The City of New York will wake up to Portuguese culture, history and flavors on Sunday, June 19, 2011.
June 19, 2011, will be a special day in New York. For the first time Portugal Day NY will take place in Central Park. The event's main objective is to promote Portuguese culture, tourism, brands and products, and is targeted not only to the American public but also to all foreigners who live in or visit New York during that time of year. Several Portuguese entities will be present, contributing to a better understanding of the best that Portugal has to offer.
Having the famous Central Park in New York as a background, the event will consist of a 5 mile race for adults (8Km), and kids' races for runners ages 2 to 12. There will also be a festival with Portuguese music, products and food. It is expected that more than 7,000 of runners will take part in the event. The runners will be competing for trips, hotel stays and entries to running events in Portugal.
The event is an initiative of the Portuguese Circle, a group of Portuguese residing in New York City, who, in partnership with New York Road Runners, the entity that organizes many running events taking place in New York City, are combining efforts to make the Portugal Day NY a reality.
This initiative would not be possible without the support of the main sponsors: Turismo de Portugal, Banco BiG, EDP, Cafés Delta, Cisa Trading and Cofaco / Atum Bom Petisco. In addition, the following entities are also sponsoring the event: TAP Air Portugal, Queijos Braz, Best Chocolate Cake in the World, Agência Abreu, Hotéis Alexandre de Almeida, Hotéis Altis, Vila Galé, Hotéis Real, Hotel H2O, and Gracie's Gear and Training. The image partner for the event is Ivity Corp. In the next few months additional supporters and partnerships will be announced.
For additional information, please visit our website, or send an email. If you would like to register for the race, you can do so here.

The Portuguese Circle
The Portuguese Circle is a non-profit group of Portuguese living in New York City, whose objective is to promote portuguese culture. For that, the Portuguese Circle organizes, on a regular basis, networking and cultural events.

New York Road Runners
Headquartered in New York City, New York Road Runners is dedicated to advancing the sport of running, enhancing health and fitness for all, and meeting our community's needs. Our goal is to use the expertise acquired in our 52-year history to empower all people to live fitter, healthier lives through participation in our races, community events, instruction and training resources, and youth programs. Our races and other events draw more than 300,000 people each year. The ING New York City Marathon, NYRR's premier event, is the largest and most inclusive marathon in the world, attracting the world's top professional runners every year and raising $30.8 million for charity in 2010. NYRR's running-based youth programs, which currently serve more than 100,000 children in hundreds of schools and community centers, promote children's health and fitness, character development, and personal achievement in underserved communities. For more information, please visit our website.