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Community | Carminho returns for a Fado concert touring 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
 

Community | Carminho returns for a Fado concert touring – United States 

Grammy-nominated Portuguese fado singer Carminho is currently touring the U.S. in support of her latest recording, “Eu Vou Morrer de Amor ou Resistir” (I will die from love or I’ll resist). Carminho’s new album is already recognized as a landmark contribution to fado music. Like the best of this music, it is at once revolutionary […]

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 […]

Space Travel: Mário Ferreira the first Portuguese tourist to fly into space – Portugal

26 July 2022

Portuguese entrepreneur Mário Ferreira will be the first Portuguese “space tourist,” to board the New Shepard capsule in its next space mission programed by  Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos aerospace company. Blue Origin has confirmed that Mário Ferreira would be the first person from Portugal to cross into the space frontier. Jeff Bezos, the founder […]

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Opinion| It’s now or never! Climate calamity is here – by Len Port

25 July 2022

We’ve all heard about the need for enough urgent action to avoid a climate change calamity, but it simply isn’t happening. Here in Portugal, one of the most vulnerable countries to global warming, the authorities have been moving decisively in the fight against climate change by replacing fossil fuels with renewables. But this is only […]

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Climate change: Country on high alert for wildfires causing death and destruction – Portugal

18 July 2022

Raging wildfires have swept across parts of Portugal in recent days, causing death and destruction, and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. On Saturday, according to Portugal’s Health Ministry, Marta Temido, 659 mainly elderly people had died of heat-related deaths, Reuters reported, while more than 60 people were injured.  Portugal has experienced an average high […]

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Robert Simon: A lover of all things Portuguese – Interview

13 July 2022

By Millicent Borges Accardi Meet Robert Simon, a professor at Kennesaw State University where he teaches Portuguese, Hispanic and Lusophone cultures and literatures. He is also a poet and literary critic, authoring books and articles on the poetries of Angola, Portugal, and Spain. With compositions in three languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish, Simon’s work often […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Cape Verde, Education, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, World

Corruption: Pandora Papers are highly relevant to Portugal – By Len Port

12 July 2022

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has produced an easy-to-read insight into the vast number of leaked documents contained in its explosive Pandora Papers about global corruption. The Pandora Papers are highly relevant to Portugal, as this is regarded internationally as well as by its own citizens, as a significantly corrupt country that the […]

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Blue Origin: First Portuguese astronaut will be part of space mission – Portugal

11 July 2022

For the first time, a Portuguese astronaut will be part of a space expedition as a crew member of the next mission of Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos aerospace company. Jeff Bezos, the founder  and executive chairman of Blue Origin, is the former president and CEO of Amazon.com. The announcement was made during the GLEX […]

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