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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 […]

Paulo Branco heads jury at 2011 Locarno International Film Festival – People

21 July 2011

Portuguese film producer Paulo Branco will head the jury at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival, scheduled for August 3-13, at Piazza Grande, in the Swiss-Italian town of Locarno. Branco will preside over a jury that includes French actor and director Louis Garrel (The Dreamers by Bernardo Bertolucci), German actress Sandra Hüller (Requiem by Hans-Christian […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Featured, Film, People, World

Portuguese “manguito” forwarded to Moody’s – Portugal

20 July 2011

An email chain message with the representation of “Zé Povinho” (Portuguese for “John Doe”) has been automatically forwarded to Moody’s, Tuesday, reported LUSA news agency. The message coincides with the launching in Portugal of a new series of reproductions of the historic “Zé Povinho” figurine created by Portuguese ceramist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro in 1875. The popular figurine […]

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Posted in Politics, Social networks

Lisbon to host 2012 Tall Ships Race – Portugal

20 July 2011

Lisbon will host the 2012 Tall Ships Race scheduled for July 5 to August 26. The race will start on July 5 in Saint-Malo city (France). Lisbon is the first port of call (July 19-22), followed by the Spanish host ports of Cadiz (July26-29) and Coruña (August 10-13). The race ends on August 26, in […]

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Posted in Education, Featured, Organizations, Sports, World

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