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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 […]

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