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Election’26 | Diaspora vote count shows strong support for André Ventura Book | An Azorean Family Election’26 | Socialist António José Seguro wins presidency Update | Extreme weather events continue battering the country nationwide Community | Camões Institute promotes Portuguese language teaching
 

Election’26 | Diaspora vote count shows strong support for André Ventura – Portugal

Portugal’s presidential runoff election provisional vote count indicates that Chega candidate André Ventura secured the largest share of votes cast by Portuguese citizens living abroad. As final counts are still being compiled from abroad, Ventura has received approximately 51.88% of the diaspora vote, compared with 48.12% for Seguro. These figures reflect global voting and remain […]

Book | An Azorean Family’s History: Our Faria and Moitoso Roots | By Keith Tavares – Editor’s Note

Genealogical research is a journey into the past, uncovering the stories and connections that define our heritage. For Keith Daniel Tavares, this journey explored his Faria and Moitoso ancestors, unearthing the rich history and legacy that has shaped his family. An Azorean Family’s History delves into the significant findings of Keith Tavares’ genealogical research, highlighting […]

Election’26 | Socialist António José Seguro wins presidency – Portugal

Socialist António José Seguro was elected President of Portugal today, in a second-round runoff election, winning about 66–67% of the vote against far-right populist Chega candidate André Ventura with about 33–34% – according to near-final ballots counted. The national tally is not yet fully closed, as some precincts and consular votes remain to be counted. […]

Update | Extreme weather events continue battering the country nationwide – Portugal 

Since late January, Portugal has confronted the cumulative impact of three successive Atlantic winter storms, which have caused fatalities, infrastructure destruction, flooding, and emergency response operations across the mainland, including Madeira and the Azores regions.  Over the weekend, a third storm front, named Marta, developed across the municipalities of Leiria, Coimbra, Santarém, and Lisbon districts, […]

Community | Camões Institute promotes Portuguese language teaching – California

On February 3, 2026, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Camões — Institute for Cooperation and Language, I.P. and the California Department of Education (CDE) during a ceremony held at the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, located on the 5th floor of 1430 N Street in Sacramento, California. The Consul […]

São Miguel: Hosting the Global Exploration Summit 2022 – Azores

26 April 2022

From astronauts to scuba divers, an elite of explorers will be back for the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX) 2022 in the Azores. Organized by the Explorers Club of New York and Lisbon based Expanding World, this year’s edition, under the motto “What’s Next?” will take place, on São Miguel, between the 4th and 7th of July […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel

Book: ‘Clepsydra and Other Poems’ by Camilo Pessanha – Editor’s Note

26 April 2022

The only collection of poems to be published by the Portuguese writer Camilo Pessanha during his lifetime, Clepsydra is the crowning achievement of the Portuguese symbolist movement. Meditating on the inexorable flow of time, Pessanha sets the music of his verses against the murmuring water clock that gives the book its title. This new annotated translation by Adam […]

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

Today in History: Portuguese nation celebrates “Freedom Day” – Portugal

25 April 2022

Every year, since 1974, Portugal commemorates the 25th of April as the nation’s “Freedom Day,” with a national holiday celebrating the values of democracy, the fight against fascism, and the end of Portuguese colonialism. The day, which marks the bloodless military coup and brought democracy and civil liberties to the Portuguese people, is also sometimes […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Ukraine: António Guterres in talks to bring peace to Ukraine – United Nations

24 April 2022

By Len Port The Secretary-General of the United Nations and former Prime Minister of Portugal, António Guterres, may be about to play a key role in de escalating the war and bringing about peace in Ukraine. Guterres is to have separate meetings with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in their respective capitals. He has already […]

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Appointed: Francisco Duarte Lopes new Ambassador of Portugal – Washington, DC

21 April 2022

Francisco António Duarte Lopes, 59, has been appointed the new Ambassador of Portugal in Washington. A career diplomat, he has served as permanent representative of Portugal to the United Nations (UN) since 2017. He replaces Domingos Fezas Vital who became Ambassador of Portugal to the United States in 2015. Prior to his appointment as  Permanent […]

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Book: ‘Dark Stones’ by Dias de Melo – Editor’s Note

19 April 2022

Bringing to life his countrymen’s daily struggles with the sea, struggles carried out against the dark-stoned background of their homeland, novelist Dias de Melo tells the collective story of Azorean seamen at a moment of great change toward the end of the nineteenth century. Confronted with increasing economic hardship and social and political tensions, whalers […]

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