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Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade 100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island
 

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 […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island – Azores

One hundred years ago today, on the morning of August 31, 1926, the island of Faial was violently shaken by one of the most destructive earthquakes in the modern history of the Azores.  A century later, the Museu da Horta is commemorating the disaster with historical photographs, educational activities and an earthquake-preparedness exercise involving about […]

Travel: Dengue virus outbreak rises to 62 cases – Madeira

31 October 2012

The Institute of the Administration of Health and Social Affairs (IASAUDE), based on Madeira island, has confirmed 62 dengue fever cases on the region, with 6 patients currently hospitalize in the Hospital of Funchal. There were 52 cases of dengue in Madeira confirmed last week, with five patients in hospital, according to  IASAUDE , compared […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Madeira, Spotlight, Travel, World

Elected: Vasco Cordeiro sworn Regional President of the Azores- Update

31 October 2012

Vasco Cordeiro, 39, was sworn Regional President of the Government of the Azores, on Wednesday, in a ceremony presided by Ambassador Pedro Catarino, Portugal’s government representative in the Azores. President Cordeiro was elected Regional President of the Azores on October 14, with an absolute majority of 49% of votes. Cordeiro, the leader of the Socialist […]

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

Diplomacy: Data accord approved to secure US Visa exemptions – Portugal

31 October 2012

The Portuguese government has approved a controversial data sharing agreement with the United States on terrorist suspects that is now to the submitted to Parliament. Portugal was required by the United States to agree by a data sharing agreement on terrorist suspects to be exempt from Visa obligations. The US anti-terrorist information agreement, signed in Washington […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Portugal, World

BFF: Lisbon hosting the Bicycle Film Festival – Portugal

30 October 2012

Lisbon is hosting, for the fourth time, the international Bicycle Film Festival (BFF), taking place November 1-3. The festival brings together all aspects of bicycling, celebrating the bicycle through art, film, music and performance. In Lisbon, the BFF will screen 28 movies from 16 countries. The films will feature established artists to emerging filmmakers who […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Portugal, Sports, Spotlight, World

U.S. Elections: Dual nationality citizens not motivated to vote – Portugal

29 October 2012

There is an estimated 20,000 individuals living in Portugal with dual nationality, but it is not known how many U.S. citizens actually live in the country and how many will cast their vote on the next week presidential election. Yet, a source at the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon told the Portuguese American Journal, that U.S. citizens living abroad are eligible to […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Politics, Portugal, Spotlight

Music: “Amigo Aprendiz” named one of the best 2012 ballads – Atlantic Magazine

27 October 2012

The song “Amigo Aprendiz” [Friend Apprentice], a poem by Portuguese Modernist poet, Fernando Pessoa, was named one of the 12 best ballads of 2012, by the prestigious U.S. The Atlantic Magazine. The song, with music by Tiago Bettencourt and interpreted by Fado vocalist, Rodrigo Costa Félix, integrates the singer’s latest album, “Fados de Amor,” issued last […]

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

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