The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is mourning Carmen Pacheco Medeiros, a community leader, and educator who served as a member of the MAPS Board of Directors for the past 20 years and played a crucial role in the early years of the organization. Mrs. Medeiros peacefully passed away…
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According to an order issued today by the President of the Republic, the commemorations of Portugal Day will be held this year in Braga and among the Portuguese communities in the United Kingdom, which appoints the constitutionalist Jorge Miranda as chairman of the organizing committee. The order published in the…
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, and the Vice-President of the Government, Artur Lima, started today a visit to the Azorean diaspora of New England, in the United States of America (USA), leaving in East Providence “a fraternal embrace of the Azores and Azoreanity.…
Ponta Delgada, Azores, 04 Dec 2020 – The Azores will have a regional vaccination plan against covid-19, which will be “articulated” with the national plan, with the objective of “ensuring the vaccination of everyone who wishes”, was revealed today. The measure is part of the program of the XIII Regional…
Portuguese Americans For Higher Education (PAFHE, Inc.), has been providing higher education scholarships over the past 30 years. Scholarships are available to students residing in Peabody, Salem, Danvers, Lynn, or Beverly. The deadline for submitting applications is March 15, 2020. PAFHE was founded in 1990, in Peabody, Massachusetts and is…
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2020 with a series of initiatives, including a special Gala.
During this Holiday Season, we would like to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year to all our readers, followers, and friends. For over three years Feel Portugal Magazine has been publishing articles, and news, of interest to the Portuguese community residing in the US. We…
During 2019, we successfully, and proudly, covered and sponsored many events in Portuguese communities. Our success is reflected in over 120 thousand website page views, and the many thousands of likes on social media. Most viewed articles in 2019 We started the year 2019, sponsoring the Dr. Edward Leitão Memorial Scholarship…
The Regional Director of Tourism pointed out that the ‘Azores Windmills Trail Run’ event highlights the “most beautiful spaces” on Graciosa Island, one of UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserves, allowing “to explore some of its spectacular walking trails”. Marlene Damião was speaking in Santa Cruz da Graciosa, at the start of this…
One of the oldest Portuguese radio programs in the USA, Radio Portugal Boston, has been giving voice to the community in Peabody for 49 years and wants to keep doing it for many more. That was and continues to be Mario Costa’s goal, the program director, and one of the…
There is something mystical about the city of Porto. Everyone is talking about this dynamic historical city that has so much to offer and became a favorite travel destination for many. As the second-largest city in Portugal, it certainly contributed to Portugal’s recent World Travel Awards as “Europe’s Best Travel…
What a day! Everett’s 5th Annual Village Fest, a free city-wide family event for all ages at the end of the summer season, took place on Saturday, September 14th. Village Fest 2019 – (Photo: FeelPortugal.com/Feligenio Medeiros) The celebration drew a multitude of people, very likely the largest ever, and it’s…
Airline increases focus on USA and Brazil New “Ponte Aérea” to Madrid from Porto and Lisbon Summer 2020 to show more growth, flights and new productsNew “Ponte Aérea” to connect Lisbon and MadridNew “Ponte Aérea” to connect Porto and MadridUSA investment continues: total of 4 daily flights to New York…
Portugal was the choice World Tourist Destination for 2017 and 2018, and the choice European Tourist Destination for 2019, according to the World Travel Awards. If you are wondering why, there are several reasons and we will illustrate some of them. For our first “Explore Portugal” feature article, we chose…