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Community | Atlantic Celebration Day  celebrates America and Portuguese  pride MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University
 

Community | Atlantic Celebration Day celebrates America and Portuguese  pride – New Bedford, MA

The Portuguese-American community gathered in New Bedford (MA) on Sunday, July 19, to participate in the Atlantic Celebration Day, marking America’s 250th anniversary of its independence and the longstanding friendship between Portugal and the United States.  The initiative was sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), whose president, José Manuel Durão Barroso, addressed participants, emphasizing […]

MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers – Azores

The II Curta Pico Prize has attracted notable international interest, receiving 27 original film proposals from creators in the Azores, mainland Portugal, Argentina, Canada, the United States, and Spain.  Organized by MiratecArts, the competition is a way to strengthen the Azorean audiovisual industry while promoting Pico internationally. The winning project, to be announced during the […]

FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans – Portugal

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) has launched a new essay competition inviting young Americans of Portuguese descent to reflect on the enduring relationship between Portugal and the United States.  Announced to coincide with the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the initiative encourages a new generation of Portuguese-Americans to explore the historical, cultural, political, and human […]

July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties – Azores

As the United States commemorates its 250th Independence Day on July 4, the longstanding relationship between Portugal and the United States offers a remarkable chapter in the history of the Atlantic world.  Although Portugal remained officially neutral during the American Revolutionary War, due to its centuries-old alliance with Great Britain under the Treaty of Windsor […]

Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

This spring, Nicholas Ferraz graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership, earning a 4.0 GPA. Already a certified mathematics teacher in Massachusetts, Ferraz represents a generation of Portuguese American educators whose professional journeys reflect both academic excellence and a deep commitment to multilingual and […]

Guitar virtuoso: Carlos Paredes reissued in two albums – Chicago

07 November 2011

Two new reproduced albums by Portuguese guitar virtuoso Carlos Paredes were released for international audiences, November 7, by Drag City a Chicago-based record label. The two reissued LP vinyl albums by Paredes are Guitarra Portuguesa from 1967 and Movimento Perpétuo from 1971. The albums were reproduced in the original covers from the first editions launched […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Music, People, World

UNDP: Portugal ranked very high in human development – United Nations

06 November 2011

Portugal ranked 41st among countries considered to have “very high” human development, according to the Human Development Report for 2011 released by the United Nations last week. Portugal was ranked among 187 countries according to factors such as life expectancy, schooling, per capita income and gross national revenue. Of the eight Portuguese-speaking countries, Portugal was […]

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Posted in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique, Organizations, São Tomé and Prince, World

Wallpaper Magazine: Favorite global destinations – Portugal

06 November 2011

Portugal is among 10 countries featured in the October edition of  Wallpaper magazine, top 20 issue, as best places to visit. Praising Portugal for its tranquility and beauty, the fashion and design magazine offers 20 reasons to visit the country for its architecture, its rural tourism network destinations, historical cities, cafes, restaurants and chocolatiers, among others. […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Travel

Prime Minister Passos Coelho to visit Angola

06 November 2011

Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho will pay a one-day visit to Angola, November 17, Lusa news reported. Passos Coelho will meet the Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, the speaker of the Luanda parliament, Paulo Cassoma, as well as Portuguese and Angolan business representatives. Significant bilateral investments and the possible participation of Angola in […]

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Posted in Angola, Politics, World

President Cavaco Silva meeting President Barak Obama – Washington

05 November 2011

President of Portugal Cavaco Silva will meet President Barak Obama in the White House, November 9. The meeting is scheduled for 4:15pm at the Oval Office, the office of President Cavaco Silva announced Saturday. The agenda for the meeting was not revealed, but a statement from the White House, released November 5 by the Office of […]

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Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo receives 2011 Golden Shoe – Award

05 November 2011

Real Madrid Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was officially awarded Friday with the prestigious “European Golden Shoe Award” for finishing the 2010-11 season as the top scorer of all European leagues. This was the second Golden Shoe trophy won by Cristiano Ronaldo. He first won the award – formally called “Golden Boot” – in 2008 when he […]

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