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Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported
 

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

UMD: Expanding Nova School of Business and Economics – Conference

14 November 2012

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, the Charlton College of Business and the Business Innovation Research Center announce a lecture, “A World of Opportunities: Internationalizing a Business School Based on the Reach and Influence of the Portuguese Language,” by Dr. João Amaro de Matos, Associate Dean of International Development, Nova School of […]

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Posted in Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

Music: JAZZORES’12 International Festival opens in Ponta Delgada – Azores

13 November 2012

The JAZZORES’12 International Festival opens November 16 in Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel island, Azores. The festival will run jazz concerts through November 16, 17 and 18. This year the festival will extend to five islands – São Miguel, Santa Maria, Faial, Pico and Graciosa – in an effort to promote cultural decentralization. The festival opens November 16 with […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Faial, Featured, Graciosa, Heritage, Music, Pico, Santa Maria, São Miguel, Spotlight

Travel: General strike to disrupt air traffic – Portugal

12 November 2012

The Portuguese airport authority ANA recommended Monday that passengers confirm any flights booked for Wednesday, November 14, the day a general strike will take place across the country. Portuguese flag-carrier TAP Air Portugal has already announced the cancellation of about 40% of its fights scheduled for Wednesday. SATA Air Azores has also issued announcements regarding […]

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Posted in Azores, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Travel, World

Book: “Big Bad Asterisk *” Poetry by Carlo Matos – Review

11 November 2012

By Michael Colson, Contributor (*) The asterisk is one of the most neglected symbols in the history of typography.  What is an asterisk?  What does it signify?  What role does it play in our writing?  If there were a Saint Asterisk would she be a faint footnote in the Lives of Saints?  These are among […]

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

Travel: Preserving the original ecosystem of Furnas Lake – Azores

09 November 2012

By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) The people of the Azores are becoming more conscious about the effects of pollution on the ecosystems of their islands and are taking action to restore the balance between human intervention and the natural environment. To preserve the archipelago’s natural resources, the Regional Government of the Azores has created the […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Flores, Graciosa, Heritage, Organizations, Pico, Santa Maria, São Miguel, Travel, World

Film: Aristides de Sousa Mendes’ life story premieres in Lisbon – Portugal

08 November 2012

The film “O Consul de Bordéus,” has premiered in Lisbon, Portugal, portraying the “enormous courage and personal commitment” of the diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who saved tens of thousands of lives of refugees from World War II. “It makes every sense to make this film because of its subject matter,” told Portuguese director Francisco […]

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Posted in Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World