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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 Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize
 

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 […]

Honor | Writer Lídia Jorge awarded prestigious Camões Prize – Portugal

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has been named the recipient of the prestigious Camões Prize, the highest literary distinction in the Portuguese language. One of the most celebrated Portuguese-language authors of her generation underscores the global reach and enduring influence of her literary work. Jointly awarded by the governments of Portugal and Brazil, the annual prize […]

Goa to evict Portuguese institutions – India

27 April 2011

Members of  the group All Goa Freedom Fighters Association (AGFFA) have demanded the closing down of  Fundação Oriente and Institute Camões,  two prominent Portuguese cultural institutions represented in the Indian territory. On a statement to the local press, AGFFA representatives alleged that both institutions are  “frontline organizations”  mandated  by Portugal “to create awareness about Portuguese culture” and […]

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Posted in Goa, Politics, Sports, World

Portuguese Language Day at BCC – Fall River, MA

26 April 2011

The Luso-Centro, at Bristol Community College, is organizing the “Portuguese Language Day” to be held on May 5, from 9:30 to 1:00pm, at the Jackson Arts Center, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River (MA). The program will begin with a presentation of a documentary produced by Ricardo Rebelo, Instructor of Communication at BCC. His presentation, entitled, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Conferences, Education, Entertainment, Film, Heritage, Organizations

The Portuguese Heritage Collection reaches 583 titles – San Jose, CA

26 April 2011

The Portuguese Heritage Collection Endowment established in partnership with the Portuguese American community and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose (CA) has acquired 583 titles. The endowment was created to provide the King Library with funds to acquire a collection of books in the areas of Portuguese literature, art, history and social studies, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Education, Heritage

US/DOE Clean Energy Technologies Research – Fellowship

26 April 2011

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched two new Initiative Fellowship Programs in the area of advanced clean energy technologies — the Postdoctoral Fellowships Program and the SunShot Program. Initiative Fellowships Program are designed to prepare budding scientists and engineers for careers in clean energy. Under the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, the DOE is seeking […]

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Posted in Education, Scholarships

Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club on the road to success – New York

26 April 2011

According to a press release issued by the New York based Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club (MPSC), the Long Island team is once again the center of attention in the world of amateur soccer, on its way for the most prestigious amateur competition in New York — the Manning Cup — after eliminating Sunday, April 17, […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, Sports

April 25 “Freedom Day” is a national holiday – Portugal

25 April 2011

By Carolina Matos, Editor – Since 1974 “Freedom Day” is celebrated in Portugal — April 25 —  as a national holiday to mark the bloodless military coup, supported by the civilian population, bringing democracy and civil liberties to the Portuguese people. After almost five decades of dictatorship (1937-1974), the Carnation Revolution, ended the Estado Novo regime, […]

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Posted in Angola, Azores, Cape Verde, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Madeira, Mozambique, São Tomé and Prince