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Community | Justice Department moves to revoke citizenship for naturalized immigrants Honor | Writer João Pedro Vala recipient of the PEN/O. Henry Award Space | Portugal launches satellites honoring national literary figures Community | 2026 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA)  Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave
 

Community | Justice Department moves to revoke citizenship for naturalized immigrants – Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of Justice is moving to accelerate efforts to revoke the citizenship of certain naturalized Americans, targeting cases where individuals are suspected of having obtained citizenship through fraud or misrepresentation. Citizenship is considered one of the most secure legal statuses in the United States. Therefore, the overall impact of such measures is likely […]

Honor | Writer João Pedro Vala recipient of the PEN/O. Henry Award – New York, NY

Portuguese writer João Pedro Vala has been awarded a prestigious PEN/O. Henry Award for his short story “Inês,” a recognition widely regarded as one of the highest honors in English-language short fiction. The first Portuguese author to receive that distinction, his short story ‘Inês’ was selected for inclusion in the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories anthology. […]

Space | Portugal launches satellites honoring national literary figures – Santa Barbara, CA

Portugal successfully launched six satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, US. The mission reinforces Portugal’s growing role in the global space economy, while also strengthening strategic, scientific, and economic links across the Atlantic. Among the satellites are four named after some of the nation’s most celebrated literary figures […]

Community | 2026 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA)  – Providence, RI

The International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) will return on Saturday, April 25, 2026, for its 14th annual edition at the Providence Performing Arts Center, bringing together leading artists from across the global Portuguese-speaking world.  The event, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and hosted by Daniella Ruah and Ricardo Farias, will be broadcast internationally, continuing its mission […]

Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave – Los Angeles, CA

Alberto M. Carvalho, the Portuguese-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), remains on paid administrative leave following a federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school system.  The move comes after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed search warrants at Carvalho’s residence and district offices in late February 2026, in […]

Online exhibit: The Portuguese-Canadian History Project – Toronto, ON

02 October 2011

The Portuguese Canadian History Project (PCHP), in partnership with the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at York University Libraries, is launching an online exhibit, on October 12, at York University, Toronto, Ontario. The event will be held from 11.45 am to 12:30 am at the Senior Common Room, Winters College, Keele Campus. The exhibit […]

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Posted in Canada, Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations

Isabel Pessôa-Lopes by foot around Portugal in 80 days – People

01 October 2011

Many Portuguese explorers have made a name for themselves by venturing into the unknown to discover new worlds, but Isabel Pessôa-Lopes, 44, did what others have never done before. She travelled around Portugal, by foot, for 80 days, to discover, she said, that half of her own country is “a waste land.” With no sponsors […]

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Posted in Featured, People, Travel

Ambassador João Vale de Almeida interviewed on C-SPAN

01 October 2011

João Vale de Almeida, the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, was interview September 30, by Peter Slen for the Washington Journal on C-Span. He spoke about the expansion of the European Financial Stability Facility in order to cope with potential financial crises in Italy and Spain. He also […]

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Posted in Featured, Interviews, People, Politics, World

Portugal is the European country with the highest rate of depression

30 September 2011

Portugal is the European country with the highest rate of depression and the second in the world, but it is estimated that one third of the population with severe mental disorders are not being treated, Lusa news agency reported. According to the coordinator for the European Alliance Against Depression, psychiatrist Ricardo Gusmão, the United States is […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations

SATA International announces Fall-Winter season – Azores

30 September 2011

SATA International announced changes in its Fall and Winter schedule for the 2010-2012 season, effective immediately. According to the new schedule, flight S4221 to the United States (Lisbon/Ponta Delgada/Boston) will depart from Lisbon two hours and forty-five minutes earlier. Accordingly, this flight will depart from Lisbon at 12:30pm (local time) and from Ponta Delgada/Boston at […]

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Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Pico, Santa Maria, Terceira, Travel

1st International Conference on Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy – Azores

29 September 2011

The University of the Azores, Educational Sciences Department, is hosting the 1st International Conference on Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy to be held in Ponta Delgada, October 27-29, in partnership with the Regional Government of the Azores, Office of Science and Technology (DRDT). Educators from Europe, United States and South America, will debate current issues in […]

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Posted in Azores, Conferences, Education, Featured, São Miguel