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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 […]

2nd International Conference on Intangible Heritage – Tomar

22 May 2011

The Intangible Sharing Cultures (ICH) organizers, the Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development  and the Instituto dos Museus e da Conservção (IMC) are co-sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Intangible Heritage  (ICIH) to be held on July 4-6, 2011, at Hotel dos Templários and the Convent of Christ in Tomar, Portugal. The aim of the […]

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Posted in Conferences, Featured, Heritage

SATA Air Azores to connect Boston to Lisbon daily – Travel

22 May 2011

Starting Jun 8, 2011, SATA Air Azores/Express is offering direct daily flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lisbon International Airport, in mainland Portugal. According to the new program, the Azores based airline will offer  two direct daily  flights from  Boston  to Lisbon each week — on Wednesday and Sunday — plus five additional flights from […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel

Ponta Delgada hosted 14 cruise ships in May – Azores

21 May 2011

Ponta Delgada, the capital city of the Azores, has become a port of destination for the many cruise ships crossing the Atlantic between Europe and the Americas. In May alone, 14 cruise ships were scheduled to stop at Portas do Mar, the new 250 meters long marina, inaugurated in 2008, with a docking capacity of […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, São Miguel, Travel

João Carlos’ art inspires and transcends – Interview

20 May 2011

By Carolina Matos, Editor (*)  João Carlos is an award-winning master photographer.  In 2009, he was the winner of the Hasselblad Masters Award, one of the world’s most prestigious awards in the industry.  Most remarkably he was the youngest ever to receive this prize. He was born in New York, in 1977, to Portuguese immigrant […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Fashion, Featured, Interviews, People, Photography

International Conference on Language and Linguistics – Portugal

20 May 2011

The University of Évora, mainland Portugal, is organizing the International Conference on Language and Linguistics to be held on October 10-12, 2011. The conference is dedicated to promoting the sharing of research and experiences in the field of linguistics and education. Call for papers include topics such as Portuguese as a Foreign Language; Portuguese Linguistics; […]

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Posted in Conferences, Education, Featured

Chancellor Merkel’s prejudices stir controversy – Portugal

20 May 2011

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told supporters at a political rally in Germany Tuesday that “It’s not just about getting any further into debt in countries such as Greece, Spain and Portugal, people should not be allowed to receive pensions before their German counterparts.” She also said, “We all have to put in some effort. This […]

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Posted in People, Politics, World