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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 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 | 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 […]

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 […]

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

Award – Eduardo Souto de Moura a Wolf Prize Laureate – Israel

03 January 2013

Portuguese architect, Eduardo Souto de Moura, was awarded the prestigious Wolf Prize, announced The Wolf Foundation in Telaviv, Israel. The honor recognizes Moura’s “advancement of the craft and ideas of architecture,” said the announcement. Since 1978, the annual Wolf Prize has been awarded to recipients who have advanced the fields of art and science. Laureates […]

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

2012 – Negative birth rate decreases further – Portugal

02 January 2013

In 2012, Portugal’s natural balance, the difference between births and deaths, was once again negative by its widest margin ever in recent history. According to Laura Vilarinho, director of the newborn vaccination program, 90,026 children were born in Portugal in 2012, the lowest figure in decades. The number shows a decrease of about 7,000 births, […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Portugal, Spotlight

Lisbon: Portuguese Diaspora Council created – Portugal

31 December 2012

The Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa [Portuguese Diaspora Council], presided by the President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, was officially created in Lisbon in an effort to promote Portugal’s reputation abroad. The main goal for the 24 founding members is to form a network of 300 elite Portuguese entrepeneurs doing business internationally. The new council will promote areas of national […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Strike: Train services to shut down New Year’s Day – Portugal

30 December 2012

A coalition of trade unions, representing Comboios de Portugal (CP), has called a New Year’s Day nationwide strike to protest against government imposed austerity measures and labor reforms. Widespread cancellations have been confirmed, with effects of the strike to be felt from late Monday, December 31, through Wednesday January 2. Cancellations will primarily affect services in […]

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Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Spotlight

Music: Best of Fado 2012 – Review

29 December 2012

By David Mendonça, Contributor (*) The fado is holding steady, even flourishing, through Portugal’s fiscal crisis. In addition to plenty of music, there have been films, a play, books, and a number of notable events. Last year’s UNESCO designation of the fado as “world immaterial heritage and patrimony” has certainly helped, as has a wave […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Heritage, Music, Portugal

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