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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 […]

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

Researchers discover protection mechanism against malaria – Portugal

20 May 2011

A team of Portuguese researchers lead by Miguel Soares from the Gulbenkian Institute, Portugal, discovered a molecular mechanism that explains how the “sickle cell hemoglobin” reduces the number of malaria parasites in the blood, protecting people from the disease. Their research shows that people who carry one copy of a mutation that leads to sickle-cell disease […]

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Posted in People, World

Fall River schools to lose $3.3 million – Education

19 May 2011

Mayor Will Flanagan announced Wednesday that he plans to  cut $3.3 million from the  Fall River, MA, education  budget. Flanagan also said the city is facing a $1.5 million cut in local aid. The Herald News reported  Wednesday that the School Department had proposed a level-services budget for fiscal 2012, which would require an additional […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured

Summer course on Climate Change and Renewable Energy – Azores

19 May 2011

A Summer course on Climate Change and Renewable Energy, within the context of sustainable development, is scheduled for July 18-28, 2011, in Ponta Delgada, Azores, co-sponsored by the University of Azores, the University of Pardubice (Czech Republic), the University of Akureyri (Iceland) and the International Sustainability Network CRUSUS.  The course offers an updated, integrated, and […]

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Posted in Azores, Education, Featured