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…
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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…
The Azorean Maritime Heritage Society (AMHS) is a nonprofit organization located in New Bedford, Massachusetts was created to promote the Azorean culture and the whaling heritage by raising awareness and pride within New England’s Azorean-American community and recognizing the rich maritime heritage commonly shared for longer than a century between…
Starting March 12, 2020, all US residents will be asked to complete a short questionnaire, in the 2020 US Census, about EACH PERSON living in the same household. PALCUS (Portuguese-American Leadership Council) has been working with the U.S. Census Bureau to establish the first national Complete Count Committee in the…
Los Angeles, USA, 06 Mar 2020 (Lusa) – AICEP – Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal (Portuguese Agency for Foreign Trade and Investment) carried out an exploratory mission in Los Angeles, Southern California, which included an economic seminar with local investors to promote investment opportunities. The initiative…
The MassArt Art Museum (MAAM), Boston’s newest contemporary art museum will be inaugurating its new space on February 22, 2020. For this inauguration, the internationally renowned Portuguese artist, Joana Vasconcelos, whose US premiere will take place in MAAM, will honor a brave American citizen, Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman. Mumbet was an enslaved woman of…
The Azores Regional Director for the Communities travels to the United States of America from February 17 to 22, where he will participate in the promotional sessions of the ‘Azorean in the World’ platform. He will also participate in the inauguration of the Azorean thematic section offered by the President…
Los Angeles, United States, Feb. 2, 2020 (Lusa) – The Azorean heritage of Devin Nunes, a Lusodescendant who represents California’s 22nd district, “shapes the way he sees America,” Lee Smith, author of a book about the congressman, told Lusa. “The Portuguese community of California is an important part of the…
The other day, during a conversation among friends, these two facts became clear. Portugal is one of the most peaceful countries in the world, Portugal is currently the best tourist destination in the world. According to the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) releases for 2019, the Global Peace Index…
This is a special year as we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary. We are thrilled with the number and excellence of our scholarship applicants,“ reported Dr. Santos-Martins.
Brussels, 15 Jan 2020 (Lusa) – European Union (EU) member states today agreed on measures to protect European wines, including Portuguese wines, from additional US tariffs, with changes to promotion campaigns for the wine sector allowed. According to information sent by the European Commission to the Lusa agency, these measures…