The Portuguese Navy ship D. Francisco de Almeida docked on Sunday night in New York for the first time in its history and welcomed on board members of the Portuguese community in the United States of America . The last time a Portuguese Navy ship was in New York was…
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Lisbon, Sep. 2, 2019 (Lusa) – Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has called for state incentives for media organizations to help it cope with the crisis in the sector, arguing that without strong media there is no democracy. “The solutions must be independent, impartial solutions, without political or economic-financial…
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José Tolentino de Mendonça, a Portuguese archbishop and Vatican archivist and librarian since June, is to be made a cardinal on 5 October, Pope Francis has announced. According to the agency Ecclesia, the Madeira native thus becomes the sixth Portuguese cardinal appointed in the 21st century and the third to…
Lisbon, 26 July 2019 (Lusa) – Lisbon, 26 July 2019 (Lusa) – Sardine fishing is now banned on weekends, holidays and Wednesdays, with the catch limit remaining at 5,000 tons until the end of this month to ensure stock recovery. “In addition to fishing not being allowed on weekends and…
Lisbon, 01 Jul 2019 (Lusa) – Portuguese director and producer Abi Feijó has been invited to join the United States Academy of Cinema, which awards the Oscars awards annually. The name of Abi Feijó appears in the list of 849 new members, from 54 countries, released by the American Academy,…
Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, June 20, 2019 (Lusa) – The Sanjoninas festivities, which run from Friday to June 30 in Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores, marks the 350th anniversary of the arrival of King Afonso VI, exile in Terceira island for five years. “A land without history has no…
Lisbon, 09 June 2019 (Lusa) – Portugal was chosen for the third consecutive year as the Best European Tourist Destination by the World Travel Awards, in a ceremony held on Saturday night in Madeira. Tagus River with Ponte 25 de Abril in Lisbon In a statement sent by the Cabinet…
Los Angeles, May 14, 2019 (Lusa) – The teaching of Portuguese in elementary and secondary education in the United States has had a “very significant increase” since 2015, said the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, José Luís Carneiro, during his visit to California. The number of students speaking Portuguese…
Los Angeles, May 14, 2019 (Lusa) – The Portuguese Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities, José Luís Carneiro, is starting a visit to California where he will promote the 3,500 places for Portuguese-Americans that will be available in Portuguese higher education next year. The government delegation intends to draw…
New York, May 10, 2019 (Lusa) – The Portuguese Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities, José Luís Carneiro, today proposed a cooperation agreement to the authorities of New York City so that Portuguese communities can use more public spaces to carry out activities. The Portuguese official began a week-long…
Less than two percent of the Portuguese who enter the United States under the visa waiver (Visa Waiver) stay longer than the length permitted, which allows the continuation of the program, defended the Portuguese Government today. The information was presented today by the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, José…
Lisbon, 07 May 2019 (Lusa) – Prime Minister António Costa proposed today the holding of a special Council of Ministers at the end of May with the participation of representatives of the Portuguese Communities, said the Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities. According to José Luís Carneiro, the proposal…
Lisbon, April 24, 2019 (Lusa) – RTP will begin to broadcast a set of ten episodes about ten Luso descendants who have distinguished themselves in the American political scene and show how politics is done in America, said the author, José Alberto Lemos, to Lusa. “There has been a lot…
Boston, US, 12, Feb (Lusa) – The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, is in the United States, where he inaugurates an academic institute and visits Azorean communities in California, dividing the visit between “institutional contacts” and “affectionate”. “At this moment we are pursuing work to give practical…
Washington, Jan 14 (Lusa) – The Terras Sem Sombra festival began Sunday with a presentation visit to the United States, the guest country of this year’s edition, with the goal of creating political and economic synergies through culture. The delegation, which is visiting the United States until Wednesday, includes organizers…