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) The Azorean-Jewish Heritage Foundation, an interfaith delegation from Massachusetts, is in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel island, Azores, to launch the Sabar Hassamain Synagogue restoration project. The non-profit group is hoping to restore the only remaining synagogue in the Azores.  The delegation met Monday with José Manuel Bolieiro, Ponta Delgada’s acting […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Faial, Featured, Graciosa, Heritage, People, São Miguel, Terceira, World

UMD: The Secret Portuguese Identity of Columbus – Lecture

22 October 2012

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, will host a lecture by author Manuel Rosa titled “The Secret Identity of Columbus: Peasant to Viceroy in 33 Days.” The event, free and open to the public, will take place October 25, at 7pm. Manuel Rosa has written three books revealing new details about Columbus remarkable […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, World

Arte Institute: Saramago´s Week in New York – NYC

22 October 2012

The Arte Institute, in collaboration with Lisbon based José Saramago Foundation, will promote a week of events in New York City, from October 25 to November 1st, to honor and celebrate the 90th birthday of novelist José Saramago, the 1998 Portuguese Nobel Prize Laureate. The calendar of events includes a screening of the documentary “José […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Conferences, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Music, People, Photography, Portugal, Spotlight

Elections: Berta Cabral to step down as leader of the Social Democratic Party – Azores

21 October 2012

In a statement to the Portuguese American Journal, Berta Cabral confirmed her intention to resign as leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the Azores. The former Mayor of Ponta Delgada, and former candidate for President of the Government of the Azores, Cabral will make a formal announcement on Monday to the Regional Committee of […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Spotlight

Appointed: Mário Silva to chair Task Force for International Co-operation on Holocaust Education – Canada

20 October 2012

Portuguese Canadian of Azorean descent, Mário Silva, will chair the Task Force for International Co-operation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research in 2013, the year Canada assumes the chairmanship of the task force. Silva, a former Member of Parliament, has been active in Holocaust education for years. He was chair of the inquiry committee and […]

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Posted in Azores, Canada, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, World

Santa Maria: Producers request trade mark registration for melons – Azores

19 October 2012

The agricultural cooperative, Agromariensecoop, based on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, has requested the registration of Protected Geographical Identification (PGI) for melons produced on the island. The objective to establish a trade mark and ensure “the protection and quality” of the product. According to Ana Cristina Rodrigues, the head of the agricultural cooperative, the application for […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Santa Maria, Spotlight

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