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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 […]

Meredith Vieira to exit the “Today Show” – NBC

05 April 2011

According to the Hollywood Reporter citing sources at the NBC television network, Portuguese American anchorwoman Meredith Vieira is considering leaving the “Today Show” at the end of her reported $11million annual contract expiring in September 2011. Rumors that Meredith Vieira  could leave the the “Today Show”  are not new. Vieira, whose husband Richard M. Cohen suffers from […]

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Chef George Mendes lined up for the top – BRAVO

05 April 2011

Network television BRAVO is ready for its third edition of  Top Chefs Masters which premiers tomorrow, April 6. Among the competitors is Portuguese American Chef George Mendes owner of famed New York city Aldea Restaurant, Floyd Cardoz, lately of Tabla, and Suvir Saran executive chef of Dévi. The chefs are competing to win up to $15,000 for […]

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Posted in Community, Entertainment, Featured, Food & Wine, Life Style

Azorean Communities Journalism Award 2011- Azores

05 April 2011

The Regional Government of the Azores has announced the 2011 Prémio de Jornalismo Comunidades (Azorean Communities Journalism Award) aimed at recognizing journalists that have promoted a better understanding of the Azores and the Azorean communities around the world. The award will distinguish originality, creativity and research work published between January 1 and October 31, 2011. […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Community

Rocha’s “Pope’s Assassin” mystery in action – Book

05 April 2011

A recipe for a best-selling, Luis Rocha’s debut novel in the United States “The Pope’s Assassin” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) is loaded with action. The plot tells about a struggle between the Vatican and the Jesuit Order with priests killing and being murdered for trying to access old artifacts and secrets. When the killing begins, Rocha […]

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Is Katy Perry going Gaga? – People

05 April 2011

Katy Perry is always up to something these days.  Now she has been accused of  emulating Lady Gaga on  her new video for ‘E.T.’ Katy released her new video last week, and it was immediately compared to Gaga’s recent video for ‘Born This Way’. Both videos feature extra-terrestrial themes and ideas of re-birth, as well […]

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Study compares Spanish and Portuguese skulls – N.Carolina

05 April 2011

Researchers at the North Carolina State University found that craniofacial differences between contemporary men and women are less pronounced than they were in the 16th century. The study which examined hundreds of Spanish and Portuguese skulls spanning four centuries, also found that, while craniofacial features for both sexes in Spain have changed over time, the […]

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Posted in Education