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Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws
 

Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave – Los Angeles, CA

Alberto M. Carvalho, the Portuguese-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), remains on paid administrative leave following a federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school system.  The move comes after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed search warrants at Carvalho’s residence and district offices in late February 2026, in […]

FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation – Portugal

The Board of Trustees of Lisbon based, Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) appointed Dr. Carlos Henrique da Costa Neves, 72, to the Executive Board, chaired since January 15, 2026, by José Manuel Durão Barroso. Born in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores,  Costa Neves holds a degree in Law from the University of Lisbon. He has held […]

Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  – Review

By Millicent Borges Accardi Born in Lisboa, Portugal, Hugo dos Santos was raised in New Jersey. An award-winning writer and translator, his books include a collection of short stories about Newark, Then, there (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), his upcoming book, book A Reduction in Force (Bauhan Publishing, 2026), winner of the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry […]

Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created – Portugal

The Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Emídio Sousa, has expressed his intention to foster the creation of an economic community that connects Portuguese citizens and their descendants worldwide, aiming to strengthen ties between the diaspora and Portugal’s economy. His proposal centers on leveraging the global Portuguese diaspora, estimated at more than five million people, […]

Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has voted in a preliminary session to advance three controversial bills that would significantly alter the country’s gender identity framework, marking a potential shift away from one of Europe’s most progressive legal models.  The proposals, backed by center-right and right-wing parties including the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Chega, and CDS-PP, would move forward […]

IUCN: Diogo Veríssimo wins Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award – Portugal

22 July 2012

Conservation biologist Diogo Veríssimo is the winner of the IUCN – Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award for 2012. The award is sponsored the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in partnership with the Thomson Reuters Foundation to honor environmental journalism across the globe. For the first time, the search was conducted via Facebook which […]

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BP: Remittances from Portuguese living abroad dropping – Lisbon, PT

20 July 2012

According to data released by the Bank of Portugal (BP) Thursday, remittances sent home from the Portuguese leaving abroad showed a 17.7% surge in the first five months of this year, breaking the Euro 1,049. 3 million mark, compared to the same period in 2011. Yet, according to the source, in the first five months […]

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RTPI: Historian José Hermano Saraiva dead age 93 – Lisbon, PT

20 July 2012

Portuguese historian and television personality, José Hermano Saraiva, has died today age 93. Saraiva was most famous in Portugal and beloved among Portuguese communities around the world, through his television programs “História Essencial de Portugal” and “A Alma e a Gente” on the History of Portugal. The programs were broadcast by Radio Televisão Portuguesa Internacional […]

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IMO: Portuguese team scored high at the International Mathematical Olympiad – Argentina

19 July 2012

A team of Portuguese high school students ranked high at the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held July 8-15, in Mar del Plata, Argentina. A total of 548 participants from 100 countries competed in the 2012 annual math competition. The Portuguese team won a Gold Medal (Miguel Santos), a Silver Medal (Miguel  Moreira), two Bronze […]

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Design: Artlandia Design wins “Red Dot Communication Design Award” – Germany

18 July 2012

Portuguese design agency Artlandia Design was distinguished with the 2012 “Red Dot Communication Design Awards, ” one of the most prestigious design awards worldwide, for the work of graphic designer by Beatriz Horta Correia. Correia designed a three volume book collection titled, The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector’s Vision, (pp.1200) authored by  Maria […]

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CPLP: President Cavaco Silva visiting Mozambique and South Africa – Lisbon, PT

18 July 2012

The President of Portugal, Cavaco Silva, begins today a three-day official visit to Mozambique to attend the 9th Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) Summit. CPLP is an intergovernmental organization which mission is to foster friendship among  the community of  nations where Portuguese is the official language, comprising 250 million people. In 2008, Cavaco Silva […]

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