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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 […]

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

SATA Air Azores increases fuel surcharges – Travel

25 April 2011

The fuel surcharge airlines add to the price of tickets for flights to Madeira and the Azores rose 47.3 percent, from 19 euros to 28 euros, announced Portugal’s National Civil Aviation Institute (INAC). Fuel surcharges for SATA Air Azores had already increased from 32 to 34 euros as of March 29, 2011, for all bookings […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Travel

Ricardo Rebelo “Islands of My Dreams” on PBS – People

25 April 2011

By Carolina Matos, Editor – Ricardo Rebelo, 37 years old, was born in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, in 1974.  At 3 years old, Ricardo immigrated with his family to Fall River (MA) in 1977. He was educated at Saint Anne’s School and attended Durfee High School, before joining the Navy in 1993.  Later he […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Film, Heritage, Interviews, People, São Miguel

Portuguese wine and cheese tasting at SCP –Newark, NJ

25 April 2011

The Sport Club Portuguese (SCP) is organizing a Portuguese wine and cheese tasting event for April 29, to be held from 6pm to 9pm, at the SCP Hall, located at 55 Prospect Street, Newark, (NJ). Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy the delicacies of Portuguese cheese and wine.  Alentejo to the Mountains of Serra da […]

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Posted in Community, Entertainment, Food & Wine, Organizations, Social networks