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Summit for Peace | António Costa to represent the EU at Sharm el-Sheikh Book | To Borrow Freedom | By Sheila Greenfield World Tour | The music of Carlos Paredes celebrated in the United States Azores Airlines | Diaspora fears losing a vital lifeline to their homeland Azores
 

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 […]

Book | To Borrow Freedom | By Sheila Greenfield – Editor’s Note

To Borrow Freedom takes you on a gripping journey through the rugged landscapes of Portugal’s Lower Alentejo, where Sheila Greenfield and her husband Robert Lee transformed a derelict farm into one of Europe’s premier equestrian destinations. From humble beginnings with just a tent, five horses, and boundless passion, they created a high-end horseback riding business […]

World Tour | The music of Carlos Paredes celebrated in the United States – Portugal

Celebrating the centenary of legendary Portuguese guitarist and composer Carlos Paredes (1925–2004), the “Paredes Experience” World Tour will visit 15 countries over six months, bringing the timeless sound of the Portuguese guitar to audiences around the globe, including the United States. Honoring Paredes’ artistic legacy and his profound influence on Portuguese cultural identity, the U.S. […]

Azores Airlines | Diaspora fears losing a vital lifeline to their homeland – Azores

The fate of Azores Airlines, the Azores’ international carrier and the only airline maintaining year-round direct service between the archipelago and North America, has become increasingly uncertain as the company’s privatization process faces new delays and mounting financial strain. The airline, part of the SATA Group, connects the islands to Boston, New York, San Francisco, […]

Azores – María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace laureate, could be of Portuguese ancestry – Venezuela

Although not established, genealogical research may link the ancestry of María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Venezuela, to Portuguese ancestry. Apparently, through Portuguese migrants to South America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, she descends from the Machado Zuloaga family, a prominent Venezuelan lineage. Her paternal ancestry can be […]

Book |The Incandescent Threads| by Richard Zimler – Editor’s Note

07 November 2022

From the acclaimed author of The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon and The Warsaw Anagrams comes an unforgettable, deeply moving ode to solidarity, heroism, and the kind of love capable of overcoming humanity’s greatest horror. The latest novel in the Sephardic Cycle, a group of independent works that explore the lives of different branches and generations of a Portuguese-Jewish family, […]

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Opinion| Will Brazil lead the fight against global warming?  – By Len Port

07 November 2022

Brazilians in Portugal, the largest expatriate population here, may still have mixed feelings about the narrow victory in the presidential election back home, but Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa and most of the delegates now in Egypt for the United Nations COP 27 climate summit are pleased at the outcome. President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da […]

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Travel: Azores among the most beautiful places in the world to visit – National Geographic

06 November 2022

The Azores archipelago comes among the “Best of the World” categories listing the 25 most beautiful, must-visit places in 2023, according to the December edition of National Geographic Traveler magazine. This is the second time the Azores are awarded this distinction. In 2016, the Azores was among best places in the world to visit, as […]

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Almeida Maia: One of the most compelling Azorean writers of his generation – Interview

05 November 2022

By Carolina Matos, Editor Novelist and poet, Pedro Filipe Almeida Maia was born in 1979, in Ponta Delgada, Azores, where he lives. A psychologist by training, he stepped into his literary career in 1996 as a lyricist, writing for local musicians. One of the most acclaimed, most prolific, and most awarded Azorean writers of his […]

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Opinion|The COP 27 Climate Conference must ensure action – By Len Port

03 November 2022

The United Nations COP 27 climate conference, which starts at the end of this week, could be of pivotal importance to the entire planet and of special significance to Portugal. Portugal is doing all the right things to limit global warming, but it remains highly vulnerable because of what much bigger nations are not doing. […]

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Travel Alert: TAP Air Portugal cabin workers to strike early December – Portugal

03 November 2022

TAP Air Portugal cabin crew workers, represented by the National Civil Aviation Flight Personnel Union (SNPVAC), advanced this Thursday a strike notice for December 8 and 9. The workers’ action, supported by the airliner pilots, is in response to a proposed new workers’ contract presented by the carrier. According to the notice, the workers demand […]

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