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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 […]

Portugal tops air travelers rights violations

11 April 2011

According to a report released by the European Union, Portugal tops the list of air passenger complains followed by Spain and the United Kingdom. In 2009, passengers in Portugal filed 7,055 complains, 40 percent of which were for EU regulations violations. In Spain passengers filed 6,931 complaints and in the United Kingdom 4,666 complaints were […]

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Posted in Featured, Travel

Harvesting Portuguese Talent Forum – New York

11 April 2011

XII Annual Edition Forum, organized by the Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society (PAPS) will take place on April 16-17, at the NYU Langone Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, in New York City. The theme “Harvesting the Globalized Portuguese Talent Abroad” will be discussed by panel sessions to include the topic “Portuguese Science: The Way Forward“, “Impact of the […]

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Posted in Community, Conferences, Education, Featured

2011 EU/US Atlantis Program – Request Grants

11 April 2011

The EU/US Atlantis Program, jointly funded by the European Commission and the US Department of Education, announced that a new call for proposals has been launched  to fund innovative projects which are designed to develop and implement double or joint “transatlantic degrees” for students in the EU and U.S.  The EU alone has made over […]

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Posted in Education, Featured, Scholarships, World

Author Alice Vieira visiting schools in New England – Education

11 April 2011

Portuguese author Alice Vieira is visiting schools in Boston (MA), Providence (RI) and Newark (NJ), sponsored by Lisbon based Instituto Camões and the Embassy of Portugal in Washington, DC. The objective of the visit is to meet teachers of Portuguese and to promote the interest for reading among Portuguese school children. On April 10, Alice […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Education, People

3rd Pride of Portugal Lusitano Festival – Merrimac, MA

10 April 2011

The 3rd Pride of Portugal Lusitano Horse Festival, sponsored by Sons of the Wind School of Equestrian Arts, will take place on Saturday, June 4, 2011. The event gets underway at 2:00 pm and will run through the early evening at Sons of the Wind in Merrimac, MA. In addition, there will be farm tours for […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Sports

Mark Teixeira donates $1million to Harlem Dream – People

09 April 2011

Portuguese American Yankee first baseman Mark Teixeira donated $1million to the Harlem RBI Dream Team campaign. The donation will go toward a $90 million fund to develop a 50,000 square-foot project that includes a permanent home for the Harlem RBI’s DreamCharter School, a community center, 87 units of low-income housing and the upgrading of a […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, People, Sports