Portuguese American Journal

Portuguese American Journal

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PDL26 | Ponta Delgada Portuguese Capital of Culture 2026 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
 

PDL26 | Ponta Delgada Portuguese Capital of Culture 2026 – Azores

The city of Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, is preparing to take center stage in 2026 as ‘Portuguese Capital of Culture,’ a milestone that celebrates the archipelago’s creativity, resilience, and Atlantic identity — while continuing its greater goal towards becoming the European Capital of Culture 2027. For now, during a signing ceremony held at the […]

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 […]

Travel: SATA Azores Airlines direct flight between Terceira and New York – New York, NY

22 June 2022

SATA Azores Airlines has launched this week, starting June 20, its first seasonal direct weekly flight between Lages, Terceira Island, Azores, and New York (JFK). The Terceira-New York route will be available on Mondays, between until September 5, 2022. Accordingly, on Tuesday, the first 174 passengers disembarked at Lajes Airport, bound for several Azores islands. […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World

Book |The Archaeology of Roman Portugal| by Tesse D. Stek & André Carneiro – Editor’s Note

20 June 2022

The Archaeology of Roman Portugal aims to contribute to the wider debate on Roman imperialism and expansionism, by bringing to the fore a much-underrepresented area of the Roman empire, at least in English-language scholarship: its westernmost edge in modern day Portugal. Highlighting the perspective from Roman Portugal will contribute to our understanding of the Roman empire, […]

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

Global warming: Extreme weather becoming the norm – Portugal

12 June 2022

By Len Port Summer has arrived with a vengeance. On top of the drought during our normally wet winter, Portugal has been unusually hot, and both the drought and the recent heat seem set to worsen. The drought began in November 2021. The resulting low levels in the reservoirs have severely impeded hydroelectric power generation […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, World

Day of Portugal: Google celebrates ‘Sobreiro’ National Tree of Portugal – Google Doodle

10 June 2022

Google Doodle has once again added June 10th – Day of Portugal – to its list of dates to celebrate with all honors. For the occasion, this year Google Doodle honors the Sobreiro, the National Tree of Portugal. The following is how the search engine site describes the tribute: “Happy Portugal Day or Dia de […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World

June 10th: ‘Day of Portugal’ celebrated across the world – Portugal

10 June 2022

Portugal is celebrating today, the 10th of June – “Day of Portugal” – with a public holiday, while multiple celebrations are taking place across the world in the Portuguese diaspora. In the United States the occasion is marked, coast to coast, by major festivities and cultural events. In Canada, on June 10th, where many cultural […]

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

Paula Rego: Internationally acclaimed Portuguese artist died age 87 – London, UK

08 June 2022

World renowned painter, Paula Rego, one of the most internationally  acclaimed and awarded Portuguese artists, died this Wednesday morning in London, aged 87. Born in 1935 in Lisbon, into an affluent family, Paula Rego was sent to a British finishing school and studied at the London’s prestigious Slade School of Fine Art. Later she acquired […]

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