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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 […]

Biogeography: Miguel Bastos Araújo wins MacArthur & Wilson Award – Évora, PT

17 July 2012

Miguel Bastos Araújo, a visiting research professor at the University of Évora, Portugal, has been selected by the International Biogeography Society (IBS) to receive the 2013 MacArthur and Wilson Award that recognizes an early-research individual for a notable, innovative contribution to biogeography. The award will be presented at the society’s biennal meeting in Miami, Florida, […]

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Posted in Awards, Featured, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World

World Series: Red Bull Cliff Diving competition held in São Miguel – Azores

15 July 2012

The third stop of the 2012 World Series Red Bull Cliff Diving competition will take place Saturday, July 21, on the São Miguel island, in the Azores. Two dives will be performed by 14 athletes from 11 different countries, straight from the rocks off the small islet of Vila Franca do Campo. Diving directly off […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Portugal, São Miguel, Sports, World

Book: Classic “Maiden and Modest” by Bernardim Ribeiro published – UMD, MA

14 July 2012

Tagus Press at UMass Dartmouth, in partnership with the University Press of New England UPNE), released publication of Maiden and Modest: A Renaissance Pastoral Romance by Portuguese Renaissance author Bernardim Ribeiro (1482?–1552?). Maiden and Modest (1554) [Menina e Moça] is the first Iberian pastoral romance, a feminine narrative that is a revealing meditation on love […]

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TFFMP: University of Porto Women’s Tuna performing in Cambridge – MA

12 July 2012

The Women’s Tuna [Tuna Feminina] from the School of Medicine of the University of Porto, Portugal, will perform on Saturday, July 28, at 7pm, at the community center of the Saint Anthony Church, located at 400 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, Cambridge, MA. A University Tuna [Tuna Académica] is a traditional musical performing group, formed by university students, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, Portugal, World

Film: “It’s Earth Not the Moon” by Gonçalo Tocha opening – NYC

12 July 2012

The Anthology of Film Archives is presenting “It’s Earth Not the Moon” [É a Terra Não a Lua] by Portuguese director Gonçalo Tocha. The screenings is scheduled for 7:30pm, Friday, July 13, at the Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue, NYC. Released in 2012, the feature was the winner of the Golden Gate Award, for Best Documentary […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Corvo, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal

Film: Screening of “Trip to Portugal” by Sérgio Trèfaut – UMD, MA

11 July 2012

The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and the Portuguese and Lusophone Film Series at UMass Dartmouth announce the screening of Trip to Portugal (2011), directed by Sérgio Trèfaut. The event—free and open to the public—will take place on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Auditorium, parking lot 4. Trip to […]

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