2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (385+ words) Jose" Fonte, a center back who played a key role in Portugal's historic UEFA European Championship title in 2016, will appear at a meet-and-greet on Sunday, June 21. Fonte will be joined by former Portuguese striker He"lder Postiga at the event,…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (298+ words) A century ago, Azorean surgeon Joaquim Flores crossed the Atlantic and chronicled his impressions and experiences in the Americas in columns published in the newspaper A Unia'o, based in Angra do Heroi'smo on the island of Terceira. In those columns,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (990+ words) A New Bedford sixth grader's artwork will travel with the Brazilian national team this summer during the World Cup, after winning a highly competitive children's drawing contest. Leo Silveira, a 12-year-old student at Nativity Preparatory School, will have the honor…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (167+ words) Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day, it actually honors a different moment in history. It marks the Battle of Puebla, when Mexican forces secured an unexpected victory over the French army. While the day is relatively…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (359+ words) The Minister of State and Foreign Affairs [Paulo Rangel] informed me a week ago of the possibility that Lajes Air Base could be used under the terms of the existing agreement between Portugal and the United States of America," the…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (236+ words) Amnesty International on Thursday urged Portugal's government to refuse any use of the Lajes Air Base in the Azores for U. S. operations targeting Iran and announced the launch of a public petition on the issue. In a statement, the human rights…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (260+ words) Portuguese Prime Minister Lui's Montenegro defended his decision to let the United States use'the Lajes airbase'on'Portugal's'Azores Islands during the Iran bombing campaign, a position at odds with that of neighbor Spain which refused such requests. A longstanding agreement with the…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (29+ words) Fall River Herald News Take a look: Portugal on high alert as storms cause more damage, floods...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (195+ words) Swathes of Portugal were on high alert on Thursday as heavy rain and strong winds battered the country, felling trees, disrupting transport and forcing evacuations. Part of the A1 motorway between Portugal's north and south'collapsed on Wednesday night'near the medieval city…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (20+ words) heraldnews. com Storm Kristin causes fatalities, widespread damage in Portugal...