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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 […]

MoMa names architect Pedro Gadanho its newest curator – NYC

22 December 2011

After an international search, the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced Wednesday the appointment of Lisbon-based Portuguese architect Pedro Gadanho as its new Contemporary Architecture and Museum Design curator. Gadanho, 43, will take his newly appointed position at MoMA January 2012. Born in Covilhã, mainland Portugal, Gadanho holds a degree in Architecture from […]

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Wallpaper: Porto on the shortlist for Best City 2012 – Portugal

21 December 2011

Porto is one of the candidates for the 2012 Best City Design Awards by international Wallpaper magazine, together with London, Berlin, Mexico City and Guangzhou, the publication announced Tuesday. The winner will be announced in February 2012. According to the magazine, the “downtown cultural life… revitalized by an active student and artistic community” together with […]

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Posted in Awards, Featured, Heritage, Travel, World

2012 Oscars: Fado by Camané nominated for Best Original Song – Award

20 December 2011

The Academy of Motions Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Awards) announced Monday in Hollywood the nomination of Fado song “Já não estar” [Being no more], interpreted by Camané, for the 2012 Oscar for Best Original Song. The Academy Awards nominated 36 songs competing for the Oscar under the category of Best original Song. The composition, […]

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Satellite Awards: Mysteries of Lisboa winner of Best Foreign Film – Portugal

19 December 2011

The film Mysteries of Lisbon, by Portuguese producer Paulo Branco and Chile-born director Raul Ruiz, was the winner Monday of the 2011 Satellite Award for Best Foreign Film by the International Press Academy (IPA). The film The Descendants won the Best Motion Picture and Adapted Screenplay Award. The film, an epic drama set Portugal around […]

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Algarve: 6th Annual International Gourmet Festival – Portugal

18 December 2011

The World’s Most Celebrated Michelin-Starred Chefs are joining Portugal’s 6th Annual International Gourmet Festival, considered one of the best and biggest gastronomical events in the world. The event will be held at the Vila Joya in Albufeira-Guia, Algarve, from January 12–22, 2012. The festival will honor Portuguese wines, local vineyards, area hotels, food, artists, designers […]

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Macau: 1st International Literary Festival – China

18 December 2011

Writers from Greater China and the Portuguese-speaking world will participate in the 1st “The Script Road” [Rota das Letras] Literary Festival to be held in Macau from January 29 to February 4, 2012. Jointly organized by Macau-based Ponto Final newspaper and the local Portuguese Society of Arts and Letters (SAL), in partnership with the Instituto […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Macau