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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 […]

Love is in the air – Portugal

19 January 2011

Vera Silva, a Portuguese flight attendant, got the surprise of her life when her boyfriend, João Vieira, proposed to her today in mid-flight on a TAP Air Portugal plane from Lisbon to Barcelona. According to the Telegraph, her fellow flight attendants, as well as the flight’s pilot, were aware of the planned  surprise engagement. João Vieira […]

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II International Congress of Anglo-Portuguese Studies 2011 – Lisbon

17 January 2011

The II International Congress of Anglo-Portuguese Studies, a 3-day congress on topics related to Anglo-Portuguese historical, literary and cultural relations, will take place at the Center for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies (CETPS), in Lisbon, from April 18 to April 20, 2011. Papers that make comparisons and connections between Portugal and Anglophone countries are also […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Organizations, World

SATA increases flight capacity – Azores

16 January 2011

SATA Air Azores has renewed its fleet with the acquisition of a number of new aircraft units. The fleet renewal project has been just completed with the farewell fligh of the last ATP  “Flores” last week. The aircraft “Flores” made its maiden flight for SATA Air Azores in 1990 and ended its flying career for […]

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Posted in Azores, Corvo, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Santa Maria, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel

ASPHS Annual International Conference – Lisbon

14 January 2011

The Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies will hold its 42nd annual international conference at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Lisbon, Portugal, from June 30 to July 2, 2011. Proposals for both individual papers and thematic panels are welcome. The ASPHS promotes the research on Spain and Portugal’s History and related disciplines. Scholars in […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Organizations

42nd Northeast Modern Language Association – Conference

10 January 2011

The 42nd convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) will be held in New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 7-10, 2011. The host institution this year is Rutgers University, and the convention will be held at the Hyatt New Brunswick.  The 42nd Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions, as well as dynamic speakers and […]

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Fernando Pessoa online – Lisbon

09 January 2011

The private library of Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) became the first Portuguese library to be fully digitalized and made available online, announced Inês Pedrosa, director of the Casa Fernando Pessoa. Researchers and scholars will be now able to view 1,317 volumes (of which 1,140 belong to the Casa Fernando Pessoa and the remaining belonging to his […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Education