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Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11
 

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

CEIE created to promote foreign trade – Portugal

21 October 2011

The Portuguese government announced Thursday the creation of the Strategic Council for the Internationalization of the Economy (Conselho Estratégico de Internacionalização da Economia- CEIE). The newly created institution will be chaired by Prime Minister Passos Coelho in cooperation with Ministers of State Victor Gaspar (Finance) and Paulo Portas (Foreign Affairs) and the Minister of Economy […]

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Posted in Featured, Organizations, Politics

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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Posted in Cape Verde

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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