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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 […]

Science: Lúcia Antunes to exhibit at the New York State Museum – Albany, NY

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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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, People, Portugal, World

7th Boston Portuguese Festival celebrating ethnic pride – Massachusetts

14 April 2012

Portuguese American resident community of Greater Boston is organizing the 7th Boston Portuguese Festival to celebrate their ethnic pride with a series of cultural events during the course of May and June. Started in 2006, the annual festival will promote and disseminate the Portuguese culture and heritage in Massachusetts’ main city, not only to the […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Conferences, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Music, People, Photography, Portugal

Astronomy: Portuguese astrophysicists reveal new data on the formation of extrasolar planets – CAUP

14 April 2012

A team of astrophysicists from the Center of Astrophysics of the University of Porto (CAUP), in collaboration with the Observatory of the Geneva University, presented new data showing that the planetary orbits in a system are strongly aligned, like in a disk, just as we have in our own solar system. Analyzing data from the […]

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Posted in Education, Featured, People, Portugal, World

Guinea-Bissau: Prime Minister’s fate unknow after apparent military coup – West Africa

13 April 2012

The capital of Guinea-Bissau awoke Friday to apparent calm after a night of gunfire and troop movements during which prime minister and presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Júnior’s home was attacked by unknown assailants. Gomes Jr.’s whereabouts, as that of interim President Raimundo Pereira, were not immediately known. Neither political nor military leaders spoke publicly about […]

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Posted in Guiné-Bissau, People, Portugal, World

Travel Alert – SATA International pilots to stage a nine-day strike – Azores

12 April 2012

SATA International pilots have announced Thursday they have decided “unanimously” to call a nine-day strike for April and May. The strike will be divided into three stages of three days each, starting April 27 and ending May 20. In their announcement, the pilots stated that “the first stage is planned for April 27, 28 and […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Travel, World

Contest: International Azorean Pineapple Festival – Ponta Delgada

11 April 2012

The International Azorean Pineapple Festival, sponsored by the AEHT (European Association of Hotel and Tourism Schools), will be held in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, from April 25-29. The objective is to share the culture of the Azorean pineapple as a unique gourmet product and to challenge the participants to use this fruit in preparation […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, São Miguel, World