29 May 2012
Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Portas will visit Boston from June 4 to June 5 to preside as guest of honor at the 28th Heritage Day of Portugal celebration to be held at the Massachusetts House of Representatives on June 5. The Ambassador of Portugal in Washington, Nuno Brito, and the Consul General Portugal in Boston, […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
27 May 2012
The Boston Portuguese Festival (BPF), and the Sons of the Wind School of Equestrian Arts, are hosting the Lusitano Classic Horse Festival to be held on June 2, at 1:00pm, at the Sons of the Wind Farm, 84 Birchmeadow Road, Merrimac, MA. This will be a great opportunity for horse lovers to learn about the Portuguese […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Terceira
26 May 2012
Based on Terceira island, Azores, the Rock Band “October Flight” released today, May 26, its debut CD Album “The Closing Doors” in a concert at Centro Cultural de Angra do Heroísmo. The group, formed in September of 2008, won the 2009 “AngraRock” contest the most important band contest in the Azores. Since then the bnad […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, Portugal, World
26 May 2012
The Boston Portuguese Festival and the Azorean Maritime Heritage Society are hosting its 7th Annual Azorean Whaleboat Regatta at the MIT Pierce Boathouse, Cambridge, MA,on Sunday, June 3. The Portuguese of Azoreans descent are very proud of their culture and heritage which they celebrated on Azores Day, June 2. The annual Azorean Whaleboat Regatta is […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal
25 May 2012
A delegation of Portuguese Parliament members, affiliated with Partido Social Democrat (PSD), have portioned the mayor of Bordeaux, France, Alain Juppé, to consider naming the city’s newly built bridge after Aristides de Sousa Mendes, credited with having saved thousands of lives during World War II. The petition letter was undersigned by PMs António Rodrigues, Emídio […]
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24 May 2012
Flights to and from Portugal airports will be disrupted over three two-hour periods on May 24 and 25. Major delays and/or cancellations are expected following air traffic controllers walkouts. This is the second round of planned strikes by the Portuguese Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) union with the first taking place on May 17 and 18 […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, Portugal, Travel
