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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 […]

Peniche hosting 2011 Rip Curl Pro Portugal – Surfing

15 October 2011

The city of Peniche, mainland Portugal, is hosting the Rip Curl Pro Portugal for the 2011 WCT – World Championship Tour for surfing. The event will take place October 15-24 at various local beaches. The Rip Curl Pro Portugal will culminate the Dream Tour’s European leg (Stop No. 9 of 11) with the participation of […]

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Posted in Sports, World

Passos Coelho: facing a moment of national emergency – Portugal

14 October 2011

Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho faced criticism from António José Seguro, the Socialist leader in opposition, at the Portuguese parliament Friday, over his newly proposed government austerity budget for 2012. Seguro charged the center-right government of having reneged on the electoral promises made in June by demanding “sacrifices” far beyond those agreed by the […]

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Posted in Politics, Portugal

Ericeira named World Surfing Reserve – Portugal

14 October 2011

The village of Ericeira, mailand Portugal, is now officially a World Surfing Reserve (WSR), becoming the second WSR overall and the first in Europe. The Ericeira World Surfing Reserve was officially endorsed on October 14 by Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and was acknowledged in the Portuguese National Assembly. The President acknowledged the significance of […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, World

Experts concerned with abnormal seismic activity – Azores

13 October 2011

Experts in the Azores have alerted the population of São Miguel Island for seismic activity which they considered to be above normal. The seismic events where located in the system of Fogo and Congro lakes, the central region of the island. “The situation is ongoing and the number of microseisms is slightly above reference values” […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, São Miguel

Daniela Ruah: One of the sexiest women alive? – Esquire

13 October 2011

The editors of Esquire magazine have named Barbados native singer Rihanna the “2011 Sexiest Woman Alive” for their November edition, while Portuguese American Daniela Ruah was listed at the top of their list of  “Women We Love”  including international beauties distinguished for their artist talent, their beauty and their sexiness. Her name comes second next […]

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Posted in Awards, Film, People, Photography

Madeira elections will be investigated for irregularities – Lisbon

12 October 2011

The president of the Portuguese National Elections Commission (CNE), Fernando Costa Soares, said Tuesday it would investigate alleged cases of illegal transport of voters during Sunday’s ballot in the Atlantic archipelago of Madeira and if there were any signs of criminal activity, they would be investigated by the Public Prosecutor’s office, Lusa news reported. The […]

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Posted in Madeira, People, Politics, Porto Santo

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