Portuguese American Journal

Portuguese American Journal

Featured Stories
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 […]

Britney Spears to perform in Lisbon – Portugal

24 October 2011

American entertainer Britney Spears will perform in Lisbon, Portugal, November 9, at the Atlantic Pavilion on her last performance of her world tour. She performed in Portugal in 2004, at the Rock in Rio Lisbon festival, to a full house of disappointed fans for her alleged “playback” performance. She is now retuning to launch her […]

Read the full story

Posted in Entertainment, Music, People

Faial Film Fest 2011 to honor António Macedo – Azores

23 October 2011

Faial Island is hosting its 7th Azores Cinema Festival, the “Faial Film Fest 2011” to be held in Horta, from October 30 to November 5. The festival will feature 33 short-films and 9 feature-films in the categories of fiction, documentary, animation and experimental. More than 200 short-films and over 30 feature-film productions were submitted. Film […]

Read the full story

Posted in Awards, Azores, Faial, Film, People

Ambassador Nuno Brito visiting East Coast – Boston, MA

22 October 2011

The Ambassador of Portugal in Washington DC, Nuno Brito, is scheduled to visit the East Coast October 24. According to the program for the visit, Ambassador Brito will meet with Massachusetts state dignitaries, including the Office of Governor Deval Patrick, Portuguese American legislators at the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Honorable Phillip Rapoza Chief […]

Read the full story

Posted in Community, People

Rio Tinto to invest 3.5 billion-euro in Trás-os-Montes – Portugal

21 October 2011

Global mining giant Rio Tinto is said to be investing about 3.5 billion-euro in Torre de Moncorvo, in the Trás-os-Montes of northern Portugal, reported LUSA news Thursday, citing an unnamed source close to the negotiations. Torre de Moncorvo mines are considered to be among Europe’s largest iron and ore deposits. At least 500 jobs will […]

Read the full story

Posted in Featured

Sgt. Jorge Miguel Oliveira killed in Afghanistan – Newark, NJ

21 October 2011

New Jersey National Guard Staff Sgt. Jorge Miguel Oliveira, 33, of Newark, died Tuesday in Afghanistan when Taliban attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Born in Samel, Anadia, mainland Portugal, he emigrated to the United States at age of 7 to Newark, NJ. He is survived by his parents, Manuel and Armanda Oliveira, […]

Read the full story

Posted in Community, People

JAZZORES’11 Festival – Azores

21 October 2011

The JAZZORES’11 Festival opens Friday in Ponta Delgada. The festival, which runs jazz concerts from October 21 to October 30, extends to four islands, São Miguel, Faial, Pico and Graciosa, in an effort to promote cultural decentralization. “We want this to be a regional festival,” said organizer Rui Melo. The festival opens with a concert at […]

Read the full story

Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Faial, Graciosa, Music, Pico, São Miguel

« Newer Entries
Older Entries »

Follow Us

facebook twitter