Portugal was chosen Europe's leading destination in the 2017 World Travel Awards. Portugal's hotels, airlines, cruise companies and ports were also among the winners in the different categories. See here the full list ...
Category: Embassy News

Secretary Mattis Praises U.S.-Portugal Security Partnership at Pentagon Meeting
“WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2017 — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hailed Portugal as a longstanding, reliable U.S. and NATO ally during his Pentagon meeting today with Portuguese Defense Minister José Alberto Azeredo Lopes”. ...
Hurricane Irma
We strongly recommend all Portuguese citizens in the United States to follow closely the information provided and safety recommendations made by US authorities regarding Hurricane Irma (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_a ...
Wildfires in Portugal
We want to deeply thank all those who approached us expressing their solidarity, in particular with the families of the victims, following the wildfires over the weekend in the center of Portugal. Following requests for ...

Fall River’s, MA, Our Lady of the Light Band in Washington DC
The Ambassador of Portugal and his wife Isabel were delighted to host on Sunday, March 12th the Our Lady of the Light Band, from Fall River, Massachusetts. One of the most distinguished Portuguese-American bands, they pe ...
Portuguese among the foreign languages in the US recognized as granting credits for access to higher education
RECOGNITION OF PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE TO ACCESS HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND IN HIGH-SCHOOL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS IN WORLD LANGUAGES (NEWL) DEVELOPED BY THE ...
Língua Portuguesa passa a ser reconhecida nos Estados Unidos para efeitos de contagem de créditos no acesso ao ensino superior
VALORIZAÇÃO DOS CONHECIMENTOS EM LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA NO ACESSO AO ENSINO SUPERIOR, BEM COMO NO ENSINO SECUNDÁRIO, NOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMÉRICA OS NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS IN WORLD LANGUAGES (NEWL) DESENVOLVIDOS PELO AMERICA ...