A Portuguese-Canadian playwright through theatre is addressing the dangers of Portuguese-Canadians in North America of “losing their culture,” a barrier that “has now been overcome.” “When we immigrate to a new country, we all run the risk of losing our culture, our own language, what happened to me in the…
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The Vice-Presidency of the Government of the Azores, through SDEA – Sociedade para o Desenvolvimento Empresarial dos Açores, promoted the 2nd Meeting of Incubators that integrate the Network of Incubators of Companies of the Azores, to be held in Ponta Delgada. The Vice-President of the Government, Sérgio Ávila, pointed out…
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https://youtu.be/j0QL4xUPZwI Argentina Santos – Amar Não É Pecado Lisbon, 18 Nov 2019 (Lusa) – Argentina Santos died today in Lisbon at age 95, Paulo Valentim, the current owner of the fado house Parreirinha de Alfama, told Lusa. The fado singer was in charge of the fado house from 1950 until…
Lisbon, 15 Nov 2019 (Lusa) – US defense Caroline Van Slambrouck is the latest addition to Benfica’s women’s football team, announced today the Lisbon club on its official website. The 27-year-old, who represented Iceland’s ÍBV, has also played in the United States, where she played for Kansas Jayhawks and Houston…
Eva Batista was born on August 11th, 2019 and was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type one on October 2, 2019. SMA is a nightmare, it’s a disease that robs people of physical strength by affecting the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord, taking away the ability to…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday, arguments to make a decision on the program that protects about 700,000 illegal immigrants, including several hundred Portuguese, known as “dreamers”. In 2017, President Donald Trump ordered the end of the DACA (“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals”) program, created in 2012 by…
The “morna” musical genre has been classified as Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, announced the Minister of Culture of Cape Verde, Abraão Vicente, in a decision that will be ratified in December. “Dear Cape Verdeans, I have the good fortune, honor, and privilege to inform you that today the…
CARMINHO Friday, November 8 @ 8PM I $30‒$48 I BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER Boston debut One of the most talented and innovative fado singers of her generation, Carminho sings with an outstanding, heartfelt voice that Songlines magazine describes as “beautifully translucent and stunning in its emotional charge.” She draws inspiration from…
Los Angeles, 27 Oct 2019 – The Judiciary Commission of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress approved the legislation called “AMIGOS Act”, which formalizes the opening of two categories of business visas for Portuguese citizens in the United States. According to the office of Congressman David Cicilline, a…
In the Azores, where annual rainfall patterns are expected to change with climate change, the major concern for agriculture is the proper management of water resources, which were scarce last year. “The vulnerability of the islands, and the Azores in particular, to climate change, is relevant to hydrological processes, the…
Las Vegas, USA, 20 Oct 2019 (Lusa) – The Portuguese Alvaro Parente (Bentley) won this morning the last race of the American GT’s championship, the Blancpain GT World Challenge America, held in Las Vegas. Pairing with Spaniard Andy Soucek in a K-PAX Racing Bentley, Alvaro Parente had already won the…
Óbidos is on Culture Trip’s list of “12 breathtaking places to visit in Portugal before you die” announced the town hall today. More at www.culturetrip.com Óbidos house with flowering Vines (Photo: FeelPortugal.com/Feligenio Medeiros) Culture Trip highlights Rua Direita as “the main road to Óbidos, where visitors will find shops, restaurants,…
Lisbon, 07 Oct 2019 – The PS won Sunday’s legislative elections with 36.65% of the votes and 106 elected members, according to the provisional final results. According to data from the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration – Electoral Administration, the PSD was the second most voted party,…
Belém Tower (Photo: FeelPortugal.com/Feligénio Medeiros) Los Angeles, United States, 05 Oct 2019 – The “Portugal no Coração” program will take 15 Portuguese emigrants living abroad and who have not visited Portugal for more than 20 years, to rediscover their native country on a sightseeing tour between 11 and 20 November.…
Lisbon, 04 Oct 2019 – A total of 97,244 Portuguese living abroad have so far voted by letter for the legislative elections, three times more than in 2015, according to the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration (SGMAI). The latest SGMAI report with information and figures on the…