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Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA Community | Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro fatally shot in Brookline Portugal Named “Economy of the Year 2025” by The Economist Update | Airlines begin cancellations ahead of December 11 general strike – Portugal Project Homecoming | Incentives offered for voluntary self-deportation
 

Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA

In a major development, law-enforcement officials have publicly identified the suspect in the killings at Brown University and MIT’s Professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, as Cláudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national from Torres Novas, Portugal. Authorities said Valente was later found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Professor […]

Community | Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro fatally shot in Brookline – Massachusetts

Portuguese physicist Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, 47, a distinguished professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, late on the evening of Monday, December 15. Authorities confirmed that Loureiro, originally from Viseu, Portugal, was found with multiple […]

Portugal Named “Economy of the Year 2025” by The Economist – London, UK

Portugal has been selected by the British magazine The Economist as the “Economy of the Year” for 2025, placing the country at the top of a ranking of the world’s 36 richest economies   Titled “Which economy did best in 2025?”,  the magazine highlighted Portugal’s strong blend of macroeconomic indicators, including solid GDP growth, low inflation, […]

Update | Airlines begin cancellations ahead of December 11 general strike – Portugal

Travelers heading to or from Portugal on December 11, 2025, should brace for widespread flight cancellations and major delays, as a nationwide general strike is set to disrupt operations at all major airports and across public services. The stoppage, called by Portugal’s main trade-union confederations in protest over proposed labor-law reforms, is expected to affect […]

Project Homecoming | Incentives offered for voluntary self-deportation – DHS

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today, December 5, reaffirmed its commitment to reducing undocumented immigration through voluntary departure mechanisms, unveiling the full scope of its “self-deportation” program under Project Homecoming. Under this initiative, undocumented immigrants who choose to depart the United States voluntarily using the CBP Home mobile app will receive a USD$1,000 exit […]

2nd International Sephardic Heritage Festival – Guarda, Portugal

18 September 2011

The 2nd International Sephardic Heritage Festival (II Festival Internacional da Memória Sefardita) is taking place in Guarda, Portugal, September 18-21, to celebrate the Portuguese-Jewish heritage. As part of the celebrations, the documentary “The Consul of Bordeaux” (O Cônsul de Bordéus) will be premiered September 19, at Teatro Municipal da Guarda (TMG). The film was directed […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Film, Genealogy, Heritage

500 Years of Azorean Presence in North America Celebration

18 September 2011

The Portuguese American community of Azorean descent will celebrate the 500 hundred years of Azorean presence in North America, on September 24, with an event at the Dighton Rock State Park in Massachusetts. The event is an initiative of the government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, through the Office for the Azorean Communities, […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, People

Portugal places very high in Internet speed

17 September 2011

Portugal is the third country in the world with highest speed of access to broadband Internet, according to the most recent publication by the ITU – International Telecommunications Union. In its annual report “Measuring the Information Society – 2011” the ITU reports that among the countries that offer the fastest broadband, Portugal comes immediately after […]

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Posted in Education, Entertainment, Featured

Carbono at the 6th Tennessee Williams Theater Festival – Provincetown,MA

15 September 2011

Lisbon-based Carbono Theatre Company will present its latest production “Alma” at the 6th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival in Massachusetts. The festival celebrates the centenary of playwright Tennessee Williams. The world premiere of Alma, by the Carbono Theatre Company, takes place on September 22, 24, and 25. After the premiere in Provincetown, the play […]

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Posted in Entertainment, Featured, People

Film: Heaven’s Mirror: A Portuguese Voyage – World premiere

14 September 2011

The world premiere of Heaven’s Mirror: A Portuguese Voyage will take place at the Santa Rosa International Film Festival in Kenwood, California, on September 17th , and in Santa Rosa, California, on September 18th. It took six years for Joshua Dylan Mellars to direct and produce this Portuguese themed documentary, a film aspiring to capturing […]

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Posted in Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Music

Miss Angola crowned Miss Universe 2011

13 September 2011

In a live telecast that reached over a billion viewers around the world, Miss Angola, Leila Lopes 25, was crowned Miss Universe 2011 at the Creditcard Hall in São Paulo, Brasil, defeating the competition from 88 contestants. Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes was crowned Miss Universe Monday night, smoothly handling an interview question about […]

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Posted in Angola, Awards, Brazil, Community, Entertainment, Featured, People, World