Informação: Paulo Teves raises awareness of Azorean emigrants for the importance of becoming naturalised citizens in their host country
The Regional Director for Communities defended in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that Azorean emigrants should become naturalised citizens in their host country in order to avoid deportation and safeguard their rights as American citizens. Paulo Teves met with the board of the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) on Tuesday. The government official stressed the "need of reinforcing net... Mais >>

Informação: Paulo Teves highlights efforts to promote Azorean cultural values in Massachusetts
The Regional Director for Communities highlighted the efforts undertaken by the Centre for Portuguese Studies and Culture, the Organising Commission of the Holy Spirit Festivities of New England and the House of the Azores of New England in the promotion and dissemination of Portuguese and Azorean cultural values in the state of Massachusetts. In the context of his visit to Azorean communities i... Mais >>

Informação: Paulo Teves highlights cult of the Holy Spirit as "genuine symbol of the identity of the Azorean people"
The Regional Director for Communities considered the cult of the Holy Spirit as a "genuine symbol of the identity of the Azorean people," stressing that the Government of the Azores has recently launched the Holy Spirit Festivals Route - Azores/Communities with the aim of disseminating this religious and cultural manifestation that maintains the ties emigrant communities and the archipelago. "Thi... Mais >>

Informação: Paulo Teves defends role of youngsters of Azorean-descent in preserving the cultural identity of the Azores
The Regional Director for Communities, Paulo Teves, defended the importance of the active involvement of youngsters of Azorean descent in the associations that work on a daily basis to promote the dissemination and preservation of the cultural identity of the Azores. Speaking to a group of youngsters of Azorean-descent living in the state of California - the leaders of the Young Portuguese Ameri... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Director for Communities highlights "important role" played by House of the Azores of Hilmar
The Regional Director of Communities, Paulo Teves, highlighted the important role that has been played by the House of the Azores of Hilmar, California, in the promotion the culture and traditions of the Azorean people as well as in the efforts to disseminate them among youngsters of Azorean descent living in this state. Paulo Teves started Thursday a trip to the USA, where he will visit the emig... Mais >>

Informação: Paulo Teves visits Azorean communities in California and Massachusetts
From February 20 to 25, the Regional Director for Communities will travel to the U.S. states of California and Massachusetts where he will visit Azorean emigrant communities and participate in centennial celebration of the Holy Spirit Brotherhood of East San Jose. On the first day of his visit to the USA, Paulo Teves will meet with institutions working in the Azorean emigrant community in the st... Mais >>

Informação: Government wants to promote outreach work with immigrant communities in the Azores, says Rodrigo Oliveira
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations highlighted the “multi- and inter-cultural convergence" the Azores are living, stressing that the Regional Government aims to develop an outreach work with immigrant communities residing in the archipelago. "In fact, the Government of the Azores intends to promote an outreach work with all communities, comprising over 80... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean Government celebrates International Migrants Day
The Government of the Azores celebrates the International Migrants Day with an initiative to take place at the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archives on Wednesday, December 18, at 7 PM. Organised in partnership with the Azores Immigrant Association (AIPA) and the Immigrant Support Community Centre, this event aims to foster interculturalism, promoting the values of diversity and cult... Mais >>

Informação: Carlos Machado Museum celebrates International Migrants Day
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Carlos Machado Museum, joins the celebration of the International Migrants Day with a conference on emigration and immigration in the archipelago of the Azores, an initiative organised in partnership with the Regional Directorate for Communities. The event will take place at the old "Recolhimento" of Santa Bárbara (small convent) in Ponta De... Mais >>

Informação: Paulo Teves stresses determination of emigrants living in Canada in the preservation of the Azores cultural heritage
The Regional Director for Communities stressed in Ribeira Grande the determination of Azorean emigrants living in Canada in the preservation and dissemination of the Azores cultural heritage in this country over the last six decades. In this regard, the government official also highlighted the role that youngsters can play in this area. "Azorean emigrants living in Canada and, in particular, you... Mais >>