Portugal

‘Catching the Codfather’ in New Bedford’s Portuguese community
10:26
In Portugal, infrastructure is collapsing under extreme weather events
8:14
A Portuguese trumpeter fusing jazz and deep house
1:49
A group of uniformed officers in camouflage, wearing maroon berets, work together to secure a crime scene with yellow tape, while a crowd of people, including adults and children, observe from behind the tape in a rural setting.
US conducts airstrikes in northwestern Nigeria
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50:31
‘King of Cachupa’ brings the food of Cape Verde to Portuguese diners
5:24
Aga Khan, Muslim spiritual leader
4:04
Two people are standing closely together, holding candles during a vigil or remembrance event, illuminated by the soft glow of candlelight in a dimly lit setting.
People in Portugal react to citizens’ connections to US shootings
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49:36
A group of people standing outside a building labeled 'Extra Space Storage,' with police presence and emergency lights illuminating the scene at night.
Violence
People in Portugal react to the shootings at MIT and Brown University
5:30
Portugal reacts to citizens’ connections to shootings in US
5:30
Portuguese citizens work unpaid at US air base in Azores due to government shutdown
5:09
Results from three European elections
1:21
Aerial view of a densely packed urban area with numerous colorful buildings and terracotta-tiled roofs, intersected by a narrow street lined with trees.
Migration
Portugal tells undocumented migrants to leave or be deported
4:49
Portugal tells undocumented migrants to leave or be deported
4:49
Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal causes chaos
3:19
Remembering spiritual leader Aga Khan
7:21
Will new tax scheme stem Portugal’s brain drain?
5:37
Things you might have missed
1:25
Wildfires cause ‘calamity’ in Portugal
0:46
This rapper isn’t afraid to talk about the dangers of toxic masculinity
3:16
Century-old Portuguese festival makes a big change
5:24
A couple embrace during a protest in Trafalgar Square, London, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. They are demanding the release of all hostages allegedly taken by the militant group Hamas.
Sacred Nation
‘A link with my ancestors’: Britons reconnect with Jewish roots for EU passports
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during welcome ceremonies outside the 16th century Jeronimos monastery in Lisbon, Saturday, April 22, 2023. 
Conflict & Justice
Portugal’s president says country should apologize, ‘assume responsibility’ for slave trade
big wave
Surf’s up!: Riding the world’s largest waves in Portugal’s Nazaré
Ryanair strikers protest unfair working conditions, Barcelona, Spain.
Jobs
As summer travel kicks off in Europe, airline strikes could thwart holiday plans
World renowned US cellist Yo-Yo Ma, center, plays with viola players Marzia Anwari, left, from Afghanistan and Luis Fernandes, bassist Eduardo Santos and cellist Mohammad Sami, right, from Afghanistan, at the Music School of the National Conservatory in L
Afghanistan
Afghan musicians in Portugal reimagine their musical futures
A young woman takes a picture of Lisbon's Alfama neighborhood from a viewpoint above it at sunset Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Portugal’s golden visa program sparked an investment boom. But locals say they’re getting priced out.
São Sebastião Fort and Museum with statues of conquistadors São Tomé.
History
‘Born in Blackness’: A new book centers Africa in the expansive history of slavery
A man victoriously holds up a piece of paper and smiles as other people around him also smile
The Big Fix
Climate activists get more strategic with their use of the courts
Environmental activists hold a banner that reads: "Because watching is not an option [anymore]," as they protest outside of a court during a hearing in a case environmentalist and human rights groups have brought against Royal Dutch Shell to force the ene
Energy
Climate activists are taking their case to court — at The Hague and beyond
Musicians sit on a stage in blue lighting
Azoreans long for family abroad with this double-hearted instrument
Thando Hopa stands on a red carpet.
Media
South African lawyer is first woman with albinism on Vogue cover: ‘The way I look is enough’
Ana Silvera singing at the Manchester Jewish Museum
Becoming Portuguese: How Brexit and 500 years of Jewish history changed one British’s singer’s life
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is shown surrounded about people on all sides next to a van.
Global Politics
Major European nations recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s president
a view over Lila's shoulder, looking at the crowd
Arts, Culture & Media
Fado Bicha is forcing traditional Portuguese fado ‘out of the closet’
close up of Maya Gabeira surfing
Sports
Brazil’s Maya Gabeira conquers 68-foot wave and Guinness World Record
a man holds a protest sign in Lisbon
Global Politics
With presidential elections looming, Brazilian migrants in Portugal ramp up political activism amid chaotic scenario back home
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Environment
Portugal uses abundant water to lure investors to the ‘new California’
a sardine fisherman captains his boat in Portugal
Economics
As sardine stocks dwindle, Portuguese fishermen’s futures in question
an abandoned building in Lisbon, Portugal
Economics
Portugal is finally in fashion, but real estate and tourism booms have some locals worried
The 25 youth plaintiffs represent 17 cities in Colombia, including four within the Amazon rainforest.
Colombian high court grants personhood to Amazon rainforest in case against country’s government
Arts, Culture & Media
Poet Fernando Pessoa
The Tiangong-1 space station passes over the moon in this photo taken in September 2013. The station is scheduled to make a crash landing in Europe within the next few weeks.
Technology
Chinese space station likely to land in Europe in a few weeks
A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. at a local pharmacy.
Health
Why the opioid crisis is an American problem
Barcelona soccer fans make their feelings known about Catalan independence, at a game on Wednesday Oct 18th 2017
Culture
The roots of Catalonia’s differences with the rest of Spain
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Environment
Deadly wildfires ravage Portugal and Spain
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Global Politics
‘Road of hell’: 62 dead as forest fire spreads in Portugal
Souvenirs and wax figurines for sale in Fatima, Portugal
Culture
Vendors do a brisk trade in beeswax body parts at Portugal’s Shrine of Fatima
Tattooed human skin forms part of an exhibit in Portugal.
Arts
Portugal is exhibiting human skin with smutty old tattoos
Fado
Arts
Lisbon’s serious fado fans go underground
Portuguese fado singer Mariza
Music
Famed fado singer Mariza is back with ‘Mundo’
Portugal Fire
Environment
Deadly forest fires burn through Portuguese vacation island, killing three
Portugal Fire
Environment
Deadly forest fires burn through Portuguese vacation island, killing three
Turkish military block access to the Bosphorus bridge
Conflict
A brief history of coups in NATO nations
Soccer player bites his with a trophy on the field
Sports
Euro 2016: Meet the player who scored ‘the most important goal in the history of Portuguese football’
Pastéis de nata (singular: pastel), the custard tarts that are the regional pastry of the Lisbon area, as served up at Pastéis de Belém since 1837.
Culture
Only a few people in the world know how to make this Portuguese pastry
The recovery of what’s believed to be the bell of the Esmeralda, a ship that sailed on Vasco Da Gama’s second expedition to the Indian Ocean, and was lost in 1503
Development
Vasco da Gama’s shipwreck sheds light on the earliest days of Europeans visiting Asia
firefighters walk along a road
Environment
Canada isn’t the only country fighting off wildfires this week
Russian police in action
Global Scan
When it comes to police, Russia gets the gold
Lucy Oliveira of the New Bedford Immigrants' Assistance Center sits with 86-year-old Margarida Xavier, who moved to the US from Portugal in the 1960s. Oliveira visits Xavier's home every month and often helps Xavier read her mail.
Lifestyle
Some Portuguese immigrants feel isolated as they grow old in their adopted home
Global Scan
These Disney princesses are being used to spread a distinctly serious message