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Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts
 

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 […]

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

75 competing at 2011 Rally Portugal – Lisbon

23 March 2011

The 2011 WRC Rally Portugal takes place March 24-27, starting in Lisbon at Praça do Império and ending in Faro, Algarve. The rally is returning to Lisbon for the first time in 37 years. A total of 75 cars are on the entry list, and they will compete the 17 stages and 385kms across the […]

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Struggling schools face takeover – Fall River, MA

23 March 2011

The Fall River and Holyoke school systems may face a takeover by the state over the next year if they don’t significantly improve, said the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education Mitchell D. Chester. According to him the  the two districts are among nine the state considers underperforming – either because of weak administrative practices or poor academic […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured

Aviagen Portuguese language website – Alabama

23 March 2011

The Aviagen Group, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, has launched a Portuguese version of its corporate website to give more customers online access to the company’s technical libraries and best practices. According to a company statement, Aviagen’s Portuguese language site is designed to serve Aviagen customers in some of its fastest-growing markets. Aviagen also […]

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Posted in Featured, World

Ericeira 1st European World Surf Reserve – Portugal

22 March 2011

 Ericeira beach resort, off the coast of central Portugal, was named the first surf reserve in Europe by the international organization Save the Waves.  The distinction is an international recognition for efforts in the preservation of natural resources. Save the Wabes also named Ericeira,  along with Santa Cruz Beach in California, the two top world surfing reserves. […]

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Lisbon among least costly – Portugal

22 March 2011

Lisbon is one of the most affordable cities in Western Europe, revealed figures from the Hotel Price Index, compiled from bookings made through Hotels.com, one of the world’s largest booking websites for 130,000 hotels around the world. The numbers revealed that in 2010 a 5-star hotel room in Lisbon would cost €83,  while in Warsaw, Poland, […]

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Portuguese venture at Silicon Valley – California

22 March 2011

Portuguese software developing companies will be featured at the “Plug and Play Tech Center” at Silicon Valley home to many of the world’s largest technology corporations, after a group of Portuguese start-up entrepreneurs toured Silicon Valley looking for partnerships. In Portugal the AICEP Portugal Global  has launched the “Portugal Innovate With Us” initiative aimed at […]

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