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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Diplomacy Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Diplomacy – Portugal and the United States reaffirm cooperation with the Azores – Washington, DC

Portugal and the United States have reaffirmed this week their strategic partnership, emphasizing continued American military cooperation at Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, at the 53rd meeting of the Portugal–United States Standing Bilateral Commission, held in Washington on November 3. Under the framework of the 1995 bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, commonly […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

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 […]

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

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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Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Music, People, Portugal, World

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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Posted in Awards, Education, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World

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

Scholarships: Fulbright Portugal accepting applications – Awards

15 January 2013

The Fulbright Portugal Program is accepting applications for scholarships awards to Portuguese students and researchers wishing to pursue masters and doctoral studies and/or research projects in universities and resaerch institutions in the United States. Applications must be submitted between February 1 and March 28, 2013. The Fulbright Program program also provides eligible U.S. citizens with […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Education, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Scholarships

PSD/A: Passos Coelho addressed the XX Social Democratic Regional Convention – Azores

13 January 2013

Portuguese Prime Minister Passos Coelho, national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was the guest speaker at the XX Social Democratic Regional Convention, which took place in Ponta Delgada over the weekend. The event was presided by Duarte Freitas, the regional leader of PSD, elected with 92.6 percent of the vote December 18. About […]

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Posted in Azores, Politics, Portugal