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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 […]

World Tour: Madonna to perform at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra – Portugal

07 February 2012

American vocalist Madonna is launching her 2012 world tour with a performance scheduled for June 24 at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Fifty thousand tickets will be available for sale starting February 11. The tour, her most extensive tour ever in terms of number of dates, will follow the release of Madonna’s new album […]

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USCA: Portuguese Carvi Hotel named Best of Manhattan 2011 – NYC

07 February 2012

The US Commerce Association (USCA) named Portuguese owned Carvi Hotel “Best of Manhattan 2011.” The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. Built in 2007, Carvi Hotel […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, People, Travel

Lost & Found: Nuno Fonseca’s search and accomplished mission – Paris

07 February 2012

Nuno Fonseca, 23, a young Portuguese medical student, is heading to Paris to return the 1950-issued passport to Betty Werther issued more than 60 years ago, after she graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. The search started last summer when, while studying in Paris, Nuno Fonseca found Betty’s passport at a flea market. From there, […]

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Posted in People, World

LaserLeap: Portuguese researcher won 2012 Biophotonics Challenge – San Francisco, CA

06 February 2012

University of Coimbra researcher Carlos Serpa won the 2012 Biophotonics Start-up Challenge at Photonics West, which gathered over 20,000 participants from around the world. LaserLeap was designed as a non-invasive Class IIa medical device for transdermal or intra-epidermal administration of drugs. Serpa is thee CEO of new start-up company LaserLeap Technologies,   established in 2011 to […]

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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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