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“Portugal is also here,” says Secretary for the Portuguese Communities on visit to Mass. and R.I.

PROVIDENCE – If the Rhode Island Day of Portugal Committee president has her way, the sky above Brenton Point Park in Newport will be painted in red and green this Sunday afternoon when a special ceremony kicks off the annual Day of Portugal festivities in the Ocean State. “We will be flying kites with the Portuguese flag,” said Ana Isabel dos Reis-Couto. “It will be nice to see the colorful kites fill the sky.” The event, which will feature a Portuguese flag-raising ceremony next to the Portuguese Discovery Monument, will launch a week of initiatives for the local Portuguese commun...