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Angra do Heroísmo(125)Calheta(7)Corvo(12)Horta(48)Lagoa(5)Lajes das Flores(15)Lajes do Pico(6)Madalena(27)Nordeste(3)Ponta Delgada(223)Povoação(5)Praia da Vitória(340)Ribeira Grande(56)Santa Cruz da Graciosa(9)Santa Cruz das Flores(2)São Roque do Pico(1)Velas(10)Vila do Porto(22)Vila Franca do Campo(7)
Angra do Heroísmo(125)Calheta(7)Corvo(12)Horta(48)Lagoa(5)Lajes das Flores(15)Lajes do Pico(6)Madalena(27)Nordeste(3)Ponta Delgada(223)Povoação(5)Praia da Vitória(340)Ribeira Grande(56)Santa Cruz da Graciosa(9)Santa Cruz das Flores(2)São Roque do Pico(1)Velas(10)Vila do Porto(22)Vila Franca do Campo(7)







  • Angra do Heroísmo(125)
  • Calheta(7)
  • Corvo(12)
  • Horta(48)
  • Lagoa(5)
  • Lajes das Flores(15)
  • Lajes do Pico(6)
  • Madalena(27)
  • Nordeste(3)
  • Ponta Delgada(223)
  • Povoação(5)
  • Praia da Vitória(340)
  • Ribeira Grande(56)
  • Santa Cruz da Graciosa(9)
  • Santa Cruz das Flores(2)
  • São Roque do Pico(1)
  • Velas(10)
  • Vila do Porto(22)
  • Vila Franca do Campo(7)
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Recent stories

Lajes do Pico plans to nominate whaling boat for UNESCO heritage status in February 2027

📍 Azores🎭 Culture📜 History#unesco+1 more

The nomination aims to recognise and safeguard the knowledge and techniques associated with the handling and construction of the Azorean whaling boat in Lajes do Pico, a cultural hallmark of the Azores.

cmjornal.pt15 Jul
Lajes do Pico plans to nominate whaling boat for UNESCO heritage status in February 2027

Two suspects arrested for attempted murder of man who sheltered ex-girlfriend of one of them on Pico Island

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The woman reportedly sought refuge at the victim's home following alleged incidents of domestic violence.

cmjornal.pt11 Jul
Two suspects arrested for attempted murder of man who sheltered ex-girlfriend of one of them on Pico Island

Smoke on board: plane bound for Canada makes emergency landing on Terceira Island and three passengers end up in hospital

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🚇 Infrastructure#emergency-services+1 more

The aircraft had taken off from São Miguel but had to land shortly after

cnnportugal.iol.pt7 Jul
Smoke on board: plane bound for Canada makes emergency landing on Terceira Island and three passengers end up in hospital

Azores: Public holiday in Pico due to festivities

📍 Azores🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#public-holiday+1 more

Regional Public Administration workers in the Azores are granted a day off on August 6th for the Bom Jesus Milagroso festivities.

observador.pt7 Jul
Azores: Public holiday in Pico due to festivities

Minister of Defence “fails” thesis approved with distinction at the University of Coimbra

📍 Azores🏛️ Government🩺 Health#government-policy+1 more

The Minister of Defence, Nuno Melo, dismisses a doctoral thesis that proves the existence of lead and other heavy metals in the skeletons of people who lived near the Lajes Air Base. The regional government of the Azores, of which the CDS is a part, funded this research, which is part of a doctoral thesis approved at the University of Coimbra with distinction and honours. In Expresso da Manhã, Paulo Baldaia speaks with Vítor Matos, the journalist who has been writing about this matter in Expresso.

expresso.pt2 Jul
Minister of Defence “fails” thesis approved with distinction at the University of Coimbra

The last whalers of the Azores: the stories of those who hunted 20-metre 'monsters' on the high seas

📍 Azores📜 History🎭 Culture#azores+2 more

Banned since the 1980s, whaling continues to shape the history and memory of the Azores. We went to listen to the former whalers and learn about the new ways of integrating cetaceans into the life of the archipelago.

Expresso12 Apr
The last whalers of the Azores: the stories of those who hunted 20-metre 'monsters' on the high seas