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Update | Portuguese activists detained by Israel safely returned Book | The Cartographer of Absences: A Novel | By Mia Couto Pico | CORDAS World Music Festival Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival returns to New England Gaza | Portuguese activists Mariana Mortágua and Sofia Aparício detained by Israeli authorities
 

Update | Portuguese activists detained by Israel safely returned – Portugal

The four Portuguese citizens detained by Israeli authorities during the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza — Mariana Mortágua, Sofia Aparício, Miguel Duarte, and Diogo Chaves — have safely returned to Portugal. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel,  confirmed their arrival at Lisbon Airport at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, following diplomatic coordination […]

Book | The Cartographer of Absences: A Novel | By Mia Couto – Editor’s Note

Diogo Santiago is a celebrated Mozambican poet and intellectual, a well-known professor at the university in his country’s capital. In 2019, on the eve of a cyclone that will devastate the East African coast, he returns to his hometown of Beira to receive a tribute from his fellow citizens. As he travels across Mozambique, his […]

Pico | CORDAS World Music Festival – Azores

On its 10th edition, Madalena do Pico, Azores, once again presents the CORDAS World Music Festival, from October 1–11 across multiple venues. The festival reaffirms Pico’s growing reputation as a creative hub in the Atlantic, drawing artists from Europe, the Americas, and beyond. Organized by MiratecArts, CORDAS continues its mission of uniting artists and audiences […]

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival returns to New England – Fall River, MA

By Carolina Matos, Editor The FABRIC Arts Festival returns to New England, October 9–12, transforming Fall River (MA) and Providence (RI) into vibrant stages for art, performances, gastronomy, and cultural events.  In its sixth edition, the festival is organized by Casa dos Acores da Nova Inglaterra (CANY), directed by Francisco J. Viveiros, with Michael Benevides […]

Gaza | Portuguese activists Mariana Mortágua and Sofia Aparício detained by Israeli authorities – Portugal

The Portuguese government has confirmed that Mariana Mortágua, a Member of Parliament and coordinator of the Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda), and Sofia Aparício, a well-known Portuguese model and actress, were detained today by Israeli forces during the interception of the humanitarian flotilla was bound for Gaza. Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg, was also. detained. Other […]

CCRAI: Azorean Government promotes full integration of foreign workers – Azores

26 April 2024

The Azorean Government has implemented the “Guide to Hiring Foreign Citizens in the Azores,” a policy aimed at developing initiatives and strategies to promote the full integration of foreign workers. The document offers “important information” for employers and future foreign employees in the Region. Acknowledging their active contribution to the enrichment of Azorean society in […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Book | The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal’s Dictatorship Fell | by Alex Fernandes – Editor’s Note

25 April 2024

25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe’s oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever. On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal’s Eurovision entry. By 6.20 p.m. the […]

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Viva! Portuguese nation celebrates 50 years of democracy and freedom! – Portugal

25 April 2024

Portugal celebrates today the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos), the nation’s “Freedom Day,” when a military coup ended the Estado Novo authoritarian regime, led by Antonio Oliveira Salazar, Europe’s longest-lived dictatorship and 13 years of colonial wars in Africa. On April 25, 1974, some 200 to 300 officers calling themselves the […]

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Posted in Angola, Azores, Cape Verde, Community, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Madeira, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World

Culture: Literary residencies created for world writers – Azores

24 April 2024

The President of the Azorean Government, José Manuel Bolieiro, announced the creation of a pioneering literary residency program for world writers. The initiative was revealed during a book launch event at the Letras Lavadas bookshop in Ponta Delgada. The occasion marked the release of David Lopes’s new book Uma Varanda Sobre Tóquio, Almedina (2023) Polish […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Scholarships, World

Opinion | Portugal vows to cooperate with the European Union – Len Port

19 April 2024

New Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, was speaking in Brussels this week when he emphasized that Portugal has a “very strong commitment” to the European Union, both in domestic and foreign policy, especially regarding Ukraine and the Middle East. Portugal’s minister of foreign affairs, Paulo Rangel, personally told the Iranian ambassador to Lisbon that his country […]

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Travel Alert: Visa challenges ahead of the Paris Olympics – France

16 April 2024

As the countdown to the 2024 Olympics in Paris begins, Portuguese are gearing up to follow the games, but many may face unexpected hurdles in the form of visa requirements. With the Olympics fast approaching, world enthusiasts and supporters are busy making preparations, from travel arrangements to ensuring they have the necessary documentation to enter […]

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