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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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 […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World
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 lakes, the star-studded lineup for the environmental-themed concert […]
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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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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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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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