Abílio Cipriano Marques was born in Pampilhosa da Serra (a town in Portugal, near the city of Coimbra) in 1929. His father passed when he was still a child, forcing him to take on a job as an agricultural servant at a very young age. At 14, he joined his mother in Lisbon, where she […]
Crescendo numa casa Portuguesa, filha de pais Açorianos, fui exposta a várias tradições Portuguesas. Por exemple, todos os anos nos vamos a Festa do Divino Espírito Santo em Toronto. Eu sou Irmã da Irmandade de Santa Helena. Comemos as sopas tradicionais e recebemos a pensão, que é uma oferta de carne, pão de trigo, massa sovada […]
Branca Amélia Correia Proença Gomes It was on October 10, 1964, that a group of about twenty children, between 6 and 15 years old, said “Good morning, Mrs. Gomes!” in Portuguese, at the First Portuguese School, located (at the time) at 244 Augusta Avenue, in Toronto. This was the salutation of the first official Portuguese teacher […]
José de Freitas was born in Santa Luzia in Funchal, on May 27, 1925. He arrived in Halifax on June 2nd, 1953. His first job was picking mushrooms in Milton. Later, in Toronto, he worked in a seed factory, an iron company, a battery factory, and in bread distribution. Since he had always had white […]
The Jerónimos Monastery is one of the largest landmarks in Portugal. Across from the Belem Tower, this beautiful monument is at the heart of Lisbon’s historic district. Like its neighbour, it too is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site (1) . The famous Portuguese sailor, Vasco de Gama, is buried in an ornate tomb, found inside of […]
Happy Saturday! I’d like to share a beautiful poem by Portuguese-Canadian pioneer Acácio Vieira Janúario. This poem has been extracted from his book of poems, Samouco. Esperança À Michelle Num momento, chega a vida, Com sorrisos e promessas, Como no céu a alvorada! A luz ténue, num momento Vence a escuridão, o nada! Portanto, não […]
Nascimento: 1933 Naturalidade: Alcobaça — Capuchos Residência: África do Sul — Joanesburgo Vivendo na esperança de um reencontro… É com todo o prazer, e também alguma dor, que eu própria, Hermínia Jorge Pardau, oriunda da ilha da Madeira, uma linda ilha mais conhecida por Pérola do Atlântico, venho dar a conhecer um pouco da minha […]
The Portuguese Football Federation was formed in 1914 as União Portuguesa de Futebol. However, due to WWI, the team didn’t play its first international match until 1921. This match was against Spain. The UEFA European Football Championship was created in 1960. Since then, Portugal has qualified to play in most EURO tournaments, including 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, […]
In the Spring/Summer of 1959, António Galvão and António Araújo were working as landscapers in Oshawa. After working much of the summer, and not being satisfied with their wages, they took off to work in Port Hope’s tobacco fields. They had heard word that greater fortunes awaited them there. A couple of weeks later, they were joined by […]