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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Diplomacy Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Diplomacy – Portugal and the United States reaffirm cooperation with the Azores – Washington, DC

Portugal and the United States have reaffirmed this week their strategic partnership, emphasizing continued American military cooperation at Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, at the 53rd meeting of the Portugal–United States Standing Bilateral Commission, held in Washington on November 3. Under the framework of the 1995 bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, commonly […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

Vanessa Oliveira winner of the Bayer Hemophilia Award – Portugal

14 July 2011

Portuguese researcher, Vanessa Oliveira, of the Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), based in Lisbon, Portugal, won the prestigious and competitive Early Career Bayer Hemophilia Award. Oliveira is working at developing a strategy to reprogram the immune system of hemophilia patients to avoid immune targeting of the most used clotting therapeutics. She was the only European […]

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Posted in Awards, People, World

Barry Hatton: The Portuguese – A Modern History – Book

14 July 2011

Barry Hatton, a Lisbon-based foreign correspondent, has lived in Portugal for over two decades. His book “The Portuguese: A Modern History,” published May, 2011, is a blend of historical analysis with personal anecdotes. The author describes Portugal, a country with a long history, from being the oldest country in Europe with fixed borders and once becoming one […]

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Posted in Books, Featured, Heritage, People

45th SATA Rallye takes place July 14-16 – Azores

13 July 2011

More than 40 crews will contest the 2011 SATA Rallye Azores scheduled for July 14-16, in São Miguel, Azores. The 45 year old international Azorean car driving competition is one of the most important legs in the ground stage at the national rally championship. SATA Rallye Azores rankings count for the European Rally Cup, organized […]

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Posted in Azores, São Miguel, Sports, World

European lottery jackpot won in the UK – Update

13 July 2011

Tuesday’s (July 12) drawing of the Euromillions produced one jackpot winner in the United Kingdom. The fortunate sole winner gets the entire €185 million Euros ($265 million USD). In the United Kingdom lottery winnings are exempt from personal income tax. When the Jackpot first reaches or exceeds €185,000,000, it will remain at that level until […]

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Posted in Entertainment

Brazilians are the largest immigrant group – Portugal

12 July 2011

Brazilians are the largest immigrant community in Portugal, followed by the Ukrainians and Cape Verdeans, according to a report on migration trends released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). According to the International Migration Outlook 2011, the total foreign population in Portugal, in 2009, was 457,000, an increase from the 443,000 […]

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Posted in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Prince

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences launched – Portugal

12 July 2011

Portuguese film producer Paulo Trancoso announced the creation of the Portuguese Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, a nonprofit professional association aimed to bringing the Portuguese film industry under one organization. Inspired by the Academy Awards (USA), BAFTA Awards (UK), Cesar Awards (France) and the Goya’s Awards (Spain), the new organization has already 340 […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Organizations