The University of Massachusetts Boston welcomes the 15th Portuguese Language Literature Conference, with writers from Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde, discussing topics such as Lusophone literature and the challenges of AI.
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13/11/2026
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A University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), in the United States, receives this month the 15th Portuguese Language Literature Conference, with writers from Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde.
In a statement sent to Lusa, the Consulate General of Portugal in Boston explained that the conference takes place annually, joining three Lusophone communities with an important presence in the North American region of New England.
The conference, under the theme “Digital Voices: The Lusófona Literature and the Challenges of the AI [Artificial Intelligence]”, is scheduled for 20 November and will have the participation of writers Ana Margarida de Carvalho, from Portugal, Luiza Romão, from Brazil, and Neusa Correia Lopes, from Cape Verde.
The program also includes a tribute to professor Gláucia V. Silva, from UMass Dartmouth, and a musical moment with Tony Barros, Djédjas and Calu, from Cape Verde.
The event, free of charge and open to the public, is organized by the Portuguese Language Centre Camões at UMass Boston and is held under the cultural activities plan of the Consulate General of Portugal in Boston, in partnership with the Consulates General of Brazil and Cape Verde.
The conference is supported by Camões, Institute of Cooperation and Language, I.P., Coordination of Portuguese Education in the United States, FLAD – Luso-American Foundation for Development and the Department of Latin American and Iberian Studies of UMass Boston.