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Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans 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
 

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

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 […]

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

Rock Band: “October Flight” releases debut album – Azores

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 […]

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

BPF: Hosting Azorean Whaleboat Regatta – Cambridge, MA

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 […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal

Petition: Aristides Sousa Mendes’ name proposed for Bordeaux’ new bridge – France

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

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