02 June 2023
The First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, is scheduled to visit Lisbon on June 5th to attend the opening of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Art in Embassies program, organized by the US Embassy in Portugal. During her time in Lisbon, Jill Biden will be present at the opening ceremony of a […]
Posted in Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
28 May 2023
On May 29th, the people of the Azores celebrate “Azores Day” or “Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores” (Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores). This public holiday, observed throughout the archipelago, is a commemoration of self-rule, identity, and pride, symbolizing the affirmation of the Azorean people’s unique culture, way of life, and regional […]
Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Pico
25 May 2023
A masterpiece of realism, Machado de Assis’s Dom Casmurro probes the mind of a distrustful husband with delusions of grandeur. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson’s critically acclaimed translations of Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas and The Collected Stories of Machado de Assis introduced a new generation of readers to one of Brazil’s most groundbreaking […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Brazil, Featured, People, World
24 May 2023
Portuguese fado singers Maria Emília and Hélder Moutinho visit the U.S. next month for two concerts of the ever-evolving music. The best of fado–a way of living as much as a way of playing–is a dynamic conversation among singers and musicians, with constant give-and-take, honoring the past while always keeping an eye on the future. […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, Portugal
23 May 2023
By Millicent Borges Accardi Meet author Esmeralda Cabral! Born on São Miguel, in the Azores, Esmeralda Cabral immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta with her family when she was a child, and she jokingly brags that Canada was where she first “learned to speak English, shovel snow, skate on a lake and cross-country ski through trails in […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, São Miguel
22 May 2023
Between 120 and 150 highly influential leaders attended a Bildeberger meeting over the past few days in Lisbon prompting the usual howls from conspiracy theorists amid silence from the participants. Among those who gathered for the start of the four-day meeting were top officials from companies such as OpenAI, Google and Microsoft. The political titans […]
Posted in Conferences, Featured, People, Politics, Portugal, World
