08 October 2021The webinar “Online Public Services – Registration and Notary Public Services”, which will take place on October 11th between 2:00 pm and 4:45 pm (Lisbon time). The webinar seeks to strengthen the use of electronic tools, particularly by citizens living abroad, through a more efficient public service, with…
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Tonight’s fado night took place at the Grupo Desportivo da Mouraria, housed in a former palace of the Távora family and located high in the hills of Lisbon’s Mouraria neighborhood. The concert headlined the fadista Teresa Siqueira, a 50-year veteran of fado who, despite her widespread recognition, performs only on…
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From Drums to the Microphone One of the most recognizable voices heard through the airwaves, and not only, is the voice of Dionísio Garcia. From the tone to his linguistic capacities, Garcia dominates the language of Camões (the poet laureate) notwithstanding having immigrated to the United States in 1980. “……
We remember that it was 2 years ago on April 1 that the crystal clear, loving voice of Suzy Fagundes passed into eternity and left her mark on our Hearts. Suzy Fagundes (Suzanne Fagundes) of New Bedford, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on April 1, 2019. She was 36…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCxz6vyI3sQ I have been working in the entertainment business for 25 Years! I have never seen a benefit event to raise money, for any cause, that did not include musicians and their respective support personnel! They are always willing to help… Unfortunately, since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic our…
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) purchased a new building on February 10, 2021, to house the organization’s Lowell Office. The opening is planned for July of 2021 The two-story brick building – located in the heart of the Portuguese-speaking community on 490 Central Street – will soon undergo renovation work…
On this 20th day of January of 2021, millions of American citizens and foreigners watched the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the 46th leader of this great American nation. Just like them, I too watched the ceremony and, at a certain moment, I understood something significant for me,…
On New Year’s Eve, sometime before midnight, a couple with two children entered the Mrs. Potato Restaurant in Orlando, Florida. Thanks to Flaviane Carvalho, an employee, help came at the right time! When the server approached the table to take the order for food the parents didn’t order food for…
Ponta Delgada, Azores, 15 Jan 2021 (Lusa) – The curfew at 20:00 on working days on the island of São Miguel will only apply from Monday, according to the decree of the Regional Government of the Azores. The decree, published in the Diário da República on Thursday evening, states that…
ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, the concessionaire of 10 airports in Portugal and 100% subsidiary of VINCI Airports, signed on 8 January 2019 an agreement with the Portuguese government on the main principles for the extension of the airport capacity in the Lisbon Region. The event took place on the…
Fado singer Carlos do Carmo died of an aneurysm on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2021, at Santa Maria Hospital, in Lisbon. He was 81 years old. The Portuguese government declared Monday, January 4th, as a national mourning day for Carlos do Carmo’s death. Funeral services for Carlos do Carmo…
The 2021 New Year was born at a great cost. I just received the sad news of the death of the fado icon, Carlos do Carmo. What can I share from this Fado genius who was born for the national song? Carlos do Carmo at Zeiterion Surely, growing up in…
Lisbon, 06 Dec 2020 – The President of the Republic enacted the government decree regulating the extension of the state of emergency between Wednesday and 23 December to contain covid-19, whose main measures were presented on Saturday by the Prime Minister. This promulgation was released on Saturday night on the…
Marlene Damião, the Regional Director of Tourism stressed that tourism is “a basic sector for the Azorean economy, where people are the main asset.” She went on to say that its success also depends a lot on the willingness “to do more and better for good service and receive those…
The Azores are once again this year on the list of 100 most sustainable destinations, a ‘ranking’ drawn up by the international organization Green Destinations, which distinguishes good practices in the sector, the Regional Government announced today. “It is recognition like this that makes us continue this path towards sustainability…