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Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws
 

Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave – Los Angeles, CA

Alberto M. Carvalho, the Portuguese-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), remains on paid administrative leave following a federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school system.  The move comes after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed search warrants at Carvalho’s residence and district offices in late February 2026, in […]

FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation – Portugal

The Board of Trustees of Lisbon based, Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) appointed Dr. Carlos Henrique da Costa Neves, 72, to the Executive Board, chaired since January 15, 2026, by José Manuel Durão Barroso. Born in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores,  Costa Neves holds a degree in Law from the University of Lisbon. He has held […]

Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  – Review

By Millicent Borges Accardi Born in Lisboa, Portugal, Hugo dos Santos was raised in New Jersey. An award-winning writer and translator, his books include a collection of short stories about Newark, Then, there (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), his upcoming book, book A Reduction in Force (Bauhan Publishing, 2026), winner of the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry […]

Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created – Portugal

The Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Emídio Sousa, has expressed his intention to foster the creation of an economic community that connects Portuguese citizens and their descendants worldwide, aiming to strengthen ties between the diaspora and Portugal’s economy. His proposal centers on leveraging the global Portuguese diaspora, estimated at more than five million people, […]

Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has voted in a preliminary session to advance three controversial bills that would significantly alter the country’s gender identity framework, marking a potential shift away from one of Europe’s most progressive legal models.  The proposals, backed by center-right and right-wing parties including the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Chega, and CDS-PP, would move forward […]

Book | Trust the Bluer Skies | by paulo da costa – Editor’s Note

15 April 2024

During an extended stay in his childhood home in Portugal, Portuguese Canadian author paulo da costa distills the wide-eyed innocence, joy, and curiosity of his four-year-old son as he meets his aging grandparents and explores an unfamiliar country and culture into a beautiful, tender, and poetic portrait of father-son relationships. Evocative and heartwarming, Trust the […]

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Portugal: Ship sailing under Portuguese flag seized by Iranian forces – Persian Gulf

13 April 2024

A cargo ship linked to Israel, sailing under a Portuguese flag through the Persian Gulf, was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Saturday. The ship, operated by the international shipping company Zodiac Maritime, which is managed by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer, identified as the “MCS Aries” was en route to India when Iranian forces […]

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Posted in Featured, Portugal, World

Terceira: Lajes Base to play crucial role in ongoing global conflicts – Azores

10 April 2024

Lajes Base, strategically positioned on Terceira Island in the Azores, holds significant value for United States national security and NATO, given the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe. This importance was recently highlighted by US Ambassador to Portugal, Randi Charno Levine, during a conference held by the Açoriano Oriental newspaper on São Miguel […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, World

| Above the Salt | Katherine Vaz discusses her breakthrough novel – Interview

03 April 2024

By Millicent Borges Accardi Katherine Vaz is the author of three novels: Above the Salt, Saudade, and Mariana; and two collections of short fiction: Fado and Other Stories and Our Lady of the Artichokes. Her latest book, Above the Sal ( Flatiron Books/Macmillan) is forthcoming from ASA Publishers in Portugal. Luso-Americano named Vaz one of […]

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

Opinion | Problems loom for Portugal’s new parliament – Len Port

29 March 2024

Portugal’s center-right Prime Minister-elect, Luis Montenegro, revealed on Thursday his cabinet emerging from the Democratic Alliance (AD) coalition, including the center-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) and two lesser right-leaning parties. The coalition which received 28.8% of the vote won 80 seats in the 230-seat parliament. The government’s agenda is to be debated in parliament on […]

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

Conference: The Carnation Revolution: Global Perspectives – UMass, Dartmouth

29 March 2024

The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture (CPSC), in coordination with the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, announced that it is hosting an international conference on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of April 2024. The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, a seminal event in Portuguese history.  The theme is “The Carnation Revolution: […]

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