10 August 2012
The Portuguese government has issued a new law blocking the renewal of residency permits for immigrants sentenced to more than one year in prison. Immigrants who have been sentenced to more than one year in prison will no longer be able to renew their residency permit in Portugal as the new law comes into effect. […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, Politics, Portugal, Spotlight, World
10 August 2012
The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of Rhode Island (PACC-RI) will be hosting the 2nd Candidates Night open to the Rhode Island Portuguese Community. The event will be held at 6:30PM, Thursday, August 23, at Grupo Amigos da Terceira, located at 55 Memorial Drive, Pawtucket (RI). Open to the public, the event is aimed to anyone […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Politics
09 August 2012
Professor Alessandra Silveira, Director of the Centre of Studies in European Union Law (CEDU) of the University of Minho, Portugal, is the holder of the Jean Monnet’s Chair in European Union Law. The title, assigned by the European Commission, through the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, recognizes Silveira’s project “Citizenship of rights: European citizenship as […]
Posted in Awards, Education, Featured, People, Portugal, Spotlight
08 August 2012
Fernando Pimenta, 22, and Emanuel Silva, 26, of Portugal, won the Olympic Silver Medal for cannoning at the men’s double 1,000-meter K-2. Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny of Hungary took the gold. Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle of Germany took the bronze. This was the first time Portugal won a medal in canoe sprint. Last week, […]
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07 August 2012
The Portuguese American community of Fall River (MA) is celebrating the 26th Holy Ghost Festival of New England, starting Thursday August 23, through Monday August 26. The event opens Saturday morning with the traditional “bodo de leite” event. The Holy Ghost parade will take place on Sunday, on South Main Street, with the participation of […]
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06 August 2012
By Millicent Borges Accardi The work of Portuguese writer Nuno Júdice is like a spell. A reverie. A dark dream with quiet overtones and hidden meanings. Last summer in Lisbon, as part of the DISQUIET International Literary Program, it seemed as if the whole world had been swallowed up and silenced when Júdice softly delivered […]
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