{"id":25578,"date":"2025-10-20T15:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/?p=25578"},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:09:19","slug":"conversation-with-the-diaspora-antonio-rios-amorim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/en\/events\/conversation-with-the-diaspora-antonio-rios-amorim\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation with the Diaspora: Ant\u00f3nio Rios Amorim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On October 17, the Portuguese Diaspora Council held another <strong>Diaspora Conversation<\/strong>, featuring Dr. Ant\u00f3nio Rios Amorim, President and CEO of Corticeira Amorim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moderated by Eng. 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