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Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA Community | Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro fatally shot in Brookline Portugal Named “Economy of the Year 2025” by The Economist Update | Airlines begin cancellations ahead of December 11 general strike – Portugal Project Homecoming | Incentives offered for voluntary self-deportation
 

Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA

In a major development, law-enforcement officials have publicly identified the suspect in the killings at Brown University and MIT’s Professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, as Cláudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national from Torres Novas, Portugal. Authorities said Valente was later found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Professor […]

Community | Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro fatally shot in Brookline – Massachusetts

Portuguese physicist Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, 47, a distinguished professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, late on the evening of Monday, December 15. Authorities confirmed that Loureiro, originally from Viseu, Portugal, was found with multiple […]

Portugal Named “Economy of the Year 2025” by The Economist – London, UK

Portugal has been selected by the British magazine The Economist as the “Economy of the Year” for 2025, placing the country at the top of a ranking of the world’s 36 richest economies   Titled “Which economy did best in 2025?”,  the magazine highlighted Portugal’s strong blend of macroeconomic indicators, including solid GDP growth, low inflation, […]

Update | Airlines begin cancellations ahead of December 11 general strike – Portugal

Travelers heading to or from Portugal on December 11, 2025, should brace for widespread flight cancellations and major delays, as a nationwide general strike is set to disrupt operations at all major airports and across public services. The stoppage, called by Portugal’s main trade-union confederations in protest over proposed labor-law reforms, is expected to affect […]

Project Homecoming | Incentives offered for voluntary self-deportation – DHS

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today, December 5, reaffirmed its commitment to reducing undocumented immigration through voluntary departure mechanisms, unveiling the full scope of its “self-deportation” program under Project Homecoming. Under this initiative, undocumented immigrants who choose to depart the United States voluntarily using the CBP Home mobile app will receive a USD$1,000 exit […]

UMD: Study in Lisbon European “City of the Year” – Scholarships

06 February 2012

The UMass in Lisbon Study Abroad Program and the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced today the creation of the Elisia and Mark Saab Study Abroad Scholarship Fund for 2012-2014 in the amount of $30,000. “This generous gift from Elisia and Mark Saab puts living and learning in […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Scholarships

Fado: Ana Moura kicks off February American tour – New Bedford, MA

04 February 2012

On February 4, Portuguese fado vocalist Ana Moura kicks off her new American tour at the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Moura, who has toured the United Sates before, likes to experiment with new genres. In her new tour she will be accompanied by a new trio of musicians which includes Jazz musician Bassist […]

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Posted in Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, World

GWC: Francisco Dias named performer of the week – Tennis

03 February 2012

Freshman Francisco Dias opened his first spring season with the George Washington men’s tennis team with an impressive three victories at No. 1 singles, and was named the Atlantic 10 Men’s Tennis Rookie Performer of the Week on Monday. Dias, who is currently ranked No. 12 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) Atlantic Region, was […]

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Posted in Featured, People, Sports

Cantar às Estrelas: Azorean tradition closes holiday season – Ponta Delgada

02 February 2012

The holiday season closed Wednesday, February 1, in the Azores with “Cantar às Estrelas” [Singing to the Stars] a tradition ending the Christmas festivities. In Ponta Delgada, a group of 70 children offered songs of praise to the city Mayor Berta Cabral for her leadership in the implementation of 28 after school programs devoted to […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People

Gay Rights: Portuguese Parliament to debate adoption – Portugal

02 February 2012

The Portuguese parliament will introduce on February 24 a bill allowing gay couples to adopt children. Debate on the bill has yet to be scheduled. The 2010 law permitting same-sex marriages in Portugal gives gay couples the same rights as married heterosexual couples, including taxes, inheritance and housing, but does not offer the right to adopt children. […]

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Posted in Heritage, Politics, World

Update: Portuguese to lose four national holidays – Portugal

02 February 2012

Portuguese workers will lose two civil and two religious holidays as part of the austerity measures aimed to making the economy more competitive, Economy and Labor Minister Álvaro Santos Pereira announced Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Santos Pereira declined to specify whether the cuts would take effect this year, after they are put to parliamentary vote. […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Politics