Author: Feligénio Medeiros

Feligenio Medeiros is the co-founder and editor of the digital magazine FEEL PORTUGAL IN THE USA. In July 2013 he, along with David Mendonça, co-founded the Portuguese-American Cultural Exchange, Inc. (PaceFado.com) a non-profit organization that engages US and Portuguese cultures through fado music. In 2012 he launched the website FadoNight.com, an online resource to identify venues featuring live fado in the US and PortugueseDishes.com a site dedicated to promoting Portuguese food and Portuguese restaurants in New England. He is also a passionate photographer food, fado events and performers. Feligenio is a US citizen and a native of the Azores Islands.

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Starting October 1st, time limits and restrictions of numbers in restaurants and cafes, bars were lifted, and nightclubs are also reopen. On the 23rd of September, Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, announced that the country will lift almost all remaining COVID-19 restrictions from the 1st of October.  This announcement follows…

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Sara Correia’s music album “Do Coração” is among the Latin Grammy nominees for “Best Portuguese Speaking Roots Music Album”. Today, the Latin Recording Academy®  announced the nominees for the 22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, the preeminent international honor and the only peer-selected award celebrating excellence in Latin music. The Latin…

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O Dinis Restaurant (Photo: FeelPortugal.com/Feligénio Medeiros) It’s not often that I come to East Providence on a Monday afternoon during rush hour. The 61-mile trip usually takes me about one hour when in light traffic, during rush hour it’s more like two hours. Well, it was a Monday night and…

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It’s not every day one gets to hear the unique sounds of Fado of Coimbra in the United States. Well, this is one of those days. Those who attended the May 11, 2019 concert at the Igreja do Espirito Santo in Fall River will not soon forget. Igreja do Espirito…

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Zeiterion Performance Arts Center is hosting the Street Festa – Viva Portugal on Saturday, May 4. This year’s 4th edition of the festival brings once again the tastes, sights, and sounds of Portuguese culture and heritage to downtown New Bedford. The event is free, and you don’t have to be…

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[accordions] [accordion title=”Ver artigo em Português” load=”hide”] “Gostaria de agradecer à organização PPAO – Peabody Portuguese American Organizations – e a todos os que estão hoje aqui presentes. A comunidade portuguesa na área consular de Boston é muito ativa e tem muitas razões para celebrar o que foi realizado no…

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[accordions] [accordion title=”Ver artigo em Português” load=”hide”] Conhecida como a primeira festa do verão, a Festa da Santíssima Trindade, é uma das tradições portuguesas da cidade de Lowell, MA, que se realizou nos dias 26, 27 e 28 de maio. Este evento de três dias reuniu jovens e idosos à…

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When I learned that  Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown was airing a travel and food show in Porto, Portugal it brought back memories of the first time I visited Porto and came face to face with a real “Francesinha”. Porto, the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon, is located along the…

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