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Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade 100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island Sports | Fernando Pimenta world canoeing champion
 

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 killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The five Portuguese victims were António Augusto Tomé Rocha, 34; […]

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 […]

100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island – Azores

One hundred years ago today, on the morning of August 31, 1926, the island of Faial was violently shaken by one of the most destructive earthquakes in the modern history of the Azores.  A century later, the Museu da Horta is commemorating the disaster with historical photographs, educational activities and an earthquake-preparedness exercise involving about […]

Sports | Fernando Pimenta world canoeing champion – Poznan, Poland

Portuguese canoeing star Fernando Pimenta was crowned world champion in the K1 1000 meters, winning a dramatic final at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznan, Poland, on August 29, 2026.  The achievement adds another historic chapter to the career of the athlete from Ponte de Lima, widely regarded as Portugal’s greatest canoeist. Pimenta currently […]

Community | Online training for diaspora folklore groups – Azores

29 November 2024

The Regional Government of the Azores is organizing a free online training workshop for Azorean folklore groups based in South and North America to be held on December 14th at 5:00 pm Azores time. This initiative, offered through the Regional Directorate for Communities, aims to provide a platform for sharing and updating knowledge about Azorean […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People

Book | Fernando Pessoa | By Bartholomew Ryan| Editor’s Note

23 November 2024

As a young man Fernando Pessoa aspired to, as he put it, “be plural like the universe.” He would fulfill this desire by inventing over one hundred fictional alter-egos which he called heteronyms. Beginning with Pessoa’s early days in Portugal, this philosophical biography explores this modernist pioneer’s life, work, and imaginative universe. Bartholomew Ryan offers […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Portugal, World

Opinion | Portugal offers ambitious goals at the UN COP29  | Len Port

22 November 2024

By Len Port Portugal has been contributing positively in its own way to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Unfortunately, the conference, which concludes Friday, has been mired in controversy and has failed so far in reaching essential international cooperation. Portugal came to the […]

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Poetry | PaulA Neves conjures dreams and fate – Interview

14 November 2024

By Millicent Borges Accardi I met PaulA Neves in 2011 when we were part of the first Writing the Luso Experience class, taught by Frank Gaspar at Disquiet in Lisbon. And, we became fast friends after many adventures with the Kale Soup for the Soul reading series, whose founding members include PaulA, Carlo Matos and […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Portugal, World

Travel | Azores Tourism Portal supports tourists and investors – Azores

14 November 2024

Earlier this month, the Azores Tourism Summit introduced the new Azores Tourism Portal, a digital platform designed to enhance the user experience by consolidating tourism-related services and information into a single, user-friendly website. The Azores Tourism Portal streamlines access to an extensive array of tourism resources and services, previously dispersed across multiple channels, to offer […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Travel, World

Opinion | United Nations Climate Change Conference faces a daunting challenge – Len Port

13 November 2024

By Len Port Almost 200 countries were invited to participate in the latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Scientists maintain that a climate catastrophe is still preventable but only if decisive actions are taken immediately. This is the daunting challenge facing the UN COP29 […]

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