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Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade 100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island
 

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island – Azores

One hundred years ago today, on the morning of August 31, 1926, the island of Faial was violently shaken by one of the most destructive earthquakes in the modern history of the Azores.  A century later, the Museu da Horta is commemorating the disaster with historical photographs, educational activities and an earthquake-preparedness exercise involving about […]

Exhibit: Sandro Resende & Paulo Romão Brás – NYC

01 June 2012

The Arte Institute is promoting the exhibit “I Love You, Oh, You Pay My Rent”, by emergent Portuguese artists Sandro Resende and Paulo Romão Brás, to take place June 13 through June 18, at the Rogue Space Gallery, 526 West 26th Street, Chelsea, NYC. The two artists have been working together in various art projects […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Heritage, People, Photography, Portugal

Award: Henrique Cardoso recipient of the 2012 Kluge Prize – Library of Congress, WA,DC

31 May 2012

Brazilian former President, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 80, a descendant of Portuguese immigrants, will be awarded the $1 million 2012 John W. Kluge Prize, by the Library of Congress, for a lifetime of intellectual achievement in the humanities and social sciences. Cardoso, who had a distinguished international career as a scholar before twice being elected president […]

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Posted in Awards, Brazil, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Stop one: Cascais opens 2012 Kite Surf Pro World Tour – Portugal

30 May 2012

The world’s best kite surfers will gather on Guincho Beach, Cascais, Portugal, for the first event of the Kite Surf Pro (KSP) Tour 2012 to be held June 1  through June 10. Sanctioned by the International Skateboarding Association (IKA) KSP is a four stage kitesurf pro world tour for wave riders with a kite. Established […]

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Posted in Featured, Portugal, Sports, World

FLAD: Portugal recruiting foreign students in the United States – Education

30 May 2012

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) is sponsoring a visit to the University of Massachusetts this week of a delegation representing 27 Portuguese universities. The objective is to recruit students in the United States, including Americans of Portuguese descent, interested in attending institutions of higher learning in Portugal. According to Fátima Fonseca, FLAD representative, the potential for […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Scholarships

BPF: Paulo Portas presiding at Heritage Day of Portugal – Boston, MA

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, […]

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Posted in Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

BPF: Presenting the Lusitano Classic Horse Festival – Merrimac, MA

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 […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Terceira