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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 […]

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

PAPS: Hosting its 13th Annual Forum at the University of Toronto – Canada

10 April 2012

The Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society (PAPS) is hosting its 13th Annual Forum, taking place on April 14-15 at the University of Toronto, Canada. The conference theme – “A Portuguese Renaissance: A decade of scientific and cultural growth” – will be addressed by three panel sessions to include the topics: “Innovation: Portuguese scientific imprint in a […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World