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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 […]

Lisbon: Hosting European Heritage Congress 2012 – Portugal

24 May 2012

The European Heritage Congress, sponsored by Europa Nostra, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, May 30 through June 2. The event, organized in partnership with Lisbon-based Centro Nacional de Cultura, will gather Europa Nostra’s members and representatives from cultural heritage preservation organizations all over Europe. The European Heritage Awards Ceremony will take place at Lisbon’s […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Spotlight, World

Report: Portugal holds one of the biggest gaps between rich and poor – OECD

23 May 2012

Portugal is one of the countries of  the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with the biggest gap between the rich and the poor, according to a quality of life report released by the Organization. The OECD released Monday a new version of its pioneering Your Better Life Index— an online, interactive index that allows […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Portugal, World

Listed: Two train stations among the most beautiful in the world – Portugal

23 May 2012

Two Portuguese train stations are listed by Flavorwire Magazine online among the most beautiful in the world. The selection, by architecture editor Claire Cottrell, lists the 10 most beautiful train stations across the globe. Portugal is the only European country with two train stations on the list.  Atocha Train Station in Madrid, Spain, tops the list […]

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Literature: Brazilian author Dalton Trevisan awarded “Camões Prize” – Portugal

22 May 2012

Brazilian short-story author Dalton Trevisan was awarded the 2012 “Camões Prize”, the highest honor in the Portuguese-speaking literary world.  The prize is named after Portugal’s 16th-century poet Luís de Camões. Born in 1925, in the southern Brazilian city of Curitiba, Trevisan is known for his raw literary material, notably his collections of surreal stories often […]

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Portugal: Passos Coelho attending NATO Summit – Chicago, IL

21 May 2012

Portuguese Prime-Minister Passos Coelho is in the United States to participate in the NATO Summit underway (May 20-21) in Chicago Illinois. At the summit, the Portuguese leader held his first meeting with new French President François Hollande. After the meeting he commenting to journalists that the two had found “a good working basis” and a […]

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Award: Oeiras Children’s Choir winner of Global Youth Music Contest – ONU

21 May 2012

The Oeiras Santo Amaro Childrens’ Choir [Coro Infantil de Santo Amaro de Oeiras] was the winner of the Global Rockstar Rio+20 Global Youth Music Contest, sponsored by the United Nations, in the Young Category (age below 14). The choir won the contest with the performance of “Meu Planeta Azul” [My Blue Planet] with lyrics by […]

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