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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 […]

Royal couple visiting Portugal this week – Lisbon

28 March 2011

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Portugal this week on a ten-day tour which also includes Spain and Morocco.  The “spring tour” set to begin on March 28th,  was the first the royal couple made to any of the countries as a couple. In Portugal the royal couple toured Lisbon where among other […]

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Posted in People, World

Indians could claim Portuguese citizenship – Goa

28 March 2011

Thousands of Indians and their descendants –  in the former colonies of Goa, Daman and Diu – still could claim  Portuguese citizenship.  It is estimated that nearly three million still could make that claim for themselves including two subsequent generations.   To qualify claimants must submit an original birth certificate attesting that they or a relative […]

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Posted in Damão, Diu, Genealogy, Goa, Heritage, World

Tony Cabral appointed to Redistricting Committee – New Bedford

28 March 2011

State Rep. Antonio F.D. Cabral, (D-New Bedford), has been appointed  to serve on the joint legislative committee on redistricting, a powerful position in the drafting of the  new district lines for all Massachusetts state representatives, state senators and U.S. congressmen for the next decade. There are 7 senators and 21 representatives on the committee. According to […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, People, Politics

TAP flights from Lisbon and Porto – Miami

28 March 2011

The Portuguese national airline, TAP Air Portugal, announced that it will operate five flights a week to Miami International Airport staring June.  TAP will increase its traffic between Europe and Miami, reinforcing its competitive edge between Portugal, the USA and Latin America. Currently TAP Air Portugal operates flights to Newark departing from Lisbon and Porto, with seven flights per week […]

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Posted in Travel

Portuguese-American heritage conference – California

27 March 2011

The Luso-American Education Foundation, with the co-sponsorship of the Tulare Joint Union High School District, organized its 35th annual Conference on Education and Culture under the topic “Portuguese-American Communities: Our Heritage – Our Future.” The event started on March 24th with an exhibit at Tulare Union Library by Portuguese artist Vasco Costa.  It also included […]

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Posted in Community, Conferences, Education, Heritage, Organizations

Prince Henry Society 2010 Awards – Massachusetts

27 March 2011

On Mach 1st   Prince Henry Society, MA, honored  Peter Pereira with the 2010 Recognition Award, and Paula and Arnie Briden with the Brotherhood Award. Pereira is an award-winning staff photographer for The Standard-Times. Pereira worked with a team of journalists to chronicle the live of Portuguese-Americans in Massachusetts, which led to the publication of “A Nossa Vida: The Portuguese […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, Organizations, People