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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 […]

Appointed: PALCUS establishes Advisory Council – Community

29 August 2022

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) announced it has established an Advisory Council to guide and counsel its Board of Directors, propose new programs, and assess current programs.   “This Advisory Council will assist in furthering the PALCUS mission, giving the Portuguese-American community an even more audible voice and a more […]

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Book |Honest Broker: A Biography of António Guterres| by  Pedro Latoeiro & Filipe Domingues – Editor’s Note

28 August 2022

Based on exclusive interviews with the United Nations Secretary-General himself, this is the first book to explain how António Guterres thinks and operates, in an era of renewed great power competition and rising nationalism. The UN leader was re-elected for a second term starting in 2022; yet, after five years in the job, Guterres’ discreet […]

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Posted in Books, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

1922-2010: Nobel Prize José Saramago first centenary celebrated – Portugal

27 August 2022

Throughout the year, until November 2022, Portugal and many other countries, are celebrating the centenary of the birth of José Saramago, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (1988),  with an ongoing extensive program of events. According to the award committee, Saramago, “who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us […]

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

Community: President José Manuel Bolieiro visiting Massachusetts and Rhode Island – Official Program

23 August 2022

The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, will be on a six-day visit to Massachusetts and Rhode Islands, from August 24 to August 29. In Massachusetts, he will be the guest of honor in the celebration of the 34th Holy Ghost Festival of New England, taking place in Fall River, August […]

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Opinion | Heated clashes over global warming | – by Len Port

23 August 2022

Amid the wildfires and droughts in Portugal and across the European continent, there has been no sign of a return to China’s co-operation agreement with the United States in combating global warming. The wildfires and droughts exemplify the ever-present danger of climate change, but the surprising breakdown of the agreement signed by China and the […]

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Holy Ghost Feast: President José Manuel Bolieiro guest of honor – Fall River, MA

20 August 2022

The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, is the guest of honor at the celebration of the 34th Holy Ghost Festival of New England, taking place August 24 to 29. António Maló de Abreu, member of the Portuguese Parliament and José Andrade, Regional Director for Communities, will be also attending as […]

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