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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 […]

SATA penetrates Eastern European market – Azores

28 May 2011

SATA Air Azores has established a new e-ticketing service with the goal of increasing its market penetration in Eastern Europe. The e-ticket service will allow travelers to fly to the Azores via Frankfurt airport in Germany, where the Azorean airline flies once a week. With this new flight program, offering 7,755 seats, SATA Air Azores expects […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Travel, World

Research links chlorine and childhood leukemia – Portugal

27 May 2011

Portuguese research scientists discovered a positive link between the levels of chlorine in the atmosphere and childhood leukemia. The research was conducted by Maria do Carmo Freitas of the Technological and Nuclear Institute, in Sacavém, Portugal, and statistician Maria Martinho of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations Headquarters, in New […]

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Posted in Featured, People

TAP made emergency landing on Lajes Airport – Azores

26 May 2011

After an engine failure, a  TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200 made an emergency landing, on Thursday, without problems, at the International Lajes Airport, Terceira, Azores. The aircraft, with 80 passengers on board, was en route to Lisbon — flight TP-1828 — when the incident occurred 10 minutes after takeoff.  The crew subsequently shut the engine down […]

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Posted in Azores, Terceira, Travel

No clear favorite for the June 5 elections – Portugal

26 May 2011

New opinion poll figures released on Wednesday show the two major political parties — the Socialist Party (PS) and the Social Democrat Party (PSD) — in a perfect tie, with 36 percent of the vote respectively, for the June 5 snap elections in Portugal. The poll was conducted by the Catholic University of Lisbon. Recent […]

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Posted in Featured, Politics

Sanjoaninas Festival 2011 – Terceira, Azores

26 May 2011

The Sanjoaninas Feast, honoring Saint John, will take place from June 17 to June 26, in Angra do Heroismo, Terceira, Azores. The name Sanjoaninas comes from the name São João (St. John) the patron saint of the island. The festivities evolved over the years to become a combination of religious celebrations and secular traditions. They […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Terceira

2011 Global Conference on Global Warming – Lisbon

26 May 2011

The 2011 Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW-11) will be held on July 11-14, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Congress Center, in Lisbon, Portugal. The GCGW-11 will provide a forum for the exchange of latest technical and research information on the field; will present new developments in the area of global warming and climate change; and […]

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Posted in Conferences, Featured, World