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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 […]

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