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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 […]

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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Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, World

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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Posted in Awards, Featured, Madeira, People, Sports, World

Government of Portugal to rebrand its image – Lisbon

04 November 2011

Portugal’s Council of Ministers has decided to rebrand its image by creating the “Governo de Portugal” brand, the office of the Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs announced Thursday. A new logo was created to replace the current images representing different ministries. The new “Governo de Portugal” logo will appear with the name of each ministry portrayed […]

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Renault launching Fluence and Kangoo in Cascais – Portugal

04 November 2011

Over 750 journalists from across the globe will gather this weekend at the coastal resort town of Cascais, near Lisbon, as part of Renault’s product launch campaign for the world’s first range of electric cars, said Thursday Ricardo Oliveira, Communications Director for Renault Portugal S.A. Two new Renault electric models, Fluence and the Kangoo, will […]

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Posted in World

Recession may leave 40% of architects jobless – Portugal

03 November 2011

More than 40% of Portugal’s 20,000 architects run the risk of unemployment due to falling public and private investment, the head of the sector’s professional organization said Wednesday. João Belo Roseira told Lusa news that many young architects could not find first employment and that many others were being forced to emigrate due to the […]

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