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Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported 1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony
 

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

1976-2026 | Azoreans mark 50 years of Autonomy with solemn ceremony – Horta, Faial

The Autonomous Region of the Azores marked a historic milestone with a Solemn Session on Friday, September 4, at the inaugural session of the Regional Assembly in Horta, Faial, honoring the 50th anniversary of the establishment of self-government. The Regional Assembly’s first solemn session took place exactly 50 years ago in Horta and was presided […]

Book | Sonnets and Selected Poems | by Antero de Quental – Editor’s Note

31 March 2023

Grappling with metaphysical questions of suffering, death, and infinity, Antero de Quental’s sonnets have been widely celebrated by writers and intellectuals around the world, with Fernando Pessoa calling him “one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century.” Irreverent and nonconformist,  Antero became the ideologue and moving spirit behind the group of progressive intellectuals known […]

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

Approved: Parliament votes new version of bill favoring euthanasia – Portugal

31 March 2023

A new version of the bill supporting euthanasia was approved, this Friday, by the Assembly of the Republic (Parliament), with a majority vote from the ruling Socialist Party, The bill, which allows for medically assisted suicide, will be presented to the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebello de Sousa, for his consideration. The president has […]

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Appointed: Moreira da Silva Executive Director of UN Office for Project Services – United Nations

29 March 2023

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Jorge Moreira da Silva of Portugal as Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The Secretary-General wishes to extend his appreciation and gratitude to Jens Wandel of Denmark, for his service as Acting Executive Director. Mr. Moreira da Silva is currently a Visiting […]

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Community: The second season of “Maria’s Portuguese Table” to debut in April – Rhode Island PBS

28 March 2023

The highly anticipated second season of “Maria’s Portuguese Table” will debut on Sunday, April 3, at 7 p.m. on Rhode Island PBS. The season will consist of eight episodes, with four episodes showcasing the cuisine and culture of the New England area, including Cape Cod and Boston, and the other four episodes exploring the central […]

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Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, People, World

Book | Portugal – Culture Smart | by Sandy Pinto Basto – Editor’s Note

23 March 2023

Legend has it that when Caesar’s general arrived on Portuguese soil in the first century CE, he claimed to have discovered a country blessed with a mild climate and a beautiful coastline, but whose inhabitants were ungoverned and ungovernable. Today, the Portuguese are still impulsive, set in their ways, and resistant to change, yet they […]

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Appointed: Officer Peter Moreira to be Police Chief of Durban – Ontario, Canada

20 March 2023

Portuguese Canadian, Peter Moreira, was appointed Police Chief of the Police Force of the Durham region, east of Toronto, in southern Ontario, Canada. The son of emigrants from São Miguel, he was born in Canada. He is the first Police Chief of Portuguese descent to take the post. A former superintendent of the Toronto Police, […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, São Miguel, World