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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Diplomacy Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Diplomacy – Portugal and the United States reaffirm cooperation with the Azores – Washington, DC

Portugal and the United States have reaffirmed this week their strategic partnership, emphasizing continued American military cooperation at Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, at the 53rd meeting of the Portugal–United States Standing Bilateral Commission, held in Washington on November 3. Under the framework of the 1995 bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, commonly […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

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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Rare book by Damião de Góis stolen – Frankfurt

03 November 2011

Thieves stole a rare 16th-century Portuguese book estimated to be worth 18,500 euros ($25,500), in Frankfurt, on October 26, at the world’s biggest book fair last month, German police said Wednesday. Written in 1542 by Portuguese humanist philosopher Damião de Góis (1501-1574), a friend and student of Erasmus, the 30-page book is entitled “Hispania damiani a […]

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Posted in Books, Featured, Heritage

Escola Secundária da Lagoa named Microsoft Mentor School – Azores

02 November 2011

By Carolina Matos, Editor — Representatives from Escola Secundária da Lagoa, based in São Miguel, Azores, will attend the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum, to receive the 2012 Mentor School recognition award as one of the World’s Most Innovative Schools. The event will to be held November 7–10 in Washington, D.C More than 700 […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Featured, Organizations

World’s best: Cristiano Ronaldo nominated for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or – Award

02 November 2011

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was nominated among 23 finalists for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or award, the football’s global governing body announced Tuesday. He was awarded the Ballon d’Or award for the first time in 2008. The award is a combination of the FIFA World Player of the Year accolade and France Football Magazine’s Ballon […]

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

PACC-RI hosting Annual Fall Breakfast – Scholarships

02 November 2011

The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of Rhode Island (PACC-RI) is hosting its Annual Fall Breakfast on Sunday, November 6, from 8:30am to noon, at the Portuguese Social Club, 131 School St., Pawtucket, RI. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the Portuguese American Scholarship Endowment Fund to assist deserving Rhode Island high school […]

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Posted in Community, Heritage, Organizations, Scholarships

Portugal assumes presidency of Security Council – United Nations

01 November 2011

Portugal assumed Tuesday the rotating monthly presidency of the Security Council of the United Nations for November, replacing Jog Ogwu, the Nigerian UN ambassador, who presided to the Council for the month of October. Portugal is presiding at 15-nation body at a time when it is reviewing the Palestinian bid for full UN membership. Ambassador […]

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