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Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade
 

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 […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

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