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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 […]

Portuguese workers to protest on May Day – update

15 April 2011

Portugal’s labor unions are mobilizing workers to protest nationwide on May 1st against the new austerity measures to be announced as part of the bailout negotiations with the European Union, the European Central Bank an the International Monetary Fund, for an estimated €80 billion. The protests are being organized by the two largest national coalitions […]

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Posted in Featured, Politics

“The Originals with Emeril” coming soon – People

15 April 2011

Portuguese American Chef Emeril Lagasse will launch a new primetime televison series – “The Originals with Emeril” — for the Cooking Channel. Series premiers Thursday, May 5th at 10:30pm ET (7:30pmPT). For each one of the thirteen 30-minute episodes, Emeril will visit a new city to feature three famous restaurants and interview Chefs and costumers. […]

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Posted in Entertainment, Food & Wine, People

2011 PAPS Leadership Awards Finalists – New York

15 April 2011

The jury has recognized four finalists for the 2011 Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society (PAPS) Leadership Awards contest. The winner will be announced at the 10th PAPS Forum, to take place in New York, April 16. The finalists are: Vasco Calais Pedro, Ph.D. Vasco Calais Pedro is the founder and CEO of Bueda, a web-focused startup […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Organizations, People

Fernando Pereira Google research director – People

15 April 2011

Portuguese native Fernando Pereira is easy to come across.  At least online where you can meet him and get to know his professional persona. He is after all Google’s research director. If this doesn’t make him the quintessential Internet communicator, his  virtual personal narrative will do it for him. Let’s follow Fernando Pereira around online where he […]

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Posted in People

Day of the Azores Celebration – Fall River, MA

15 April 2011

 Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra, based in East Providence (RI) and Sociedade Cultural Açoriana, headquartered in Fall River (MA), are organizing the Day of the Azores celebrations for May 7 at 7:00pm. The event takes place at the Sociedade Cultural Açoriana  headquarters,  at  207 South Main Street, in Fall River (MA), and will feature a […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations

Lesley University recruiting student teachers – Scholarships

14 April 2011

Starting this summer Lesley University, based in Cambridge, MA,  is announcing the launching of a collaborative program  with Somerville Public School for a MA in Elementary Education with an ELL Specialization. This is an Initial License — says the announcement. Lesley University is seeking to recruit culturally and linguistically diverse candidates (including African-Americans) for this program. […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Scholarships