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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 […]

TUIST: Traditional University Tuna to perform in NJ and NYC – Day of Portugal

21 May 2012

The University Tuna of Instituto Superior Técnico (TUIST), based in Lisbon Portugal, is participating in the celebrations of Day of Portugal, taking place in New York (June 9) and New Jersey (June 17). TUIST is one of the oldest students’ associations of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), formed by more than 200 students and alumni. IST is […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, Portugal

Azores: Summer School for Teachers of Portuguese – Update

20 May 2012

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), in partnership with the Government the Azores, through the Office for the Azorean Communities (DRC), the Camões Institute and the North American Portuguese Teachers Association, has announced the second edition of the Summer School in the Azores for Teachers of Portuguese in the United States to take place in Ponta […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, São Miguel, Scholarships

Arte Institute: Hosting NY Portuguese Short Film Festival 2012 – NYC

20 May 2012

The Arte Institute, based in New York City, is organizing the 2nd Edition of the New York Portuguese Short Film Festival scheduled for June 1 and 2. The two-day film screenings take place at the Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street, NYC. The festival will run concurrently in Portugal at the Hard Club (June 1), in Porto (June […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Scouting: Carlos Neves winner of the 2012 JOTA-JOTI Logo Contest – Portugal

20 May 2012

Carlos Neves, 22, is the winner of the international 2012 Jota-Joti Logo Contest sponsored by the World Scout Bureau. Neves belongs to the 901 Caldas de S. Jorge (Porto) scouting troop, affiliated with the Federação Escutista de Portugal (NSO/Portugal). He won both the 55th Jamboree On The Air and the 16th Jamboree On The Internet […]

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Posted in Awards, Education, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

East Timor: Coimbra University will help preserve Tetum language – Portugal

19 May 2012

The National University of East Timor and the University of Coimbra, Portugal, will work together to develop Tetum, the Timorese national language. According to Lusa news agency, an accord between the two institutions was signed Friday, in Dili, the Timorese capital, by representatives of both universities. “We’re absolutely determined that this collaboration will function with […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, East Timor, Education, Featured, Heritage, Portugal

Asian Tour: Cavaco Silva attending Timorese Independence Day – East Timor

19 May 2012

Portugal’s President, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, is visiting East Timor to attend the inauguration of the country’s new elect president Taur Matan Ruak. On Sunday, May 20, the Portuguese President will participate in the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of restored independence of the former Portugal’s colony, following a quarter-century of Indonesian occupation. Cavaco Silva, who […]

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