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Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership
 

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 […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

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 […]

Giant dinosaur discovered – Angola

16 March 2011

According to the Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences a long-necked, plant-eating sauropod –  discovered in Angola in 2005 – is believed to be one of the largest creatures ever to have walked the earth. Portuguese paleontologist Octávio Mateus, who found the new dinosaur,  and named Angolatitan Adamastor – Angolatitan means “Angolan giant” and the Adamastor […]

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Posted in Angola, People, World

35th Annual Conference on Education and Culture – Tulare

16 March 2011

The Luso-American Education Foundation, in partnership with the Tulare Joint Union High School District, is promoting the 35th Annual Conference on Education, to take place Mach 25-27, in Tulare, California on the topic “Portuguese-American Communities: Our Heritage — Our Future.”  More than 250 people are expected to attend. The Luso-American Education Foundation was organized by […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Conferences, Education, Heritage, Organizations, Scholarships

Portuguese language call centers to open – USA

16 March 2011

Tthe fastest growing answering service in North American, Specialty Answering Service  (SAS),  announced today it plans to open call centers in Portuguese in the near future. According to Esther Cardin, SAS’s marketing coordinator, potential customers are asking more and more for the Portuguese language option. According to the statement released today by (SAS), Portuguese language […]

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Posted in Community

FLAD book launching events – California

16 March 2011

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), in partnership with the Portuguese Athletic Club and the Heritage Publications of California announced a series of book launching events in California. Four books will be presented: À Procura da Grande Estratégia: De Roosevelt a Obama,  by the I Azorean Roosevelt Forum; Repúblicas em paralelo: Portugal – E.U.A., FLAD edition; Os […]

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Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Conferences

Lisbon dining scene is ubiquitous – Food

15 March 2011

From the plainness of boiled cod fish soaked in olive oil to squid and prawns delicacies, Lisbon is an exciting culinary destination, at least for New York Times food critic Seth Sherwooh. He got it all right: from the mom-and-pop joints to the ambitious upstart restaurants,  Lisbon dining scene can be pungent and oily, salty […]

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Posted in Food & Wine, Life Style, Travel, World

International Women’s Day celebration – E. Providence

15 March 2011

A group of Portuguese women are celebrating the International Women’s Day.  The event sponsored by Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra, takes place on March 25, at 7:00pm,  160 Orchard Street, East Providence, Rhode Island. A panel of invited speakers includes, Dr. Valquiria Ribeiro, Dr. Irene Amaral and Avadora de Sousa.   The International Women’s Day has […]

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Posted in Community, Conferences, Organizations