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Storm Kristin | Pope Leo XIV sends message of solidarity to Portuguese victims Community | Competition Storm Kristin | Central country region devastated by widespread damage In Memoriam | Filmmaker João Canijo, 68, leaves a remarkable legacy UPDATE | Presidential election heads to runoff as diaspora voters decry voting barriers
 

Storm Kristin | Pope Leo XIV sends message of solidarity to Portuguese victims – Vatican 

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his “deep sorrow” and spiritual closeness to the people of Portugal following the devastation caused by Storm Kristin, which struck several regions of the country in recent days, causing widespread destruction, especially in the Central regions, including Leiria and Coimbra.  In a telegram addressed to D. José Ornelas, President of […]

Community | Competition ‘I Love Azores’ open to young Azorean descendants – Azores

The Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, through the Regional Directorate for Communities, and SATA/Azores Airlines are launching, in partnership, the “I Love Azores” competition—an initiative designed to strengthen cultural and emotional ties between young Azorean descendants living in North America and the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The competition is part of the […]

Storm Kristin | Central country region devastated by widespread damage – Portugal

One of the most powerful winter storms to hit Portugal in recent years, storm Kristin, caused severe destruction across central regions of the country, resulting in multiple fatalities, widespread power outages, and extensive damage to infrastructure.  Thousands of emergency incidents were reported nationwide. According to official sources, the storm caused at least five to six […]

In Memoriam | Filmmaker João Canijo, 68, leaves a remarkable legacy – Portugal 

Portuguese cinema is mourning the death of filmmaker João Canijo (1957-2026),  one of the most influential and uncompromising voices in contemporary Portuguese film. Throughout his career, he collaborated closely with actors and writers to develop a unique narrative universe centered on family dynamics, social tensions, and the complexities of power and identity. Renowned for his […]

UPDATE | Presidential election heads to runoff as diaspora voters decry voting barriers – Portugal

Portugal’s presidential election, held on January 18, concluded without a decisive winner, sending the country to a runoff election on February 8, 2026, following one of the most polarized presidential contests since the return of democracy.  According to the official provisional results, the socialist left-center candidate, António José Seguro, led the first round with 31.1% […]

June 6: Azorean people celebrate political and administrative and self-rule – Azores

06 June 2022

This year, on June 6, the people of the Azores celebrate “Azores Day” or  “Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores” [Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores], a public holiday, observed throughout the archipelago, to honor self-rule, identity and pride, the “affirmation of the identity of the Azorean people, their philosophy of life and […]

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Posted in Azores, Corvo, Faial, Featured, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Portugal, Santa Maria, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, World

Travel: Delta Air Lines direct flights from New York to Lisbon – New York, NY

02 June 2022

Delta Air Lines is now offering daily direct flights between New York/JFK and Lisbon throughout the year, and between Boston and Lisbon throughout the summer starting June 03, 2022. Accordingly, in total, Delta will offer 14 weekly flights between Portugal and the US this summer, offering 440 daily seats in the peak season months, including […]

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

Sete Cidades: ‘Atlantis Concert for the Earth’ broadcast to the world – Azores

01 June 2022

The music festival, Atlantis Concert for Earth, will be held on July 22 and 23, in Lagoas das Sete Cidades, on São Miguel Island, Azores, from the pristine natural amphitheater, inside the ancient volcano crater where the last eruption occurred in 1880. Nestled along the two stunning beautiful lakes, the star-studded lineup, for environmental-themed concert, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, São Miguel, World

June 1: Google Doodle celebrates Almada Negreiros – Portugal

01 June 2022

Google Doodle is celebrating today, June 1, José de Almada Negreiros (1893-1970) considered one of the most relevant Portuguese and European artists of the 20th century. On this day in 1911, Almada Negreiros made his artistic debut at the age of 18 when he published a cartoon entitled “Uma Razão de Peso” in the 4th […]

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

Book |Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir| by Cody Caetano – Editor’s Note

31 May 2022

A family tries to learn from the mistakes of past generations in this whirlwind memoir from a wholly original new voice. The Caetano’s move into a doomed house in the highway village of Happyland before an inevitable divorce pulls Cody’s parents in separate directions. His mom, Mindimooye, having discovered her Anishinaabe birth family and Sixties […]

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

Diplomacy: US Ambassador Charno Levine pays tribute the Azorean community – Azores

28 May 2022

The new United States Ambassador in Lisbon, Randi Charno Levine, completed a three-day official visit to the Azores. The visit, which took place between May 25-27, highlighted the “unique” and “special” role the Azores play in the context of the long relationship between the United States and Portugal. Ambassador Charno Levine was welcomed at Palácio […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira