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Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade 100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island
 

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Canada | Brampton to inaugurate replica of Portas da Cidade – Toronto, Ontario

One of the most recognizable symbols of the Azores, Portas da Cidade (City Gates) of Ponta Delgada, will soon have a new home in Brampton, in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area. The inauguration of a full-scale replica of the historic monument is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at Azores Park, 100 Malta Avenue.  The monument will […]

100 years ago | Devastating earthquake shook Faial Island – Azores

One hundred years ago today, on the morning of August 31, 1926, the island of Faial was violently shaken by one of the most destructive earthquakes in the modern history of the Azores.  A century later, the Museu da Horta is commemorating the disaster with historical photographs, educational activities and an earthquake-preparedness exercise involving about […]

Mission: Repatriation of Portuguese nationals from Israel is underway – Portugal

11 October 2023

The mission to rescue Portuguese nationals, including tourists and residents in Israel, is currently in progress. Out of nearly 200 individuals who informed the Portuguese authorities of their desire to leave Israel, a group of 80 were already in Larnaca, Cyprus, confirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, in an official statement. A […]

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Posted in Featured, People, Portugal, World

Book | So Many People, Mariana | By Maria Judite de Carvalho – Editor’s Note

10 October 2023

Maria Judite de Carvalho (1921-1998) is now recognized as a major Portuguese writer of the twentieth century. In the short story, she found the perfect vessel for her frank depictions of tragic, ordinary lives, and in So Many People, Mariana collects her first four books of short fiction in English for the first time, telling of […]

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

FIFA: Portugal to co-host the 2030 World Cup – Zürich, Switzerland

05 October 2023

Portugal, Morocco, and Spain are the countries to jointly host the 2030 World Cup tournament. Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will also stage the opening matches to mark the tournament’s centenary. Portugal has never staged the prestigious World Cup, but hosted the UEFA European Championship in 2004, and qualified for the final phase of the FIFA […]

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Posted in Featured, Organizations, Portugal, Sports, World

Times Square: The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine – Interview

03 October 2023

By Millicent Borges Accardi Last spring, the landscape of New York City’s Times Square changed dramatically with the arrival of “The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine” store, located at 1582 Broadway, on the corner of 48th Street, run by COMUR a Portuguese canning company. “O Mundo Fantástico da Sardinha Portuguesa,” as it is known […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Interviews, Portugal, World

Community: Fabric Arts Festival returns to Portuguese New England – Fall River, MA

28 September 2023

The Casa dos Açores de Nova Inglaterra (CANI) is hosting the fourth edition of the annual Fabric Arts Festival (FABRIC), to honor the urban and social fabric of the city of Fall River and the neighboring cities of Providence and New Bedford, which are deeply rooted in the Portuguese cultural heritage. Initiated in Fall River, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Opinion | Immigration and emigration for a better life | By Len Port

28 September 2023

An increasing number of people in recent years have been coming to Portugal for a better life than they have been experiencing in the United States, the United Kingdom and a number of European Union countries. At the same time, many Portuguese residents have been leaving to the same countries where immigrants are coming from. […]

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