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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 […]

Fashion: Portuguese designers do Barbie’s new wardrobe – Portugal

10 May 2012

Portuguese fashion designers for ready-to-were Lanidor Group have created new outfits for the Barbie doll. They joined the list of 70 fashion designers worldwide who have in the past created outfits for the fashionista Barbie. Three Lanidor’s designers were invited to create three new trendy outfits for the fashion sensation doll: one “casual,” one party-going style […]

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Posted in Fashion, Featured, Life Style, Portugal

Travel Alert: SATA calls off weekend strike TAP stages slowdown – Update

10 May 2012

TAP Air Portugal has canceled about 30 flights to and from domestic and Western European destinations on Friday, May 11, due to the planned start of a five-day series of partial air controller strikes. The national flag carrier airliner announced on its web site, late Wednesday, that it was contacting all passengers to find flight […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Portugal, Travel

CANI: João Figueiredo to present new book and lecture – Fall River, MA

09 May 2012

Author João Figueiredo, a graduate student in economics and marketing at the University of the Azores, will present his new book “O Mais Capital Com as Relações Públicas” [The Added Capital and Public Relations], on May 11, at 7:00pm, at Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra (CANI), 232 South Main St., Fall River,MA. A lecture […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Conferences, Heritage, People, Santa Maria, São Miguel

FADO: António Zambujo kicks off world tour to promote new album – Interview

09 May 2012

By David Mendonça ♦ António Zambujo is in the United States for a brief tour to promote his fifth record, “Quinto”, representing the continuation of his evolution from singer of the Canto Alentejano, to a musician (clarinet, viola do fado) and singer of fado. Tonight (May 9) he is performing in Cambridge, MA, at the Regattabar; followed […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Heritage, Interviews, Music, People, Portugal, World

Bailout: Mário Soares takes stance against austerity policies – Portugal

09 May 2012

Former Portuguese President Mário Soares called on the opposition Socialists Tuesday to turn their back on the EU-IMF bailout austerity accord, saying the situation had changed, as the party’s leader announced he would relaunch an EU growth and jobs initiative in parliament. Soares, the founder of the Portuguese Socialist Party, told newspaper “i” the party […]

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Posted in Featured, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Report: Portugal ranks high as best country to be a mother – Save the Children

09 May 2012

Portugal ranked 15th on the index of best countries to be a mother, down from 14th last year, according to the 13th annual State of the World’s Mothers report released Tuesday by the aid organization Save the Children Foundation. The report shows the toughest and the best countries to be a mother in the world, […]

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Posted in Community, Heritage, Life Style, Organizations, Portugal, World

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