Smiles, tears at Carnation Revolution celebration
TAUNTON — Veterans of the Portuguese Armed Forces celebrated the Carnation Revolution last Sunday with plenty of smiles, but also some tears.
Members of Associação de Veteranos das Forças Armadas Portuguesas packed the Ward Five Club in Taunton to celebrate … Read Full Story
Sophie’s Promise: Portuguese couple establish autism foundation
SWANSEA— Since Sophie Aguiar, 7, was diagnosed with classic autism about four years ago, her family has struggled to get her to talk and express her wants and needs.
Their efforts recently received a boost from technology, when Sophie … Read Full Story
read moreProgram hopes to put vets fighting for jobs behind the wheel
Fall River — After months, even years, fighting to protect their country, veterans often return home to find themselves fighting again — only this time to find a job.
Carl DuPont, who spent more than 12 years in the Army … Read Full Story
A Pilgrim’s Journey: Alda Petitti pens book
Providence — Following a thousand years of history and tradition — one yellow arrow at a time — Alda Petitti found her way.
Petitti set out from her front doorstep, in Providence, R.I., to Porto, Portugal, where she began her … Read Full Story
Dilma and Obama meet, talk visas
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pledged on Monday to expedite the issuance of tourist and business visas for their citizens, and they agreed to establish a bilateral committee for defense cooperation.
During the meeting held … Read Full Story
Study: literacy and legality regulate the lives of Azoreans and Brazilians
Fall River – What does it mean to be an “American by paper?”
For decades, visas, passports, green cards and driver’s licenses have promised mobility – both social and physical – across borders marked by fences, social class, and race.… Read Full Story
Brazil president makes stops in Boston, Cambridge
BOSTON (AP) — The president of Brazil and the governor of Massachusetts on Tuesday exchanged a toast that they said reflects the deep cultural and economic ties between the South American nation and the state.
President Dilma Rousseff, who took
Crowning moment for Portuguese Studies at UMass
DARTMOUTH — The official launch of the “UMass in Lisbon” program by Portugal’s ambassador to the United States last Tuesday represented a “crowning moment” for the study of Portuguese language and culture, said Prof. Frank Sousa, director of UMass Dartmouth … Read Full Story
Ambassador visits BCC, meets community leaders
Fall River — During his first visit to the SouthCoast, the Portuguese Ambassador to the United States made sure to visit Bristol Community College (BCC), in Fall River.
This past Wednesday, Nuno Brito had the opportunity to meet members of … Read Full Story
BES agrees to close operations of U.S. subsidiary by Sept.
E. PROVIDENCE — Banco Espírito Santo is officially leaving the United States.
The Federal Reserve Board, this past Monday, issued a consent cease and desist order and assessed a $975,000 civil money penalty against Banco Espírito Santo (BES), of Portugal, … Read Full Story
President of Brazil to visit MA. next week
BOSTON — The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, will visit Massachusetts on Tuesday, April 10, announced Gov. Deval Patrick.
President Rousseff’s only other stop in the United States is Washington, D.C., where she will be meeting with President Barack Obama … Read Full Story
The Romeiros amongst us
Every year, Lent brings out the Romeiros in the region. Each of their steps symbolically ties the faithful to the generations of Romeiros, who have marched in the past in America, and where it all began in the Mid Atlantic … Read Full Story
read morePortugal raises $2 billion in debt auction
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal raised €1.5 billion ($2 billion) in a pair of debt auctions at a manageable cost Wednesday, in a further sign the country is recouping investor confidence through a bailout program of spending cuts and economic
Madeiran family game inventor seeks your vote!
José António Jarimba is not running for public office, but he wants your vote.
The Madeira native, who now lives in McAllen, Texas, describes himself as an inventor and researcher.
He recently developed a game he called … Read Full Story
read morePortugal’s ambassador to visit the Southcoast
NEW BEDFORD — The Portuguese Ambassador to the United States will make his first visit to the SouthCoast next week.
Nuno Brito will stop in New Bedford, Dartmouth and Acushnet on April 3 and in Fall River on April 4.… Read Full Story
President of Azores asks U.S. Congressmen to intervene against reduction of American personnel at Lajes Air Base
PONTA DELGADA — The President of the Regional Government of Azores is asking members of U.S. Congress with ties to the Portuguese archipelago to intervene against the reduction of American troops at the Lajes Base, where the 65th Air Base … Read Full Story
Supremes rule Legal residents cannot be denied reentry for pre-1996 crimes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that legal residents cannot be denied reentry to the United States by Immigration officials on the basis of any crimes they committed prior to 1996.
The 5-3 ruling was praised by Immigration … Read Full Story
Jewish influence still part of Azorean culture
North Dartmouth — The Mid-Atlantic Azorean islands saw three distinct migrations of Jewish settlers to the archipelago, whose influence remain a part of the Azorean culture and its blood.
The “Roteiro das Comunidades – Herança Judaica nos Açores,” is a … Read Full Story
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