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Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization 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
 

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 […]

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 […]

Opinion | Portugal offers ambitious goals at the UN COP29  | Len Port

22 November 2024

By Len Port Portugal has been contributing positively in its own way to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Unfortunately, the conference, which concludes Friday, has been mired in controversy and has failed so far in reaching essential international cooperation. Portugal came to the […]

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Posted in Conferences, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Poetry | PaulA Neves conjures dreams and fate – Interview

14 November 2024

By Millicent Borges Accardi I met PaulA Neves in 2011 when we were part of the first Writing the Luso Experience class, taught by Frank Gaspar at Disquiet in Lisbon. And, we became fast friends after many adventures with the Kale Soup for the Soul reading series, whose founding members include PaulA, Carlo Matos and […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Portugal, World

Travel | Azores Tourism Portal supports tourists and investors – Azores

14 November 2024

Earlier this month, the Azores Tourism Summit introduced the new Azores Tourism Portal, a digital platform designed to enhance the user experience by consolidating tourism-related services and information into a single, user-friendly website. The Azores Tourism Portal streamlines access to an extensive array of tourism resources and services, previously dispersed across multiple channels, to offer […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Travel, World

Opinion | United Nations Climate Change Conference faces a daunting challenge – Len Port

13 November 2024

By Len Port Almost 200 countries were invited to participate in the latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Scientists maintain that a climate catastrophe is still preventable but only if decisive actions are taken immediately. This is the daunting challenge facing the UN COP29 […]

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Diplomacy | President Rebelo de Sousa congratulates President Donald Trump – Portugal

06 November 2024

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, congratulated President-elect Donald Trump and wished him success in “affirming the transatlantic relationship, democracy, human rights, and building sustainable peace and progress.” In a note on the Presidency’s website, Rebelo de Sousa highlighted Portugal’s early recognition of United States independence as the first neutral country to do […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, People, Politics, Portugal

Opinion | Europe shocked over Donald Trump elected for second term | Len Port

06 November 2024

By Len Port Most people in Portugal and almost all other European countries have been shocked by the election of Donald Trump for a second term as president if the United States.  While European leaders quickly congratulated Mr. Trump on Wednesday morning, most were concerned about future US – EU trade relations, the president-elect’s unpredictable […]

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