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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 Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize 50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers
 

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 […]

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

50th Anniversary | Regional leaders of Azores and Madeira call for broader powers – Portugal

Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic commemorated on Friday the 50th anniversary celebration of the constitutional autonomy of the Azores and Madeira archipelagos with a special solemn plenary session honoring one of the most significant democratic achievements of the 1976 Constitution. The anniversary also became a platform for renewed calls to deepen the autonomy of the […]

Portugal among best economies for doing business – World Bank

20 October 2011

Portugal ranked 30rd among the world’s best economies for doing business, according to World Bank’s latest ranking released Thursday. Portugal had ranked 30rd on the previous edition of the World Bank reports. The World Bank annual report “Doing Business” examines the laws that affect companies in 183 economies, between June 2010 and May 2011, classifying […]

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P-06 Atelier winner of Grand Prix at the Red Dot Design Awards – Portugal

20 October 2011

The Portuguese design agency P-06 Workshop, Environment and Communication won the Grand Prix in Red Dot Communication Design Awards 2011, in Berlin, Germany, one of the most important design awards worldwide. P-06 Workshop, Environment and Communication was selected among 6.468 participants worldwide for ‘Skin’ in the “information/design/public space” category, for the foyer installation and interior […]

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Posted in Awards

Trade unions to stage general strike November 24 – Portugal

19 October 2011

The two largest Portuguese union federations have agreed, Wednesday, to stage a general strike on November 24. The shutdown is a protest against the newly proposed government austerity budget measures for 2012 and 2013 submitted to parliament on Monday by Prime Minister Passos Coelho. Unionist leaders Carvalho da Silva (CGTP) and João Proença (UGT) set […]

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Posted in Politics

Florianópolis: Azorean Cultural Center planned for 2012 – Brazil

19 October 2011

The municipality of Florianópolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, is honoring its Azorean heritage with the establishment of the “Centro de Cultura Açoriana” (Azorean Cultural Center) planned for 2012. The objective is to preserve and strengthen the Azorean heritage of Florianópolis where immigrants from the Azores settled along the Santa Catarina coast during […]

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Posted in Azores, Brazil, Featured, Heritage

ProVerbo Annual Gala celebrates Portuguese heritage – Newark, NJ

19 October 2011

The Portuguese Sports Club (SCP) of Newark, NJ, is hosting its ProVerbo Annual Portuguese Language Gala to be held at 7pm on October 21. The event will include dinner and performance by Lisbon-based fado singer Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira and Rhode Island ensemble “Guitarras do Atlântico.” At the event, ProVerbo will honor a group of […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture

The New Yorker: A look at Portugal’s drug experiment – Podcast

18 October 2011

The New Yorker Out Loud online edition looks at a decade of drug use decriminalization policies in Portugal. Last week, reporter at large Michael Specter and commentator Blake Eskin discussed live how Portugal’s response to drug abuse, as public health issue rather than a crime, can offer lessons to the United States. In 2001, Portugal […]

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