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Rabo de Peixe | Netflix premieres season two of acclaimed Terceira | U.S. Government shutdown leaves workers at Lajes Air Base without pay Book | The First Boat | By José Saramago Municipal Elections | Voters resist populism and polarization in favor of democratic resilience Summit for Peace | António Costa to represent the EU at Sharm el-Sheikh
 

Rabo de Peixe | Netflix premieres season two of acclaimed “Turn of the Tide” – Azores

Netflix today premieres season two of the acclaimed Portuguese series Rabo de Peixe (Turn of the Tide), continuing the thrilling saga that first placed the Azores on the global streaming map. Produced by Ukbar Filmes in partnership with Netflix, the series has become one of the platform’s most-watched non-English shows, ranking in the Top 10 […]

Terceira | U.S. Government shutdown leaves workers at Lajes Air Base without pay – Azores

Hundreds of Portuguese civilian workers employed at the U.S. Air Force’s Lajes Field (Base das Lajes) on Terceira Island, Azores, have gone without pay as a direct consequence of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The situation has created a bilateral diplomatic reaction. According to reports, confirmed by the Government of the Azores, Portuguese employees working […]

Book | The First Boat | By José Saramago – Editor’s Note

International award winner! A beautifully illustrated story book for kids 4-8 about the importance of nature and community, from Nobel Prize winner José Saramago. The sea is the universe close to us. Here is the story of a man who lives at the water’s edge, watching the rise and fall of the shoreline. It is […]

Municipal Elections | Voters resist populism and polarization in favor of democratic resilience – Portugal

The morning after Portugal’s 2025 municipal elections, a new political map is taking shape across the country, while final certified results from the Ministry of Internal Administration are expected in the coming days. Meanwhile, analysts suggest that Portugal’s strong local democratic culture, rooted in community identity, continues to resist the populist polarization that has reshaped […]

Summit for Peace | António Costa to represent the EU at Sharm el-Sheikh – Egypy

António Costa, President of the European Council and former Prime Minister of Portugal, will represent the European Union at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace, taking place on Monday, October 13, in Egypt. The summit, co-hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Donald J. Trump, seeks to consolidate international efforts toward ending […]

Opinion | Families struggling with cost of living – Portugal

08 March 2023

By Len Port The people of Portugal are struggling with a cost of living crisis that shows no sign of abating any time soon despite – and perhaps because of – sanctions imposed by the West on Russia in response to its war in Ukraine. Dr Uwe Werblow, now retired and living in the Algarve, […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Portugal

March 8th | Portuguese women have come a long way – International Women’s Day

08 March 2023

March 8th has been the recognized date for International Women’s Day since 1914, when it was officially declared by the International Women’s Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and the work still needed to be done. The day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, […]

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

Poet: Michael Garcia Spring traces his bloodline back to the Azores – Interview

07 March 2023

By Millicent Borges Accardi Poet Michael Garcia Spring, the author of five books, lives in Southwest Oregon where he works as a martial arts instructor. His writing achievements include a Robert Graves Award, Turtle Island Poetry Award, and an honorable mention for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. In 2016, he received a scholarship to attend […]

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

Community: Advocating for the civil rights of Portuguese citizens in the USA – Washington, D.C.

06 March 2023

The Council of Portuguese Communities in North America (CRAN/CCP) convened in Washington D.C. last weekend to address pertinent issues related to Portuguese American communities. The Council’s primary objective is to advocate for the fundamental rights of Portuguese citizens living in the United States and Canada. During the annual meeting, the Council strongly denounced the budget […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal

Job Opportunity: Visiting Professor of Portuguese Studies – UMass Lowell, MA

06 March 2023

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Saab Center for Portuguese Studies in the University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences announce the FLAD/Saab Visiting Professorship in Portuguese Studies for Spring Semester 2024. This program is a three-year collaboration that sponsors a one-semester a year, open-rank, Visiting Professor of Portuguese Studies at UMass […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal

Book | Historical Dictionary of Portugal | by Douglas L. Wheeler – Editor’s Note

24 February 2023

Portugal is a small Western European nation with a large, distinctive past replete with both triumph and tragedy. One of the continent’s oldest nation-states, Portugal has frontiers that are essentially unchanged since the late 14th century. The country’s unique character and 850-year history as an independent state present several curious paradoxes. As of 1974, when […]

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