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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Diplomacy Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Diplomacy – Portugal and the United States reaffirm cooperation with the Azores – Washington, DC

Portugal and the United States have reaffirmed this week their strategic partnership, emphasizing continued American military cooperation at Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, at the 53rd meeting of the Portugal–United States Standing Bilateral Commission, held in Washington on November 3. Under the framework of the 1995 bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, commonly […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

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

Hotel Pestana Casino Park makes top 10 world list – Madeira

24 April 2011

The Hotel Pestana Casino Park located in Funchal city, Madeira, was ranked 7th among the 10 top casino hotels in the world, according to ratings given by tourists and reported by hotel review sites. The 45 year old hotel overlooking Funchal Bay was designed in 1966 by Brazilian Modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer, remaining to date […]

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Posted in Featured, Madeira, Travel

22nd Estoril Open underway – Portugal

23 April 2011

The Estoril Open, one of the most popular international tennis competitions — for both men and women — is underway.  The event is taking place at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, Portugal, from April 23 through May 1, 2011. The 2011 editon has the participation of two of the world’s top 10 players — Robin […]

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Posted in Sports, World