20 April 2012
Portugal has to conclude a data sharing agreement with the US on terrorist suspects, in the coming months, if it wants to remain exempt from visa obligations, the US ambassador in Lisbon, Allan Katz, said Wednesday. The anti-terrorist information agreement has already been achieved with 24 of the 36 countries whose citizens do not need […]
18 April 2012
Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul in France, credited for having saved thousands of lives during World War II, was honored today, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Huntington, NY, at an event promoted by the Sousa Mendes Foundation. The event, open to the public, presented the U.S. film premiere of Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story, […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
18 April 2012
Portugal-based Google search engine users were surprised Wednesday to find a “doodle” of Portuguese poet Antero de Quental on the 100 anniversary of his birth. Born in Ponta Delgada, Azores, on April 18, 1842, Antero de Quental distinguished himself as a philosopher, poet, writer and social activist. A leader of the 19th century socialist ideals, he […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal
17 April 2012
Tagus Press at UMass Dartmouth, in partnership with the University Press of New England (UPNE), announced the publication of Home Is an Island by Portuguese American author Alfred Lewis. This classic novel, originally published by Random House in 1951, has long been out of print. The Tagus Press cloth edition features a foreword by Congressman […]
Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Flores, Heritage, People
17 April 2012
Lisbon-based Catholic University’s Center of Religious and Cultural Studies reported Monday that there was a 7% drop in the numbers of Portuguese citizens declaring themselves of the Catholic faith. Data from a 2011 survey was compared with data from 1999 showing that the total number of Portuguese citizens describing themselves as Catholic had fallen from 86.9% […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Religion
16 April 2012
Portuguese science illustrator and graphic designer, Lúcia Antunes, will participate in the 12th Focus on Nature: Natural History Illustration Exhibition hosted by the New York State Museum, in Albany, New York. The bi-annual exhibit will open April 28 through December 13, 2012. This year’s exhibit features 93 pieces from 72 artists representing 15 countries. The […]
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