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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 […]

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

José Macedo wins big at poker

15 March 2011

Known as the Portuguese poker prodigy, José Macedo, 18 years old, is said to have made a staggering US$1, 624, 044, 95 profits from an initial deposit of only US$30 at the online Betfair Poker site.  According to Online Poker.net, “Eventually Macedo deposited $30 online at Betfair and starting at the 1c/2c cash tables and […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, People

Atlantis could have been found – Spain

15 March 2011

Atlantis, the lost mythical island believed to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean, where the Azores are today, may have been found. A team lead by Richard Freund, researcher at the University of Hartford, claims that a submerged island was discovered north of Cadiz, Spain. They believe this could be the lost island of Atlantis […]

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Posted in Azores, Corvo, Heritage

LGBT: Same-sex marriage allowed – Portugal

14 March 2011

Portugal is among the first 10 countries in the world to allow same-sex marriage. The first same-sex marriages took place in the Netherlands on April 1, 2001. The countries that followed were Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland and Argentina. Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva approved the law authorizing same-sex marriages on […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Politics, Portugal