Portuguese American Journal

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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 […]

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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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

Xanana Gusmão Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Coimbra – Portugal

28 September 2011

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime-Minister of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (Timor-Leste) and its former President, was awarded an honorary Doutor Honoris Causa degree from the University of Coimbra on Wednesday. Coimbra University Professor, José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes, highlighted the reasons for the honor, which include Gusmão’s role in ensuring that Portuguese became an […]

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Posted in Awards, East Timor, Featured, People

Press conference: Paulo Portas meets with Hillary Clinton – Washington

28 September 2011

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, met with Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Portas at the State Department, Tuesday, followed by a joint press conference. In her opening statement, Secretary Clinton remarked that the economic challenges now facing Portugal and Europe were the main topic of their conversation. She said, “I want to say very clearly […]

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