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FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers
 

FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans – Portugal

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) has launched a new essay competition inviting young Americans of Portuguese descent to reflect on the enduring relationship between Portugal and the United States.  Announced to coincide with the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the initiative encourages a new generation of Portuguese-Americans to explore the historical, cultural, political, and human […]

July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties – Azores

As the United States commemorates its 250th Independence Day on July 4, the longstanding relationship between Portugal and the United States offers a remarkable chapter in the history of the Atlantic world.  Although Portugal remained officially neutral during the American Revolutionary War, due to its centuries-old alliance with Great Britain under the Treaty of Windsor […]

Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

This spring, Nicholas Ferraz graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership, earning a 4.0 GPA. Already a certified mathematics teacher in Massachusetts, Ferraz represents a generation of Portuguese American educators whose professional journeys reflect both academic excellence and a deep commitment to multilingual and […]

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers – Portugal

Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic commemorated on Friday the 50th anniversary celebration of the constitutional autonomy of the Azores and Madeira archipelagos with a special solemn plenary session honoring one of the most significant democratic achievements of the 1976 Constitution. The anniversary also became a platform for renewed calls to deepen the autonomy of the […]

Coimbra: University at Albany-SUNY organizes Portugal Conference – Portugal

22 April 2012

The State University of New York at Albany-SUNY is organizing the international “Portugal Conference” to take place on October 25-26, 2012, at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Under the theme “Life Transitions: Contexts and Processes,” the event is a joint effort between the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, at the University at Albany, and […]

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Posted in Conferences, Education, Portugal

Dual Degree: University of Porto and Carnegie Mellon University launching international program – Portugal

22 April 2012

The University of Porto Business School (EGP-UPBS) has been chosen by Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) for Dual Degree innovative program to be launched worldwide. The program will allow students to simultaneously earn a Master in Engineering from CMU and a Magellan MBA diploma from EGP-UPBS.  The joint degree program will have a total duration of 24 […]

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Posted in Education, Featured, Organizations, Portugal

Portugal: Vítor Gaspar visiting Wall Street and Washington – USA

21 April 2012

Portuguese Finance Minister, Vítor Gaspar, visited the United States this week to meet Wall Street investment bankers and hedge funds representatives. The meeting scheduled for Thursday and Friday addressed the recent accomplishments of the Portuguese administration financial adjustment program. Gaspar concluded his visit to New York on Friday after meeting with investment representatives from Goldman Sachs, […]

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Posted in People, Politics, Portugal, World

Azores: SATA International authorized to fly to Salvador and Bahia – Brazil

21 April 2012

The Portuguese National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC) has authorized the Azorean airline, SATA International, to fly to Brazil. SATA International was given the right by to operate scheduled services from Lisbon to Salvador and Bahia starting this summer. According to SATA International representative, José Gamboa, the airline is only waiting for clearance from the […]

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Posted in Azores, Brazil, Community, Featured, Portugal, Travel, World

USA: Visa exemption tied to controversial data sharing agreement – Portugal

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 […]

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Posted in Featured, Portugal, World

Aristides de Sousa Mendes honored on Holocaust Remembrance Day – Huntington, NY

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, […]

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Posted in Community, Conferences, Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

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