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Community | Atlantic Celebration Day  celebrates America and Portuguese  pride MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers 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
 

Community | Atlantic Celebration Day celebrates America and Portuguese  pride – New Bedford, MA

The Portuguese-American community gathered in New Bedford (MA) on Sunday, July 19, to participate in the Atlantic Celebration Day, marking America’s 250th anniversary of its independence and the longstanding friendship between Portugal and the United States.  The initiative was sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), whose president, José Manuel Durão Barroso, addressed participants, emphasizing […]

MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers – Azores

The II Curta Pico Prize has attracted notable international interest, receiving 27 original film proposals from creators in the Azores, mainland Portugal, Argentina, Canada, the United States, and Spain.  Organized by MiratecArts, the competition is a way to strengthen the Azorean audiovisual industry while promoting Pico internationally. The winning project, to be announced during the […]

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 […]

Film opening: Mysteries of Lisbon – NYC

19 July 2011

Music Box Films presents the opening of the film “Mysteries of Lisbon” by director Raul Ruiz scheduled for Friday, August 5, in New York City, at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center and IFC Center, followed by a national roll out. The film, a period piece produced by Paulo Branco, […]

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Posted in Awards, Entertainment, Featured, Film, World

Archaeological findings in the Azores spark controversy – Update

18 July 2011

The alleged Carthaginian temples dedicated to the goddess Tanit, found recently on Terceira island, Azores, are not ancient archaeological findings from the fourth century BC, but sixteenth and seventeenth century military structures, according to Francisco Maduro Dias, president of the Historical Institute of Terceira Island. Early in July, archaeologists from Lisbon-based Portuguese Association of Archaeological […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Terceira

Juho Hänninen winner of 45th SATA Rallye Azores – Update

17 July 2011

Finnish driver, Juho Hänninen, 30, was the absolute winner of the international 45th SATA Rallye Azores, held in São Miguel, Azores, July 14-16. Hänninen drove a ŠKODA Motorsport Fabia Super 2000 in a close run against Norvwegian driver Andreas Mikkleson, 22, second place winner . Portuguese favorite Bruno Magalhães, the winner in the Azores in 2010, […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Sports, World

Fado to become UNESCO’s World Heritage Cultural Patrimony – Portugal

17 July 2011

Portuguese Parliament is endorsing the movement to make Fado, Portugal’s national song, part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Cultural Patrimony. The Parliamentary Committee for Education, Science and Culture is holding a hearing, on July 19, with a committee of private citizens working with Lisbon City Hall, to promote Fado’s candidacy at UNESCO. After a process started six […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music

Allan Katz: American tourism could help Portuguese economy

16 July 2011

American tourism could help reseting the Portuguese economy, according to Allan Katz, US Ambassador in Portugal. Speaking at a seminar about Tourism and Security, held in Gaia, northern Portugal, Allan Katz said that of all efforts by the government and the private sector, “This is probably the only area of Portugal’s economy that can grow […]

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Posted in Featured, People, Travel

Portuguese banks passed EBA stress test – Portugal

15 July 2011

According to the Bank of Portugal, the four Portuguese banks subjected to the European Banking Authority (EBA) financial stress test this week, passed the test, showing they have all the capital ratios required by the international banking authority.

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