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Portuguese president tours Marin, helps launch Tiburon mural

Portuguese president tours Marin, helps launch Tiburon mural | Travel | Scoop.it
The event capped a tour of California for President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who visited Merced County, met tech luminaries in San Jose and threw out the opening pitch at the Giants game in recent …...
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October 6, 2022 10:10 PM
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PALCUS to celebrate Portuguese-American success at 24th Annual Leadership Awards Gala

PALCUS to celebrate Portuguese-American success at 24th Annual Leadership Awards Gala | Travel | Scoop.it
PALCUS to recognize six individuals and one organization at the 24th Annual Leadership Awards Gala...
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October 6, 2022 9:18 PM
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President of Portugal talks sustainability during visit to Stanford

President of Portugal talks sustainability during visit to Stanford | Travel | Scoop.it
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa discussed Portugal and California’s shared climate challenges and opportunities, and said he hoped his visit would be the beginning of a “long-lasting friendship” with Stanford.
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September 28, 2022 8:05 PM
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Bolsonaro vs. Lula: A referendum on Brazil’s young democracy

Bolsonaro vs. Lula: A referendum on Brazil’s young democracy | Travel | Scoop.it
President Jair Bolsonaro has sowed doubts about election security and urged his base to “go to war” if the vote is “stolen.”
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September 17, 2022 3:50 PM
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Angola's Lourenco pledges more economic reforms at swearing-in.

Angola's Lourenco pledges more economic reforms at swearing-in. | Travel | Scoop.it
Staff Reporter. (AFP) - Angolan President Joao Lourenco has promised to push ahead with economic reform and hailed voters' "tolerance" as...
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September 11, 2022 9:45 PM
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EU regulators take over Portuguese probe into Google

EU regulators take over Portuguese probe into Google | Travel | Scoop.it
European Commission started its investigation in June 2021, but the Portuguese watchdog only opened a probe in May 2022 after a complaint...
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September 8, 2022 11:49 PM
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R.I.’s U.S. Attorney proud of his Portuguese roots; wants to curb violence, drugs and guns

R.I.’s U.S. Attorney proud of his Portuguese roots; wants to curb violence, drugs and guns | Travel | Scoop.it
U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Zachary Anthony Cunha, 46, is not the first Portuguese-American to serve as U.S. attorney, but surely belongs to a very small exclusive clan.
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September 8, 2022 11:47 PM
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New Bedford Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival is at Fort Taber Park

New Bedford Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival is at Fort Taber Park | Travel | Scoop.it
New Bedford Food Truck\u00a0&\u00a0Craft Beer Festival returns to Fort Taber Park on Saturday.
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September 8, 2022 11:42 PM
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Jose Mourinho pays impromptu tribute to the Queen after Roma defeat 

Jose Mourinho pays impromptu tribute to the Queen after Roma defeat  | Travel | Scoop.it
Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has paid a heartfelt tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death.
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August 30, 2022 9:26 PM
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Angola's main opposition party challenges election results

Angola's main opposition party challenges election results | Travel | Scoop.it
LISBON (Reuters) - Angola's main opposition party has submitted a legal complaint challenging the electoral commission's finding that the governing party won last week's election, a letter seen by Reuters shows.
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July 31, 2022 3:59 PM
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Hundreds of firefighters battle blaze near Lisbon 

Hundreds of firefighters battle blaze near Lisbon  | Travel | Scoop.it
Backed by water-bombers and 123 vehicles, more than 400 firefighters were brought in after a fire erupted in a mountainous area of the municipality of Mafra at around 3 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday.
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July 31, 2022 2:46 PM
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How Leonard’s Bakery brought its malasadas to Hawaii

How Leonard’s Bakery brought its malasadas to Hawaii | Travel | Scoop.it
Portuguese immigrants brought the malasada to Hawaii in the late 1800s, but it took...
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July 21, 2022 12:39 AM
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Frank X. Gaspar talks about challenges and satisfactions of writing about Portuguese-American experience

Frank X. Gaspar talks about challenges and satisfactions of writing about Portuguese-American experience | Travel | Scoop.it
Acclaimed poet and novelist Frank X. Gaspar is the first to tell you that every facet of his life was probably shaped by his upbringing in the ever-changing social environment of Provincetown, Mass., in the 1950s and 1960s.
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October 20, 2022 10:11 PM
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Fall River native receives Young Portuguese-American “Promessa” Award in Washington, D.C.

Fall River native receives Young Portuguese-American “Promessa” Award in Washington, D.C. | Travel | Scoop.it
PROVIDENCE — The walls of attorney Kayla Faria's office at the Rhode Island Public Defender's Office in Providence are lined with college degrees, clippings...
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October 6, 2022 9:20 PM
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BCC renews agreement with Portugal’s Camões Institute

BCC renews agreement with Portugal’s Camões Institute | Travel | Scoop.it
Bristol Community College and Portugal’s Camões Institute have extended a partnership agreement between the two institutions for three more years, which is aimed at supporting events and initiatives that promote Portuguese language and culture.
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September 30, 2022 8:21 PM
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Comeback kid Lula seeking Brazil's top job at 76

Comeback kid Lula seeking Brazil's top job at 76 | Travel | Scoop.it
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be hoping his record as the most popular president in Brazilian history can trump the ignominy of a graft conviction to hand him a third term at the helm -- 12 years after his last.
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September 20, 2022 12:12 AM
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Lula Pulls Ahead of Bolsonaro Two Weeks Before Brazil’s Election, Poll Finds

Lula Pulls Ahead of Bolsonaro Two Weeks Before Brazil’s Election, Poll Finds | Travel | Scoop.it

(Bloomberg) -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pulling further ahead of incumbent ..."

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September 17, 2022 3:44 PM
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Lisbon voted best destination 

Lisbon voted best destination  | Travel | Scoop.it
Travelbook, Germany’s largest digital travel publication, has chosen Lisbon as the best destination in the “cities” category for its “positive...
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September 9, 2022 8:50 PM
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UN Chief Asks World For 'Massive' Help In Flood-Hit Pakistan

UN Chief Asks World For 'Massive' Help In Flood-Hit Pakistan | Travel | Scoop.it
Speaking from Islamabad, Antonio Guterres said countries bearing more responsibility for climate change "should have faced this challenge."
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September 8, 2022 11:48 PM
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Southcoast Wonders: Holy Ghost feasts and the Azorean queen tradition

Southcoast Wonders: Holy Ghost feasts and the Azorean queen tradition | Travel | Scoop.it
Every year, Holy Ghost feasts celebrate faith, hope and charity, with young girls in elaborate gowns and robes portraying Queen Isabel. Who was she?
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September 8, 2022 11:44 PM
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Brazil plays significant role in ensuring world’s food security

Brazil plays significant role in ensuring world’s food security | Travel | Scoop.it
Brazil plays significant role in ensuring world’s food security – Envoy...
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September 8, 2022 11:40 PM
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Tel Aviv hosts a weeklong party to celebrate Brazil’s bicentennial 

Tel Aviv hosts a weeklong party to celebrate Brazil’s bicentennial  | Travel | Scoop.it
The event, called Casa Brasil, began on Sunday and will continue through Friday, features lectures, cultural presentations, a fashion show, a food festival and more.
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August 3, 2022 12:11 AM
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TAP Pilots Protest Against Working Conditions

TAP Pilots Protest Against Working Conditions | Travel | Scoop.it
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July 31, 2022 2:49 PM
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Festa Portuguesa set for June 26

Festa Portuguesa set for June 26 | Travel | Scoop.it
The Portuguese Association of Maui will hold its free annual Festa Portuguesa Maui on June 26 at Heritage Hall at 401 Baldwin Ave. in Paia.Folk-dancing from...
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July 21, 2022 12:41 AM
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Five years on from wildfire tragedy, Portugal again at mercy of heat and drought 

Five years on from wildfire tragedy, Portugal again at mercy of heat and drought  | Travel | Scoop.it
But five years on, blazes are again ravaging a countryside that, with those fire prevention measures poorly enforced in forests and plantations reduced to tinderboxes by a searing heatwave and an unprecedented drought, is as exposed as ever to the risk of uncontrolled destruction.
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