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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 […]

Portuguese-American Young Leaders Summit – Washington DC

30 March 2011

The National Organization of Portuguese-Americans (NOPA), will hold its first annual  Portuguese American Young Leaders Summit (YPALS). The event, sponsored by the Portuguese Embassy, will take place in Washington, DC, in June, 2011. The main goal is to educate the Portuguese-American youth regarding the many advantages and opportunities offered to them  by Portugal. The summit will […]

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Scientists unveil cancer suppressor gene – Porto

30 March 2011

A team of Portuguese researchers discovered a “broad spectrum” cancer suppressor  – called LRP1B – which acts by removing proteins crucial for cancer development from the tumor environment. LRP1B is a protein/receptor on the cell membrane with the function to carry molecules from outside to the inside of the cell. The team includes researcher Hugo […]

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4th Senior International Golf Championship – Estoril

30 March 2011

The 4th Portuguese Senior Mens’s International Championship golf tournament will take place at Golf Estoril, Portugal, from April 25th to May 1st, 2011. Participants will be competing for the “Taça José de Sousa e Mello”. Tournament is limited to 93 players by order of handicap. Limited to 8,3 handicap. Both tournaments are played Gross and have […]

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2010 North-South Prize awarded – Lisbon

29 March 2011

The 2010 North-South Prize winners  -Louise Arbour (Canada) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil)  – were awarded today, March 29, in Lisbon, at the Portuguese Parliament, at a ceremony presided by President Anibal Cavaco Silva among many other personalities. Louise Arbour was born on 10 February 1947 in Montreal, Quebec. She began her academic career […]

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First to meet fuel-efficiency goals – Portugal

29 March 2011

Portugal is the first country to meet the goals set fuel-efficiency for cars in the European Union which goals are to decrease car emissions down to 130 grams of CO2 by km by 2015. Average car emissions in Portugal’s new car market were 127.4 grams in 2010, followed by France, Denmark and Italy, which were […]

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José Macedo poker prodigy is in hiding

29 March 2011

Little is known about Portuguese poker prodigy José Macedo because he is in hiding. He has not been seen for months given the fact that he was under age at the time he played poker online and amassed a small fortune.  Macedo is said to have made a staggering US$1, 624, 044, 95 profits from […]

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