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Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11
 

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

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 […]

BAM: Tudo isto é Fado at the Next Wave Festival – Brooklyn, NYC

17 November 2011

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is hosting sounds of Fado, in “Tudo Isto É Fado” (‘All Here Is Fado’), happening December 2 and 3 as part of Next Wave Festival. The event is produced in partnership with Tempest Entertainment. December 2, at 8pm, the event features 2 hours of exquisite performances from Lisbon’s finest musicians, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music

Ray Mabus: United States presence at Lajes Air Base uncertain – Portugal

16 November 2011

In a statement released in Lisbon, Tuesday, the US Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, acknowledged the strategic importance of the Lajes Air Base on Terceira, Azores, but stated the future of the base was “uncertain.” Reiterating the importance of the strategic position of Lajes Air Base to the US and its NATO partners, Mabus […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Terceira

Paulo Portas: Ministry of Foreign Affairs closing embassies – Portugal

16 November 2011

The Portuguese Minstry of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Portas, announced to parliament Tuesday that seven Portuguese embassies will be closing, namely the embassies in Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Kenya. Portas made the announcement while debating the government budget for 2012. He said the decision will save 12.7 million-euro in 2012. He also said […]

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Posted in Education, Organizations, People

TAP: Portuguese pilots going on strike – Portugal

15 November 2011

The Portuguese Civil Aviation Pilots Union (SPAC) announced Tuesday a eight-day strike scheduled for 9, 10, 11, and 12 of December, 2011 and 3, 4, 5 and 6 of January 2012. In a statement, SPAC said the decision to strike is a demand to the administration of TAP Air Portugal, the government run airline, “to comply with […]

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Posted in Featured, Travel

Cantoria: Evening of Azorean traditional music – UMD

15 November 2011

The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announces an evening of traditional cantorias with singers José Plácido and António Resendes accompanied by musicians Tony and Abel Lina. The event will take place on Friday, November 18, 6:00 – 7:30 P.M. in the Prince Henry Society Reading Room at the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, parking […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Heritage, Music, People

Portugal: President Cavaco Silva delivers message of hope – San Jose, CA

15 November 2011

Ending his weeklong visit to the United States, President Aníbal Cavaco Silva said Monday in San Jose, California, he hopes Portugal will return to economic growth in 2013, at the end of its three-year bailout program. After a meeting with venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, the President said, “I hope that at the end of […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, People, Politics