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Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

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 […]

Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo in the USA – Los Angeles, CA

01 August 2012

Portuguese international soccer sensation, Cristiano Ronaldo, is in Los Angeles, CA, on a pre-season training camp with 25 Real Madrid team mates, training at the UCLA campus. On Thursday, August 2, the Real Madrid team will have a friendly match against LA Galaxy for the Herbalife World Football Challenge event. Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Irina Shayk, has traveled […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Portugal, Sports, Spotlight, World

Film: “North Atlantic” makes top 10 finalist list – YouTube

01 August 2012

Short film “North Atlantic” by Portuguese director, Bernardo Nascimento, was selected as one of the 10 finalists chosen by the YouTube “Your Film Festival” to be in Italy at the 2012 Venice Film Festival. The 69th Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run at the Venice Lido, August 29 through September […]

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

Music: Nuno Dario honored with Global Music Award – La Jolla, CA

01 August 2012

Portuguese screen composer, Nuno Dario, was honored with the Award of Merit by the Global Awards for Original Score. Dario was awarded for his composition “Earth Home” for a fictional film documentary about climate change. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Dario has worked internationally as a composer for film, television, theater, games, animation and commercials. He […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Music, People, Portugal

EUSA: Faial hosting the First Atlantic Forum – Azores

30 July 2012

The first meeting of the EUSA Atlantic Forum will take place on September 21, 2012, in the Azores. Under the theme “Coastal and Deep Sea Natural Resources”, the event will be held at Sociedade Amor da Pátria, Horta city, Faial Island. This is the first event of the first series of  five international workshops. Forthcoming […]

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Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Organizations, Portugal, World

Heritage: National Geographic documenting whaling oral history – Azores

28 July 2012

Reporters from National Geographic Magazine have been on site in the Azores documenting the oral history of whaling on the islands. Launched in 2008, the project consists of documenting the stories and way of life of the old whalers on the islands of Faial and Pico. Currently, Gemina Garland-Lewis, a reporter for the magazine, is back in […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Pico, Spotlight

Olympics 2012: Portugal represented by 75 athletes – London, UK

27 July 2012

Portugal is being represented by 75 athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympics Games, officially known as the “Games of the XXX Olympiad,” scheduled for July 27 through August 12.  The 2012 Portuguese Olympic Mission is headed by Mário Santos. Four years ago, 78 Portuguese athletes competed in 17 different sports at the 2008 China […]

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Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Sports, Spotlight, World