NEW BEDFORD – In the upcoming school year, more students in New Bedford Public Schools will have the opportunity to begin studying Portuguese as the language will now be taught at the elementary and ...

DARTMOUTH – Local Portuguese language teachers say this can be both a very exciting and challenging time as they’re making changes to their instructional practices to pave the way for a full ...

Brown University Professor Emeritus Onésimo Teotónio Almeida received the Vasco Graça Moura - Cultural Citizenship Award. The award recognizes his significant contributions to advancing Portuguese ...

LISBON – Portugal’s minister of foreign affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, said on Monday that Portugal maintains the goal of having Portuguese as an official language of the United Nations (UN), but that ...

In recognition of the International Day of the Portuguese Language on May 5, which has been officially established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in ...

On a Sunday morning in South Bethlehem, friends greet each other on the steps of a Catholic church. They talk before Mass in a foreign language. “Bom dia,” the friends say, meaning good morning.”Frio, ...

Described by Brazilian poet Olavo Bilac as “the last flower of Latium, wild and beautiful”, the Portuguese language is about to change. As of 1st January 2009, the reform of its spelling begins to be ...

The Museum of the Portuguese Language, located near São Paulo’s historical subway station Luz, was re-inaugurated this weekend. The ceremony was attended by representatives from Portuguese-speaking ...