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Community | 20th Anniversary of Portas da Cidade Celebration Community | The Holy Ghost Festival of New England returns Community | Judge Luis Matos nominated to Rhode Island Supreme Court Husband The Odyssey | Portuguese Podengo takes center stage in Christopher Nolan
 

Community | 20th Anniversary of Portas da Cidade Celebration – Fall River, MA

Mayor Paul Coogan, in conjunction with the Portas da Cidade Advisory Committee and the Prince Henry Society, will host a special ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Portas da Cidade (City Gates), one of Fall River’s most recognizable symbols of its Azorean heritage.  The celebration will take place Monday, August 31, at 10:30 am […]

Community | The Holy Ghost Festival of New England returns – Fall River, MA

The Holy Ghost Festival of New England will be held in Kennedy Park in Fall River, Massachusetts, from August 26–30. Former Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to visit Fall River as a guest of honor for the 40th-anniversary festival celebration, according to reports. The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, […]

Community | Judge Luis Matos nominated to Rhode Island Supreme Court – Providence, RI

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has nominated Superior Court Associate Justice Luis M. Matos, a Portuguese-born jurist with extensive state and federal experience, to serve on the Rhode Island Supreme Court.  Governor McKee said his responsibility was to select someone with “unquestionable qualifications, an impeccable reputation and a strong record in strong and fair judging.” […]

Husband & Wife | Cristiano and Georgina officially married – Cascais, Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal’s most internationally recognized football star, and his longtime partner Georgina Rodríguez were married Tuesday in Cascais, Portugal, in an intimate civil ceremony after nearly a decade together. Born and raised in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Ronaldo chose the Portuguese mainland for the private civil ceremony. Earlier speculation had suggested that […]

The Odyssey | Portuguese Podengo takes center stage in Christopher Nolan’s film – Hollywood, CA

The release of Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film, The Odyssey (2026), has brought attention to Argos, a Portuguese Podengo, one of Portugal’s oldest and most cherished native dog breeds. The Podengo joins the cast of The Odyssey, introducing moviegoers worldwide to one of Europe’s oldest surviving hunting breeds and an enduring symbol of loyalty. The […]

Community: Americans top the number of visitors and investors – Portugal

30 April 2023

According to a recent survey by the Associação da Hotelaria de Portugal (AHP), the North American market is expanding in the tourism sector in Portugal, surpassing markets such as France or Brazil. The hotel industry expects this trend to continue, with the United States strengthening its weight as a significant market for Portugal, representing the […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Travel, World

Book | By the Rivers of Babylon | by António Lobo Antunes – Editor’s Note

26 April 2023

A profound and genre-defying work of literature about love, death, and illness from one of Portugal’s most celebrated writers. Incapacitated after the removal of a malignant tumor, the narrator, António, spends his days in a Lisbon hospital enduring the humiliations of severe illness. As he drifts in and out of consciousness, he revisits fragments of […]

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

Community: Portuguese celebrate 70 years of emigration experience – Canada

25 April 2023

The Portuguese community in Canada is celebrating 70 years of its immigrant experience with a series of cultural events. Starting on May 13, the events will feature performances by invited performers Mariza, Barbara Bandeira, and Pedro Abrunhosa from Portugal, as well as local artists and folklore groups. The festivities will include food provided by local […]

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

Opinion | The 1974 Carnation Revolution| A look back | by Len Port

25 April 2023

So much has changed in Portugal since the Carnation Revolution 49 years ago, and the revolution itself will be better understood after a special study to be published as part of next year’s historic 50th anniversary. Here we glance at events before and since the coup d’état that have brought about profound political, economic and social […]

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

April 25th: Portuguese nation celebrates 49 years of democracy and freedom – Portugal

25 April 2023

Every year, since 1974, Portugal commemorates the 25th of April as the nation’s “Freedom Day,” The Carnation Revolution, also known as the Revolution of April 25th, was a significant event in Portuguese history. It brought an end to the authoritarian Estado Novo regime, led by Antonio Oliveira Salazar, in power for almost 50 years. The […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Exhibit: Painter Santiago Ribeiro at the Parallax Art Fair – Los Angeles, CA

22 April 2023

The painting ‘Surreal Mass Production’, by Portuguese painter Santiago Ribeiro, will be part of the Parallax Art Fair that will take place between April 28 and 30 in Los Angeles, the surrealist artist told Lusa news agency. The work invites a critique of conformity in today’s society, but the artist said that interpretations can vary […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Painting, People