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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Diplomacy Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Diplomacy – Portugal and the United States reaffirm cooperation with the Azores – Washington, DC

Portugal and the United States have reaffirmed this week their strategic partnership, emphasizing continued American military cooperation at Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, at the 53rd meeting of the Portugal–United States Standing Bilateral Commission, held in Washington on November 3. Under the framework of the 1995 bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, commonly […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

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

May-June: 5th International Congress on the Holy Ghost Festivities – Azores

08 May 2012

The 5th International Congress on the Holy Ghost Festivities, sponsored by the Government of the Azores, will take place in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira island, from May 31 to June 3. The congress will gather international scholars and researchers interested in the study of this religious tradition deeply rooted in the Azorean culture. Participants from […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Terceira, World