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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 […]

BNP Research Fellowship Program – Portugal

14 April 2011

The National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca National de Portugal), based in Lisbon, in partnership with the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), also based in Lisbon, is sponsoring a Research Fellowship Program aimed at American scholars interested in conducting research at the National Library archives. The National Library Research Fellowship is offered every two years. Researchers, teachers, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Scholarships

Diving with the sharks – Azores

14 April 2011

The Azores have become one of the most exciting places for divers looking for adventure and a close view at marine life. Tour organizers have been luring adventurous divers to the islands with promises for chilling encounters with Blue and Mako sharks. Based in Madalena do Pico, “Pico Sport”  is the ultimate “shark school,” and […]

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Posted in Azores, Faial, Graciosa, Life Style, Pico, Travel

The Portuguese “Civilizing Mission” in Africa Lecture – UMD

13 April 2011

The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, announced a lecture on the topic “The Portuguese ‘Civilizing Mission’ in Africa: Race and Labor in the Third Portuguese Empire, 1870-1930” by historian Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 19, at 12:30 pm, in the LARTS Room […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Education

2011 Renewable Energies in the Azores – Conference

13 April 2011

The Assembly of European Regions (AER), headquartered in Strasbourg, France,  is organizing a conference and study visit on renewable energies on  27 May, 2011, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel,  Azores. The meeting will include presentations of good practice cases from the Azores and a visit to the geothermic park of Ribeira Grande, which produces 52% […]

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Posted in Faial, Flores, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira

Portuguese Americans are organized and well connected

13 April 2011

By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Estimates indicate that  about 1.4 million individuals living in the United States today are of Portuguese ancestry, with a large percentage coming from the Azores. Presently, there are sizable communities mostly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, California, and Hawaii. The Portuguese presence in the United States goes […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Social networks

Azores Gateway to Europe Colloquium – UMD

12 April 2011

A conference on the topic “The Azores, A Gateway to Europe” will take place on Thursday, April 21, from 1:00pm to 3:30 pm, at  The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMD), LARTS Conference Room 374. Guest speakers are Prof. Luís Andrade, Professor of Political Science and International Relations addressing “The Azores in the context of transatlantic […]

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Posted in Azores, Conferences

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