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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 Vatican City | Pope Leo XIV to visit Fátima in the near future Community | Boston Red Sox to honor Portuguese Heritage Night
 

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 […]

Vatican City | Pope Leo XIV to visit Fátima in the near future – Portugal

Pope Leo XIV has expressed a clear desire to visit Portugal, fueling growing expectations that a future papal trip will include the Sanctuary of Fátima, one of the world’s most significant Catholic pilgrimage sites.  While the Vatican has confirmed there is no imminent official visit being planned, recent diplomatic and ecclesiastical signals suggest the visit […]

Community | Boston Red Sox to honor Portuguese Heritage Night – Massachusetts

The Boston Red Sox have announced a special Portuguese Heritage Night on June 3 at Fenway Park, as the team takes on the Baltimore Orioles.  June’s designation as Portuguese-American Heritage Month in Massachusetts gives added significance to the Red Sox celebration at Fenway Park.  The honor is part of the club’s ongoing commitment to celebrate […]

Today in History | Luís de Camões born 500 years ago – Portugal

23 January 2024

The exact birth date of Luís Vaz de Camões, the author of Os Lusíadas, (The Lusiads), is not definitively known. Still, it is believed he was born on January 23, 1524, which marks a yearlong national celebration of his 500th anniversary. Camões is widely regarded as the greatest poet of the Portuguese language, best known […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

Book | The Prehistoric Rock Art of Portugal | By George Nash & Sara Garcês – Editor’s Note

15 January 2024

The Prehistoric Rock Art of Portugal presents significant interpretive perspectives in Portuguese rock art research and offers an excellent representation of core rock art areas, along with current thinking and interpretations. The various chapters deliver a personal approach to the many issues, themes and approaches that are embedded within the rock art of the outpost of […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Portugal

Travel | In-Depth Guide to Visa and Entry Requirements – Portugal

14 January 2024

Portugal, situated at the westernmost edge of Europe, stands as one of the oldest sovereign states on the continent, adorned with a rich history and captivating architecture shaped by centuries of invasions. With a population of 10,291,027 and covering an area of 92,212 km2, Portugal is not just a land of cultural richness but also […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, Portugal, Travel, World

Opinion | Portugal at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution – Len Port

10 January 2024

Portugal is forging ahead with phasing out fossil fuels to help save the planet from global warming. Thanks to strong winds, plenty of bright sunshine, and even lots of rain in parts of the country, Portugal is in the forefront of expanding the use of renewable sources to produce electricity. The United Nations COP28 summit […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, World

Book | The Portuguese Colonial War and the African Liberation Struggles | By Miguel Cardina – Editor’s Note

05 January 2024

The Portuguese Colonial War and the African Liberation Struggles: Memory, Politics and Uses of the Past presents a critical and comparative analysis on the memory of the colonial and liberation wars that led to a regime change in Portugal and to the independence of five new African countries: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and São Tomé […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Books, Cape Verde, Featured, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World

Ricardo Farinha: Four Decades of Portuguese Hip-Hop – Interview

03 January 2024

By Jeremy Klemin For as long as Ricardo Farinha can remember, hip-hop has been a part of his life. The neighborhood of Queluz, in the Lisbon metropolitan area, where Farinha grew up, has been a musical hotbed for decades, and his parents were also huge fans, often playing the latest hits around the house. Farinha […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, Portugal, World