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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 […]

Regional elections: Vasco Cordeiro replaces Carlos César – Azores

09 October 2011

Socialist Party (PS) delegates, meeting Saturday in Ponta Delgada, elected Vasco Cordeiro to succeed Carlos César as leader of the Socialist Party in the Azores. Vasco Cordeiro, the current Regional Secretary for the Economy, is now the Socialist Party candidate for president of the Regional Government of the Azores in the legislative elections scheduled for […]

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Posted in Azores, People, Politics

Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva to visit Italy

08 October 2011

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva will visit Florence and Genoa, in Italy, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. In Florence he will give a public lecture about current European affairs at the European University Institute (EUI), while in Genoa he will participate in a meeting of COTEC Europa. This is the second time President Cavaco […]

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Posted in Conferences, Featured, People, Politics

Regional elections: Carlos César will not seek a 4th term as president – Azores

07 October 2011

The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Carlos César, 55, announced late Friday that he will not seek a 4th mandate in the Azores’ regional elections scheduled for October 2012, LUSA news reported. News that he would run for a new term were conflicting and were  settled after Carlos César made a statement Friday evening indicating that he, indeed, was […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, People, Politics

Moddy’s downgraded nine Portuguese banks – Portugal

07 October 2011

Moody’s Investors Service cut Friday the debt ratings of nine Portuguese banks, by one or two notches, from Baa1 to Ba2, on concerns of funding, bad loans and holdings of government debt. The targeted banks are now under negative outlook “junk” status. The affected banks are: Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), Banco Comercial Português (BCP/Millennium), Banco […]

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Posted in Featured, Politics

Portuguese Jewish community celebrating Yom Kippur – Portugal

07 October 2011

The nearly five thousand Jews living in Portugal today are marking the beginning of Yom Kippur, a religious celebration that starts at 6pm on October 7 and lasts until sundown on Saturday, October 8, with a fast and periods of intense prayer. “This is a day of extreme importance to the Jewish community. It is […]

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Posted in Community, Heritage

Recuperation of the Portuguese Economy and Image of Portugal in the US – Conference

07 October 2011

The Luso-American Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA) are hosting a conference, scheduled for October 13, on the topic “The Recuperation of the Portuguese Economy and Image of Portugal in the United States.” The event will take place from 10am to 12:30, at Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, Washington, DC […]

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