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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 […]

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

George Mendes winner Best New Chefs 2011 – People

09 April 2011

Portuguese American Chef George Mendes is among the winners of the 23rd Annual Food & Wine Best New Chefs Award, announced April 5 by Food & Wine magazine, at the Bohemian National Hall in New York City. The award recognizes chefs with a distinctive culinary style and exceptional vision. Best New Chefs are chosen after […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Food & Wine, Interviews, People

Sky Ferreira releases “99Tears” – People

08 April 2011

Portuguese American performer Sky Ferreira,19 years old, is definitely a star on the rise. Song writer, model and actress, Ferreira has just released “99 Tears” — her new lyric video — and her new EP “As If!” on iTunes. About her multi-ethnic identity she recently revealed “My dad is Brazilian and Portuguese and my mom […]

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Posted in Entertainment, Featured, People

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