16 April 2024
As the countdown to the 2024 Olympics in Paris begins, Portuguese are gearing up to follow the games, but many may face unexpected hurdles in the form of visa requirements. With the Olympics fast approaching, world enthusiasts and supporters are busy making preparations, from travel arrangements to ensuring they have the necessary documentation to enter […]
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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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 […]
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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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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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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