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Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts
 

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 […]

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Music: Katy Perry big winner at the 2013 People’s Choice – Awards

10 January 2013

Portuguese-American vocalist Katy Perry was the big winner at the 2013 People’s Choice Awards on the music category, taking home awards for favorite video, favorite female artist, and favorite pop artist, plus favorite music fan following. On January 2012, Perry was honored as favorite female artist, at the 38th annual People’s Choice Awards, in five […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World

Remittances: Portuguese abroad sending more cash home – Portugal

08 January 2013

Data from the Bank of Portugal has revealed that remittances from the Portuguese living abroad have increased 12,6%, between January and October of 2012, accounting for a total of € 2,254 million, representing € 253 million more over the same period of 2011. France (€718,934 million) and Switzerland (€540,870 million) are the main sources of […]

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Posted in Angola, Brazil, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World

Historian Fátima Sequeira Dias died age 54 – Azores

08 January 2013

Azorean Portuguese historian, Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, 54, died on Monday, in Ponta Delgada, Azores. A lecturer, researcher and author, she was a Full Professor in the Department of Management and Economics at the University of the Azores. She published several books on the History of the Azores and specialized in the […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal

Music: 1st Annual International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) – Nominees

07 January 2013

A panel of judges has recognized the outstanding achievement in the music industry by international artists of Portuguese ancestry competing at the 1st Annual International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA). A list of runner up nominees was announced Monday under nine award categories: New Talent, Dance, Música Popular, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Traditional/Jazz/Classical, and Song of the […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Nuno Sá: Exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History – Photography

04 January 2013

The work of marine life photographer Nuno Sá will be on exhibit among the winners of the “Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards,” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. The exhibit will be on display March 30, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Winners of this prestigious competition were […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Featured, People, Photography, Portugal, World

Conference: Portuguese Diaspora in Inter-Disciplinary and Comparative Perspectives – Indianapolis, IN

03 January 2013

The organizers of the international conference on “Exploring the Portuguese Diaspora in InterDISCIPLINARY and Comparative Perspectives” have issued a call for papers. The deadline for receiving abstracts (500 words) for a 20-minute presentation, panel proposals and a concise Diaspora in InterDISCIPLINARY and Comparative Perspectives: An International Conference bio is February 28, 2013. Notification of acceptance […]

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Posted in Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, World